 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 pages
...image who made both, and less expressing The character of that dominion given O'er other creatures : Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know I Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best: All higher... | |
 | Catherine George Ward - 1824 - 602 pages
...in the beautiful language of Milton, when Adam thus expresses his thoughts of Eve : ———" Vet, when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And in herself complete, so well to kuow Her own, that what she wills to do or say . > Seemi wisest, virtuousest, discrete&t, best. All... | |
 | 1828 - 608 pages
...cherished, the portraits of women will never be well executed. They will never bear the impress of mind. Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know 4 " Yet when I approach Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discrectest,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 548 pages
...will be so enforced by the charms of her person, that her antagonist may be in danger of betraying bis own cause. Milton puts this confession into the mouth...mankind, adds, -Yet when I approach Her loveliness, âî absolute she seem«, And in hereelf complete ; ÁÎ well to know Her own, that what she wills... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 478 pages
...enough ; at least on her bestow'd Too much ofbrnament, in outward show Elaborate, of inward less exact. When I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And in herself complete, *o well lo know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Beerns wisest, virttiousest, dtscreetest,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 868 pages
...creatures, gracefnll and ttiicreet. Milton. Parailúe Regained, book ii. 1. 167. — — ; --- Vet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself comptent, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousest, ducretest,... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 pages
...who made both, and less expressing The character of that dominion given 545 O'er other creatures : Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know tier own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best : 550 As one... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1852 - 450 pages
...which falsely arrogates the name, the great poet addresses woman in these incomparable lines: • " When I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And in herself compleat, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discretest,... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1854 - 462 pages
...me she might represent Milton's glorious picture of unfallen, perfect womanhood, in his Eve : — " Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And in herself complete, so well to know ] 1 1 r own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousest, discrcctest, best. All higher... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 710 pages
...enough ; at least on her bestow'd Too much of ornament, in outward shew Elaborate, of inward less exaet. When I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself compleat, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousest, disercetest,... | |
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O'er other Creatures; yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in her self complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best; All higher knowledge in her presence falls... 
