 Till all be made immortal : but when lust, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, But most by lewd and lavish act of sin, Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose...  Bell's British Theatre: Comus, by J. Milton. ... Love in a village, by I ... - Page 341797Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...but when Luft, By unchafte looks, loofe geftures, and foul But moft by leud and lavifli aft of fin^ Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The Soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodiesj and imbrutes* till flie quit lofe . The divine property of her firft being. Such are thofe... | |
 | John Milton - 1747 - 240 pages
...when Luft, By unchafte looks, loofe geftures, and foul talk, But moft by leud and laviflx aft of fm, Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The Soul grows...clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbrutes, till fhe quite lofe The divine property of her firft being. Such are thofe thick and gloomy fhadows damp,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...Lust, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, But most by leud and lavish act of sin, 465 Lets in Defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows...being. Such are those thick and gloomy shadows damp 470 Oft seen in charnel vaults, and sepulchers, Lingring, and sitting by a new-made grave, As loath... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 294 pages
...cast a beam on th' outward shape, " The unpolluted temple of the mmd, " And turn it by degrees to tlie soul's essence, " Till all be made immortal. ' " But...contagion, " Imbodies and imbrutes, till she quite lose " Tlie divine property of her first being. " Such are those thick and gloomy shadows damp " OiV seen... | |
 | Plutarch - Classical biography - 1803 - 406 pages
...comparison ; for which, kowevcr he is indebted rather to Plato than to Plutarch. The lavish act of sin Lets in defilement to the inward parts. The soul grows...quite lose The divine property of her first being. vapour, with difficulty is kindled and aspires. There i* therefore no occasion, against nature, to... | |
 | Francis Lathom - 1806 - 352 pages
...feeling, which seemed to promise her that her -prayers were accepted at the throne of comfort. ' CHAP. II. Such are those thick and gloomy shadows damp, Oft seen in charnel vaults and sepulchres, Lingering and sitting by a new-made grave. ABOUT the hour of twilight, Dame Edith joined Rosalind in... | |
 | Edward Scott Waring - 1807 - 358 pages
...gestures, and foul talk, But most by lewd and lavish act of sin, Lets in defilement to the inward paits, The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and...quite lose The divine property of her first being." This is an evident proof that the mind is neither, body nor cof•poreal; for all things derive strength... | |
 | Sir Philip Sidney - Aphorisms and apothegms - 1807 - 246 pages
...to the man, while " — — — Liuk'd by carnal sensuality " To a degenerate and degraded state, " The soul grows clotted by contagion ; " Imbodies and...quite lose " The divine property of her first being." 2. Every base occupation makes one sharp in its practice, and dull in every other. ftemark. And by... | |
 | Edward Scott Waring - Iran - 1807 - 356 pages
...when lust, By unchaste looks, loose gestures, and foul talk, But most by Jewd and lavish act of sin, Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows clotted by contagion, Imbodies, and imbiutes, till she cuite.lose The divine property of her first being." This is an evident proof that... | |
 | Plutarchus - 1809 - 584 pages
...the latter sense, fap 105 Milton, in his Comus, uses the same comparison : - The lavish act of sin Lets in defilement to the inward parts. The soul grows clotted by contagion, Jmbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Such are those... | |
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