 But first, and chiefest, with thee bring, Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the...  An Essay on the Philosophy, Study and Use of Natural History - Page 199by Charles Fothergill - 1813 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1853 - 372 pages
...fiery-wheeled2 throne, .The Cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel3 will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, 1 'Cyprus:' a thin transparent texture. — 2 'Fiery-wheeled:' an allusion to Ezekiel's... | |
 | 1854 - 456 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak. Sweet bird, that... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song. In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak ; Sweet bird that... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery- wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke. Gently o'er the accustomed oak. Sweet bird, that... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 64 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that... | |
 | 1855 - 458 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak. Sweet bird, that... | |
 | John Milton - 1855 - 564 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustomed oak : Sweet bird, that... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - 1856 - 578 pages
...wing, Ouiding the ficry-whi'elcd throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er the accustomed oak ; Sweet bird, that... | |
 | Collection - 1856 - 120 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest, plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night : While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that... | |
 | William Dowling - 1857 - 412 pages
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak : Sweet bird, that... | |
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