...LIKE— ON BEWAILING THE LOSS OF SIGHT. Thus with the year, says — Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn,...herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-dnring dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge...

...equall'd with them m renown, Blind Thamyris,3 and blind Mseonides,4 , And Tiresias, and I^hineus,5 prophets old : Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary...hid, Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal...

...in shadiest covert hid, Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus -with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn,...herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and, for the book of knowledge...

...equalled with me in fate, So were I equalled with them in renown, Blind Thamyris, and blind Maeonides, 35 And Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed...herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark 45 Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off ! and, for the book of knowledge...

...equalled with me in fate, (So were I equalled with them in renown !) Blind Thamyris and blind Maconides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed...hid, Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return ; but not to me returns Day, •>- the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal...

...III the famous, beautiful lines on his blindness: Thus with the year Seasons return; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn,...herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and, for the book of knowledge...

...equall'd with me in fate, So were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old. Then feed...covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n or morn, Or sight of vernal...

...equall'd with me in Fate, So were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus Prophets old. Then feed on...and in shadiest Covert hid Tunes her nocturnal Note. (21-40) The blindness of three of the poets and prophets listed was a punishment from the gods. Are...

...grieves his loss of sight as he reflects on nature. Thus with the year Seasons return; but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn,...or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead. P. L, III, 40-45 He has been shunned from "the book of knowledge fair." Since the days of Aristotle,...

...equalled with me in fate, So were I equalled with them in renown, Blind Thamyris, and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus prophets old.* Then feed...herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge...