...Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The Cherub Contemplation; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak: Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy! Thee,...

...Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest saddest...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke. Gently o'er the accustom'd oak : Sweetbird, that shunn'st the noiseof folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,...

...which constitute the prototype of Hamlet's Ophelia (fig. 61). And the mute Silence hist along, 55 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, ' Gently o'er th'accustom'd oak. 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !...

...cross the person of Melancholy and which constitute the prototype of Hamlet's Ophelia (.fig, 61). 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er th'accustom'd oak. 60 Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy !...

...fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 55 'Less Philomel will dt-ign a song, in her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing...rugged brow of night| "While Cynthia checks her dragon yoket Gently o'er th' accustom'd oak; & Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical,...

...emblem of his " II Penseroso," when it was in his power thus to tune his heavenl/ lyre : — " 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest plight, Smoothing the rugged hrow of night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke Gently o'er th* nccustom'd oak . Sweet bird, that...

...compose part of the solemn scenery of his Penseroso, when he describes it. In her saddest sweetest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night ; While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,...

...Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation ; And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest...night, While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o er th' accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy...

...Guiding the fiery-wheeled throne, The cherub Contemplation : And the mute Silence hist along, 'Less Philomel will deign a song, In her sweetest, saddest...While Cynthia checks her dragon yoke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak ; Sweet bird, that, shuun'st the noise of folly, Most musical, most melancholy ! Thee,...

...compose part of the solemn scenery of his Penseroso, when he describes it. Ip her saddest sweetest plight, Smoothing the rugged brow of night ; While Cynthia checks her dragon yqke, Gently o'er the accustom'd oak; {fweet bird, that shunn'st the noise of folly, Most musical,...