 As we ascended the hill, the variety of beautiful objects, the agreeable stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene, gave us the highest pleasure. We at length reached the spot, whence Milton undoubtedly took most of his images; it is on the...  The Literary panorama - Page 3251809Full view - About this book
 | 1806 - 540 pages
...we were laluted upon our approach to the village with the mufic of the mower and his Icythe ; we faw the ploughman intent upon his labour, and the milkmaid returning from her country employment. " As we afcended the hill, the variety of beautiful objeds, the agreeable flillncfs and natural Cmplicity of... | |
 | John Shore Baron Teignmouth - Asianists - 1807 - 668 pages
...village, with the music of the mower and his scythe; we saw the ploughman intent upon his labour, apd the milkmaid returning from her country employment....stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene, gave us the highest pleasure. We at length reached the spot, whence Milton undoubtedly took most of... | |
 | Sir William Jones - 1807 - 470 pages
...&c. 119 luted, on our approach to the village, with the mufic of the mower and his fcythe; we faxv the ploughman intent upon his labour, and the milkmaid returning from her country employment. As we afcended the hill, the variety of beautiful objects, the agreeable ftillnefs and natural fimplicity... | |
 | William Jones - 1807 - 452 pages
...we were faluted, on our approach to the village, with the mufic of the mower and his fcythe ; we faw the ploughman intent upon his labour, and the milkmaid returning from her country employment. As we afcended the hill, the variety of beautiful objects, the agreeable ftillnefs and natural fimplicity... | |
 | John Milton, Henry John Todd - 1809 - 670 pages
...we were faluted, on our approach to the village, with the mnlic of the mower and his fcythe ; we faw the ploughman intent upon his labour, and the milkmaid returning from her country employment. " As we afcended the hill, the variety of beautiful objects, the agreeable (Hllnefs and natural iimplicity... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 688 pages
...labour, and tha milkmaid returning from her countrj employment. " As we ascended the hill, the \>ariety of' beautiful objects, the agreeable stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene, gave us the highest pleasure. We at length reached the spot, whence Milton undoubtedly took most of... | |
 | Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 pages
...circumstances, we were saluted, on our approach to the village, with the music of the mower and his scythe ; we saw the ploughman intent upon his labour, and the...stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene, gave us the highest pleasure. We at length reached the spot whence Milton undoubtedly took most of... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1812 - 78 pages
...the village, with the music of the mower and his scythe ; we saw the ploughman intent upon his labor, and the milkmaid returning from her country employment. " As we ascended the hill, the Tariety of beautiful objects, the agreeable stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene, gave... | |
 | Frank Elizabeth - 1814 - 400 pages
...circumstances, we were saluted on our approach to the village, with the music of the mower and his sithe; we saw the ploughman intent upon his labour, and the...stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene, gave us the highest pleasure. At length, we reached the spot, whence Milton undoubtedly took most of... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - English language - 1814 - 400 pages
...circumstances, we were saluted on our approach to the village, with the music of the mower and his sithe ; we saw the ploughman intent upon his labour,. and...stillness and natural simplicity of the whole scene, gave us the highest pleasure. At length, we reached the spot, whence Milton undoubtedly took most of... | |
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