 As, in a dusky and tempestuous night, A star is wont to spread her locks of gold, And while her pleasant rays abroad are roll'd, Some spiteful cloud doth rob us of her sight ; Fair soul, in this black age so shin'd thou bright, And made all eyes with...  The Dial - Page 1691914Full view - About this book
 | William Drummond - Scotland - 1711 - 370 pages
...are roll'd. Some fpitefull Cloud doth rob us other Sight : Fair Si. ul, in this black Age Го (hin'd thou bright, And made all Eyes with Wonder thee behold,...Till ugly Death depriving us of Light, . In his grim mifty Arms thee did enfold. Who more (hall vaunt true Beauty here to Гее ? What Hope doth more in... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 912 pages
...abroad are roll'd. Some fpitefu) cloud doth rob us of her fight : Fair foul, in this black age fo Ihin'd thou bright. And made all eyes with wonder thee behold, Till ugly death depriving us of light, In hi-, grim null/ arms thee did enfold, Who more mall vaunt true beauty here to ice? What hope doth more... | |
 | William Drummond, Peter Cunningham - 1833 - 358 pages
...; Yet these our plaints we do not spend in vain, Sith sighing zephyrs answer us again. SONNET CCII. As, in a dusky and tempestuous night, A star is wont...of light, In his grim misty arms thee did enfold. Who more shall vaunt true beauty here to see ? What hope doth more in any heart remain, That such perfections... | |
 | William Drummond, Peter Cunningham - 1833 - 354 pages
...; Yet these our plaints we do not spend in vain, Sith sighing zephyrs answer us again. SONNET CCII. Fair soul, in this black age so shin'd thou bright,...of light, In his grim misty arms thee did enfold. Who more shall vaunt true beauty here to see ? What hope doth more in any heart remain, That such perfections... | |
 | William Drummond - Poetry, Modern - 1856 - 406 pages
...spring. Yet these our plaints we do not spend in vain, Sith sighing zephyrs answer us again. SONNET. As, in a dusky and tempestuous night, A star is wont...of light, In his grim misty arms thee did enfold. Who more shall vaunt true beauty here to see ? What hope doth more in any heart remain, That such perfections... | |
 | william b. turnbull - 1856 - 402 pages
...spring. Yet these our plaints we do not spend in vain, Sith sighing zephyrs answer us again. SONNET. As, in a dusky and tempestuous night, A star is wont...of light, In his grim misty arms thee did enfold. Who more shall vaunt true beauty here to see ? What hope doth more in any heart remain, That such perfections... | |
 | William Drummond - Poetry, Modern - 1856 - 386 pages
...spring. Yet these our plaints we do not spend in vain, Sith sighing zephyrs answer us again. SONNET. As, in a dusky and tempestuous night, A star is wont...of light, In his grim misty arms thee did enfold. Who more shall vaunt true beauty here to see ? What hope doth more in any heart remain, That such perfections... | |
 | David Masson - Literary Criticism - 1873 - 532 pages
...one : For if they would such beauty bring on earth They should be forced again to give her birth." * As in a dusky and tempestuous night A star is wont...locks of gold, And, while her pleasant rays abroad are rolled, Some spiteful cloud doth rob us of her sight, Fair soul, in this black age so shined thou bright,... | |
 | David Masson - Literary Criticism - 1873 - 520 pages
...of her sight, Fair soul, in this black age so shined thou bright, And made all eyes with wonder thec behold, Till ugly Death, depriving us of light, In his grim, misty arms thee did enfold." " Sad Damon, being come To that forever lamentable tomb, Which those eternal powers that all control... | |
 | John Veitch - English poetry - 1887 - 388 pages
...Some spiteful cloud doth rob us of her sight, * Poems, p. 104. Fair soul, ia this black age so shined thou bright, And made all eyes with wonder thee behold,...Death, depriving us of light, In his grim, misty arms did thee enfold." This is as modern in feeling and expression even as anything in our own century.... | |
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