...others, but of which his blindness had deprived him. " 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...

...Milton, in his sublime poem of Paradise Lost : — " 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...

...were I equalled with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Majonides, And Tyresias and Phineas, 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 and morn; Or sight of...

...were I equall'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Fhineus, 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 eve or morn, Or sight of vernal...

...equal'd with me in fate, So were I equal'd with them in renown! Blind Thamyris, and blind Maeonides; 36 And Tiresias, and Phineus, prophets old: Then feed...herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and everduring dark 45 Surrounds me, from the cheerful ways of men Cut off, and for the book of knowledge...

...me in fate, So were I equaled with them in renown, Blind Thamyris, and blind Msonides, And Tyresias, and Phineus, prophets old: Then feed on thoughts,...covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note. Thus with the year Season:) return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of ev'n and morn, Or sight of vernal...

...equal'd with me in fate, So were I equal'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 even or morn, Or sight of vernal...

...has embodied these in "thoughts that breathe and words that burn :" " 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." Perhaps there never was a greater lover of the country than Milton:...

...equal'd with me in fate, So were I equal'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Maeonides, And Tiresias and Phineus, prophets old : Then feed...darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal pote. Thus with the year Seasons return , but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even...

...were I equal'd with them in renown, Blind Thamyris and blind Meeonides, 36 And Tiresias and Phincus prophets old. Then feed on thoughts, that voluntary...herds, or human face divine ; But cloud instead, and ever-durmg dark 45 95 quench'd] drench'd. Benll. MS. 25 orbt] Val. Place, iv. 235. ' Sanguineosque...