| John Milton - 1750 - 716 ページ
...laiu. Pearce. 25. — tbougbfaWn on evil days,] The repetition and turn of the words is very beautiful, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues; CSV. A lively pifture this in a few lines of the poet's wretched condition. In darknifi, though is... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 282 ページ
...on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues j In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Visit'st... | |
| Homer - 1796 - 372 ページ
...of his mafter : Par. Loft, vii. 24: More fafe I fing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarfe or mute, though fall'n on evil days,. On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues. Ver. 429.] The rhymes are inaccurate ; and thefe four irrtro. ductory verfes correfpond to tiuo of... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 ページ
...on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues ; 26 In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Visit'... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 572 ページ
...— though fall'n on evil days,'] The repetition and turn of the words is very beautiful, — — " though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues ; Ifc. A lively picture this in a few lines of the Poet's wretched condition. In darkness, though is... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 580 ページ
...without the additional beauty of turning them too, as in this place ; and in this book before, — though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n and evil tongues ; and I know not whether the English verse has not in this respect the advantage of the Greek and Latin.... | |
| Peter Williams - 1831 - 272 ページ
...Bookseller's Stall, and thought it well worthy of being republished. When I went to live at Bangor, — " though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues," yet, I new-modelled, at my leisure, and altered, and recomposed some of my old UniversitySermons ;... | |
| Horace Twiss - 1844 - 542 ページ
...of the country, and see, or think I see, the Monarchy, — the Peerage, — the owners of property, sinking, — I fear inevitably sinking, — under the rule and domination of Democrats, I have no comfort in looking forward. ***** * " Man can do nothing for us now that will be effectual,... | |
| William Forsyth - 1849 - 538 ページ
...present, always to the disadvantage of the latter? Each speaks of himself as Milton did: — . . . though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues. Is it not true that, in the words of Tacitus, " Vitio malignitatis fiumance vetera semper in laude,... | |
| William Forsyth - 1849 - 528 ページ
...present, always to the disadvantage of the latter? Each speaks of himself as Milton did : — . . . though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues. Is it not true that, in the words of Tacitus, " Vitio malignitatis humance vetera semper in laude,... | |
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