Sirens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheres, And sing to those that hold the vital shears, And turn the adamantine spindle round On which the fate of gods and men is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the daughters of... The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor - Page 1241810Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...the daughters of Neceffity, And keep unfteddy Nature to her law, 70 And the low world in tneafur'd motion draw After the heav'nly tune, which none can hear Of human mold with grofs unpurgcd ear ; And yet fuch mufic worthieft were to blaze The peerlefs highth of her... | |
| John Milton - 1759 - 420 pages
...lull the daughters of Neceflity, And keep unfteddy Nature to her law, 70 And the low world in meafur'd motion draw After the heav'nly tune, which none can hear Of human mold with grofs unpurged ear; And yet fuch mufic worthieft were to blaze The peerlefs highth of her... | |
| John Bell - 1788 - 630 pages
...that hold the vital shears, 65 And turn the adamantin spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie, To lull the daughters of Necessity, And keep unsteddy Nature to her law, 70 And the low world in measur'd motion draw After the heav'nly tune, which... | |
| 1806 - 448 pages
...celestial syrens' harmony, That sit upon the nine infolded spheret, And sing to those that hold the vital shears, And turn the adamantine spindle round, On...And the low world in measur'd motion draw After the hcav'nly tune, which none can hear • Qf human mould with gross unpurged ear." Arcades, rer. Cl, et... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 460 pages
...compulsion doth in musick lie, " To lull the daughters of necessity, " And keep unsteady nature in her law, " And the low world in measur'd motion draw " After the heavenly tune, which none can hear " Of human mould, with gross unpurged ear." Maloue~ Thus, in Comus:... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 434 pages
...that hold the vital shears, And turn the adamantin spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,...world in measur'd motion draw After the heav'nly tune, whieh none can hear Of human mold with gross unpurged ear; And yet such music worthiest were to blaze... | |
| Thomas Warton - 1807 - 384 pages
...adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of gods and men is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in mu*ick lie, To lull the daughters of necessity, And keep...And the low world in measur'd motion draw After the heavenly tune, which none can hear Of human mold, with gross unpurged ear. In a Prolusion on the same... | |
| John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...adamantine spindle round, On Which the fate of Gods and Men is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in musick lie, To lull the daughters of Necessity, And keep...And the low world in measur'd motion draw After the heavenly tune, which none can hear Of human mould, with gross unpurged ear; And yet such musick worthiest... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...adamantine spindle round, On which the fate of Gods and Men is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in musick lie, To lull the daughters of Necessity, And keep...And the low world in measur'd motion draw After the heavenly tune, which none can hear Of human mould, with gross unpurged ear; And yet such musick worthiest... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...hold the vital shearst 65 And turn the adamantine, spindle round, On which the fate of Gods and men is wound. Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,...of Necessity, And keep unsteady Nature to her law, 70 And the low world in mcasur'd motion draw After the heav'nly tune, which none can hear Of human... | |
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