 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...slumb'ring, or inspires Easy my unpremeditated verse ; Since first this subjeftfor heroic song Pieas'd me long choosing, and beginning late ; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd, chief mast'ry to disseft With long and tedious havoc... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...slumb'ring, or inspires Easy my unpremeditated verse. Since first this subject for heroic song 25 Pleas'd me long choosing, and beginning late ; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd, chief mast'ry to dissect With long and tedious havoc... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...slumb'ring, or inspire! Easy my unpremeditated verse : Since first this subject for heroic song 2£ Pleas'd me long choosing, and beginning late ; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd, chief mast'ry to dissect With long and tedious havoc... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...slumbering ; or inspires Easy my unpremeditated verse : Since first this subject for heroic song Heas'd me long choosing, and beginning late ; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd ; chief mastery to dissect With long and tedious havoc... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 472 pages
...that so long Perplex'd the Greek, and Cytherea's son. — — This subject for heroic song Pleas'd me long choosing, and beginning late; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd, chief mast'ry to dissect, With long and tedious havoc,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...slumb'ring, or inspires Easy my unpremeditated verse : Since first this subject for heroic song 25 Pleas'd me, long choosing, and beginning late ; Not sedulous by nature to indite •V aw, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd ; chief mastery to dissect, v. it !i long and tedious... | |
 | John Milton - 1817 - 214 pages
...slumbering; or inspires Easy my unpremeditated verse : Since first this subject for heroic song Pleas'd me long choosing, and beginning late ; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd ; chief mastery to dissect With long and tedious havoc... | |
 | John Milton - Fall of man - 1820 - 342 pages
...sliimb'ririg, or inspires Easy my unpremeditated verse : Since first this subject for heroic song 25 Pleas'd me, long choosing, and beginning late ; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argnnn.-nt BOOK ix. S 2 Heroic deem'd, chief mast'ry to dissect, With long... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 356 pages
...slumbering ; or inspires Easy my unpremeditated verse : Since first this subject for heroic song Fleas'd me long choosing, and beginning late ; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd ; chief mastery to dissect With long and tedious havoc... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...nightly visitation unimplored, And dictates to me slumbering; or inspires Easy my unpremeditated verse: Since first this subject for heroic song Pleased me...and beginning late; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd; chief mastery to dissect With long and tedious havoc... | |
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Pleased me, long choosing and beginning late ; Not sedulous by nature to indite Wars, hitherto the only argument Heroic deem'd, chief mastery to dissect With long and tedious havoc... 
