 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 sider
...and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturh your feafon due: N Fof For Lycidas is dead, dead e'er his prime, Young Lycidas, •, and hath not left his...Lycidas ? he knew Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty Rhyme, He muft not flote upon his watry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 sider
...your leaves before the mellowing year. Bitrer conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime Young Lycidar, and hath not left his peer : Who would not ilng for Lycidas * he knew Himfelf to fing, and... | |
 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 sider
...your leaves before the mellowing year. Bitter constraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : for Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime Young Lycidti, and hath not left his peer : Who would not ling for Lycidas ! he knew Himfelf to fing, and... | |
 | Samuel Say - 1745 - 210 sider
...Ode fo remarkable for the Variety and Power of Numbers, as well as for every other Beauty. Who wou'd not fing for LYCIDAS ? He knew Himfelf to fing,' and build the Lofty RHYME. To write in RHYME then is to write in Number and InMeafure ; or, in the words of his Friend... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 418 sider
...your leaves before the mellowing year. Bitter conftraintx and fad occafion desr, Compels me to diflurb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hatli not left his peer: Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew f Himfelf to fing, and build the... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 sider
...Compels me to diflurb your fei lini due ; For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young, tycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew i0 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. He rouft not flote upon his watry bier Unwept, and welter... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 420 sider
...leaves before the mellowing year. 5 Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due: For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his...his peer: Who would not fing for Lycidas? he knew 10 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. He muft not flote upon his watry bier Unwept, and welter... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 sider
...leaves before the mellowing year. 5 Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer: Who would not ling for Lycidas? he knew 10 Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime. He muft not flote upon his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 sider
...leaves before the mellowing year. £ Bitter conftraint, and fad occafion dear, Compels me to difturb your feafon due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his...Lycidas, and hath not left his peer: Who would not fmg for Lycidas? he l{.new jo Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhyme. He muft not flote upon his... | |
 | James Beattie - 1779 - 536 sider
...conveyed into Troy : " Equum divina Palladis arte <edificant.n Milton. is ftill bolder when he* fays, Who would not fing for Lycidas ? he knew Himfelf to fing, and build the lofty rhime *. The phrafe, however, though bold is emphaticaf 5 and gives a noble idea of the durability of poetry,... | |
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Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due : For Lycidas* is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not sing for Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. 
