| John Milton - 1782 - 40 pages
...bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn bore; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign, a 5 Such mixture was not held a stain.) Oft in glimmering...and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. 3o Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure,... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore , To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign, *5 Such mixture was not held a stain) , Oft in glimmering...and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. 30 Come pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure,... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - English drama - 1799 - 148 pages
...above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended: Yet thou art higher far descended; Thee bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter...and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive Nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure,... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...The sea-nymphs , and their powers offended : Yet thou art higher far descended ; The bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To solitary Saturn bore ; His...her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove , W'hile yet there was no fear of Jove. Come , pensive nun , devout and pure , Sober , stedfast and... | |
| American literature - 1804 - 496 pages
...the goddess to •whom this poem is dedicated.... Thee bright-hair'd Vesta, long of yore, To lolitary Saturn bore ; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign...and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was ne fear of Jove.... Often as this passage has been recited by me, it never occurred... | |
| Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...The Sea- Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd VESTA long of yore To solitary SATURN bore; His daughter...Such mixture was not held a stain). Oft in glimmering bow'rs and glades He met her, and in secret shades Of woody IDA'S inmost grove, While yet there was... | |
| John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...above The Sea-Nymphs, and their pow'rs offended : Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright-hair'd VESTA long of yore To solitary SATURN bore; His daughter...Such mixture was not held a stain). Oft in glimmering bow'rs and glades He met her, and in secret shades Of woody IDA'S inmost grove, While yet there was... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...offended: Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee hright hairM Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn hore; His daughter she (in Saturn's reign Such mixture was not held a stain). Oft in glimmering how'rs and glade* He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...above The sea-nymphs, and their pow'rs offended; Yet thou art higher far descended. Thee bright-hair'd Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn bore ; His daughter...and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove, While yet there was no fear of Jove. Come, pensive nun, devout and pure, Sober, stedfast, and demure,... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...above The sea-nymphs, and their powers offended. Yet thou art higher far descended, Thee bright hair'd Vesta long of yore To solitary Saturn bore) His daughter...Saturn's reign Such mixture was not held a stain). On in glimmering bow'rs and glades He met her, and in secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove. While... | |
| |