 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...still evening on, and twilight gray Had m her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale, She all night long her amorous descant sung. Silence was pteas'd.... | |
 | 1847 - 648 pages
...still evening on, and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad : Silence accompanied, for beast and bird : They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her am'rous descant sung ; Silence was pleased.... | |
 | Lindley Murray, Jeremiah Goodrich - 1822 - 322 pages
...from a coachman's fate To govern men and guide the state." WHITEHEAD, SECTION V. Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk; all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long he* am'rous descant sung: Silence was pleas'd.... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - 1822 - 234 pages
...evening on ; and twilight grey Had in her sober livery all things clad : — Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They, to their grassy couch ; these, to their nests Were slunk ; all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long, her amorous descant sung. Silence was pleas'd.'... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1823 - 194 pages
...water, and found the carriage waiting for us. We left Mr. • and his interesting family just as " — came still evening on, And twilight gray had in her sober livery All things clad." My companions complained that they could not see the scenery, but I, who 151 am fond of contrast, discovered... | |
 | 1832 - 698 pages
...evening on ; — and twilight gray Has in her sober livery ;ill things clad : Silence accompanies; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Are slunk — all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sings : Silence... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...still evening on, and twilight gray Had itt her sober livery all things clad. Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nest Were sunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous descant sung : Silence... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1824 - 396 pages
...remain ia Varadlse J---19. How wore they prevented from returning into it? AN EVENING IN PARADISE, Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had, in her sober livery, all things clad ; Silence accompanied ; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were sunk, all but... | |
 | Author of the Buxton diamonds - 1824 - 160 pages
...morn, in russet mantle clad. Walks o'er the dews of yon high eastern hill.' Arid this likewise : ' ' Now came still evening on, and twilight gray • Had in her sober livery all things clad.' • " Just think of the gradual change that takes place in the appearance of yonder hills as evening... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 468 pages
...effectual beams Not dissimilar is the justly admired description of evening coming on, Par. Lost, iv. 598. Now came still Evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad. Where see the notes on Milton's frequent notice of the twilight gray. The Roman poets give night a... | |
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Now came still evening on, and twilight gray Had in her sober livery all things clad ; Silence accompanied, for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale ; She all night long her amorous... 
