 | John Milton, James Montgomery - 1861 - 548 էջ
...his prime, Toung Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not sing for Lycidas ? he knew, to Himself, to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn ; 20 And, as he passes, turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed upon the... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1861 - 356 էջ
...ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not sing for Lycidas ? he knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must...gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn ; And as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed upon the self-same... | |
 | John Milton - 1861 - 734 էջ
...more :' meaning, I am again called back to poetry, by a distressing necessity, from other studies. He must not float upon his watery bier ] Unwept, and...the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters 1 of the sacred well, 2 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring; Begin, and somewhat loudly... | |
 | John Milton - 1862 - 568 էջ
...for Lycidas ? he knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must not float upon his wat'ry bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without...sweep the string. Hence with denial vain, and coy oxcuse : So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destin'd urn, And, as he passes, turn,... | |
 | Charles Stuart Calverley - 1862 - 230 էջ
...ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Who would not sing for Lycidas? He knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must...parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. LYCIDAS. Tf N ! iterum laurus, iterum salvete myricee Pallentes, nullique hederse quse ceditis sevo.... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 էջ
...ere his prime, Who would not sing for Lycidas? he knew 10 Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer : Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. He must...melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, 1 b That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring ! Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string. Hence... | |
 | 1863 - 982 էջ
...he knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. Me must not float upon his watery bier U nwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed...spring, Begin, and somewhat loudly sweep the string ; l lence with denial vain and coy excuse : So may some gentle Muse \Vith lucky words favour my destined... | |
 | Louis Lohr Martz - 1986 - 388 էջ
...elegists,13 becomes by Milton's accentuation a very theme of the poem, a sign of the poem's anguish: Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin, and somwhat loudly sweep the string. [15-17] Yet the repeated "Begin" contains the stabilizing power of... | |
 | Greg Dening - 1992 - 468 էջ
...dead 'ere his prime, Young Lycidas and hath not left his peer. Who would not sing for Lycidas? he knew Himself to sing and build the lofty rhyme. He must...Unwept, and welter to the parching wind Without the need of some melodious tear. ['Lycidas' I:i] The tide of Nessie's possessing literature rose with the... | |
 | John Milton - 1994 - 630 էջ
...his watery bier Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear.98 Begin, then, Sisters" of the sacred well That from...Hence with denial vain and coy excuse: So may some gende Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn, 20 And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be... | |
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Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear Compels me to disturb your season due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer. Who would not sing for Lycidas ? He knew Himself to sing and build the lofty rhyme. He... 
