...love of sacred song ; to us Displaying nature, and the blissful scenes Of Paradise, though not to him returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn,...summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine. Sweet bard, that bears us softly now, and, smooth As that unwrinkled flood that slowly winds...

...in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nofturnal note. Thus with the year 43 Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn,...rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men. Cut off, and for the...

...in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year 40 Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn,...rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark 45 Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for...

...fight of vernal bloom, or fummer's rofe. Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud inflead, and ever-during dark, Surrounds me, from the cheerful...of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge fair Prefented with a univerfal blank Of Nature's works, to me expung'd and ras'd, And wifdom at one entrance...

...that unconscious of any loss, he could mourn, with so much apparent feeling, 'his insensibility of " Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n, or morn, Or sight...summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine ?" could the ^xijg-.ff-nis' iyy,i: of Homer, to use the words of Dr.Darwfn — the long shadow...

...in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year 40 Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn,...rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark 4; Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for...

...the pathetic lament of Milton: " For with the year " Seasons return; but not to us return " Day, nor the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, " Or sight of...divine; " But clouds instead, and ever-during dark " Surround us ; from the cheerful ways of men " Cut off, and, for the Book of Knowledge fair, " Presented...

...To find thy piercing ray, but find no dawn.'* ' And a little after. " Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn,...rose, Or flocks or herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark, Surround me : from the cheerful ways of men Cut oft", and for...

...Milton: " For with the year Seasons return ; but not to us return Day, nor the sweet approach of ey'n or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose,...divine ; But clouds instead, and ever-during dark, Surround us; from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and, for the Book of Knowledge fair, Presented...

...„ For with the year „Seasons return; but not to us return „D»y, nor the sweet approach of cv'n or morn,' • . Or sight of vernal bloom , or summer's...herds, or human face divine; „But clouds instead, and ever during dark „Surround us; from the cheerful ways of men »Cut off, and, for the book of knowledge...