...enforced to fly Thence into Egypt, till the murderous king Were dead, who sought his life." Milton. " Were it not better done, as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair." Ibid. " I am not mad, I would to heaven T were, For then 'tis like I...

...enforced to fly Thence into Egypt, till the murderous king Were dead, who sought his life." Milton. "Were it not better done, as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair." Ibid. " I am not mad, I would to heaven I were, For then 'tis like I...

...Lesbian shore ? Alas ! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely slighted shepherd's trade, 6s And strictly meditate the thankless Muse ? Were it...use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neeera's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity...

...care To tend the homely slighted shepherd's trade, 65 And strictly meditate the thankless Muse ? WTere it not better done as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair ? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise ' (That last infirmity...

...the homely, slighted, shepherd's trade," 65 And strictly meditate the thankless Muse? &&***(****Were it not better done , as others use, , , To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, TV \ Or with the tangles of Neacra's hair? J Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise 70 (/That...

...that has been called * Turn to Milton's Lycidas, sixth stanza. " Alas! what boots it with incessant care To tend the homely slighted shepherd's trade,...use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Nesera's hair? Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity...

...himself in vain." VOL. I.— L 122 THOUGHTS. CHAPTER II. " Alas ! what boots it with incessant care To strictly meditate the thankless muse ; Were it not...use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Nefera's hair V MILTON'S Lycidat. THERE is nothing more salutary to active men than...

...wonder that he disquiets himself in vain." CHAPTER II. " Alas! what boots it with incessant care , To strictly meditate the thankless Muse ? Were it not...use , To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Neaera's hair ?" MILTON'S Lycidas. THERE is nothing more salutary to active men than...

...enforced to fly Thence into Egypt, till the murderous king Were dead, who sought his life." MILTON. " Were it not better done, as others use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Nesra's hair." IBID. " I am not mad, I would to heaven I were, For then 'tis like 1...

...po«t»," Milton, in that most plaintive of pastorals, Lycidas : Alas ! what boots it, with incessant care, To tend the homely, slighted shepherd's trade,...use, To sport with Amaryllis in the shade, Or with the tangles of Necero's hair ? Fame is the spur, which the clear spirit doth raise (That last infirmity...