 | Miscellany poems - 1716 - 426 str.
...throne, The Cheiub Contemplation, And the mute Silence hift along, 'Lefs rinlamtl will daign a Song, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While Cynthta. checks her Dragon yoke, Genrly o're th' accuftom'd Oke ; Sweet Bird that (hunn'ft the noife... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 374 str.
...Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hift along, 5$ 'L,«fs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of iNghl, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak ; tu Sweet bird that Ihunn'ft... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 str.
...Faft, that oft with Gods doth diet, And hears the Mufes in a ring Ay round about Jove's altar fmg : And add to thefe retired Leifure, That in trim gardens...oak ; 60 Sweet bird that fhun'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy ! Thee chauntrefs of the woods among I woo to hear thy even-fong ; And... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 str.
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hift along, 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fopg, In herfiveeteft, faddeft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night,....checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd, oak . Sweet bird that jfhunn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy ! Thee chauntrefs oft... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 str.
...Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hift along, 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In herfweeteft, fadaefi plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of Night* While...checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak . Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noifc of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy ! Thee chauntrefs oft... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 str.
...Contemplation ; And the mute filence h'.ft along, 'Lefs Philomel will dugn a fong, In her fweetefl, faddefl plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night, While...checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that munn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy 1 Thee, chauntrefs, oft,... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - 1776 - 530 str.
...compofe part of the folemn fcenery of his Penferofo ; when he defcribes it In her faddeft fweeteft plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night ; While...checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that ftiunn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moll melancholy ! Thee, chauntrefs,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 str.
...And hears the Mufes in a ring Ay round about Jove's altar fing i And add to thefe retired Leifure, But firft, and chiefeft, with thee bring, Him that...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently .o'er th' accuftonVd oak ; 60 Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy ! Thee,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 890 str.
...about Jove's altar fing i And add to thefe retired Leifure, That in trim gardens takes his pleafurc- 56 But firft, and chiefeft, with thee bring, Him that...brow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gemly o'er th' accuftom'd oak ; 60 Sweet bird that flmnn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 320 str.
...wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hift along, ff 'Lefs Philomel will deign a fong, In her fweeteft,...Gently o'er th' accuftom'd oak ; 60 Sweet bird that fhunn'ft the noife of folly, Moft mufical, moft melancholy ! Thee, chauntrefs, oft, the woods among,... | |
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But, first and chiefest, with thee bring Him that yon soars on golden wing, Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged... 
