 CYRIACK, this three years day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I...  The Legion of Liberty: And Force of Truth, Containing the Thoughts, Words ... - Page 213by Julius Rubens Ames - 1857 - 336 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1837 - 684 pages
...he addresses a friend upon the same subject. Syriac, this three years day these eyes, though clear To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of...light their seeing have forgot, Nor to their idle orbs doih sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...wealth, that let no man in this world expect; but when complaints are freely heard, deeply consiOr man or woman. Yet I argue not Against heaven's hand, or will, nor bate one jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up, and steer Right onward. What supports me dost them ask... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...serve who only stand and wait. TO CYRIAC SKINNER. Cyriac, this three-years-day these eyes, tho' clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of...argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask... | |
 | William Ellery Channing - Theology - 1835 - 484 pages
...Doctrine." To outward view, of blemish or of spot, ''Cyriac, this three-years-day these eyes, though clear Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star throughout the year, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Or man, or... | |
 | British and foreign sailors' society - 1879 - 398 pages
...great, great, great grandfather these lines — Cyriac, this three years day these eyes, tho' clear To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot ; Not to their idle orbs doth sight appear, Of sun, or moon, or star throughout the year, Or man, or... | |
 | Charles Valentine De Grice - Authors, English - 1836 - 322 pages
...sublime philosophy as it flows from his own lips: — Cyriac, this three years day, these eyes tho' clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light,...argue not Against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - Authors, English - 1836 - 422 pages
...sublime philosophy as it flows from his own lips: — Cyriac, this three years day, these eyes tho' clear To outward view of blemish or of spot, Bereft of light,...argue not Against heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward. What supports me, dost thou ask... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Serial publications - 1836 - 522 pages
...sonnets addressed to Cyriac Skinner be read. "Cyriac, this three years day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Bereft of...the year, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope ; but still bear up and steer Right onward.... | |
 | Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1836 - 588 pages
...animating influence of cultivated society, touch no responsive chord in their hardened natures. For they, " Bereft of light, their seeing have forgot, Nor to...moon, or star, throughout the year, Or man, or woman." They think every hour given to the calls of friendship, or the amenities of life, lost to the world... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Serial publications - 1836 - 530 pages
...read. "Cyriac, this three years day these eyes, though clear, To outward view, of blemish or of spot, Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star throughout the year, Bereft of light their seeing have forgot, Or man or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heav'n's hand or... | |
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