...Milton in his fifth elegy, follows Virgil. " Nunc quoque septena modulatur arundine pastor." L'ALLEGRO. Heart-easing Mirth, Whom lovely Venus at a birth, With two sister Graces more, To ivy-crowned f Bacchus bore : * " Her waggoner, a small grey-coaiei gnat." v. Or whether (as some sager sing) The...

...locks, * In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. But come, thou Goddess fair and free, In Heaven yclep'd Euphrosyne, And by men heart-easing Mirth, Whom lovely...once a Maying, There on beds of violets blue, And fresh-blown roses wash'd in de\r, Fill'd her with thee, a daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonnair...

...locks, In dark Cimmerian desart ever dwell. But come, thou Goddess fair and free, In Heaven yclep'd Euphrosyne, And by Men, heart-easing Mirth; Whom lovely...To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore : Or whether (as some sager sing) The frolick wind, that breathes the spring, Zephyr, with Aurora playing, As he met her...

...under ebon shades, and low-brow'd rocks, As ragged as thy locks, In dark Cimmerian desart ever dwell. And by Men, heart-easing Mirth; Whom lovely Venus,...To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore : Or whether (as some sager sing) The frolick wind, that breathes the spring, Zephyr, with Aurora playing, As toe met her...

...suppose it so to be. Or \\ bother (as some sager sing) The frolick wind that breathes the spring, Zepbyr, with Aurora playing, As he met her once a Maying ;...violets blue, And fresh blown roses wash'd in dew, &c. Some dull people might imagine, that the wind was more like the breath of spring than spring the...

...of the Goddess of Mirth. But come, thou goddess, fair and free, In heav'n yclep'd Euphrosyne, And of men heart-easing Mirth ; Whom lovely Venus at a birth,...two sister graces more, To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore. Come, thou nymph, and bring with that Mirth and youthful Jollity ; Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles...

...I shall set down the passage at length. ' But come thou goddess, fair and free, ' In heav'n yclep'd Euphrosyne, ' And by men, heart-easing mirth, ' Whom...lovely Venus at a birth, ' With two sister graces more, 1 To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore : • Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee • Jest and youthful jollity,...

...sapcr sing) The frolick ninJ that breatlie» the spring, 2ephyr, with Aurora playing, At he met tier once a Maying ; There on beds of violets blue, And fresh blown roses wash'd in dew, &c. Some dull people might imagine, that the wind was more like the breath of spring than spring the...

...thou goddess fair and free, In heaven ycleped* Euphrosyne, And by men, heart-easing mirth, TV horn lovely Venus at a birth •With two sister Graces more, To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore. Haste thee nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity, Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles,...

...the Lady, tcho it seated in an enchanted chair. Come, thou goddess fair and free, In heaven yclep'd Euphrosyne, And by men heart-easing Mirth, Whom lovely...two sister graces more, To ivy-crowned Bacchus bore ! Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful jollity, Quips and cranks, and wanton wiles,...