 Annulled, which might in part my grief have eased, Inferior to the vilest now become Of man or worm ; the vilest here excel me, They creep, yet see, I dark in light exposed To daily fraud, contempt, abuse and wrong, Within doors, or without...  Anecdotes of the Blind - Page 43by Abram V. Courtney - 1835 - 52 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 2003 - 1012 pages
...chains. Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age! Light the prime work of God to me is extinct,0 70 And all her various objects of delight Annulled, which might...part my grief have eased, Inferior to the vilest now become Of man or worm; the vilest here excel me, They creep, yet see, I dark in light exposed To daily... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1106 pages
...chains, Dungeon, or beggary, or decrepit age ! Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct, And all the glittering staff unfurled Th' imperial ensign,...full high advaneed, Shone like a meteor, streaming become Of man or worm ; the vilest here excel me : They creep, yet see ; I, dark in light, exposed... | |
 | 1884 - 684 pages
...ngel Light, the prime work of God, to me la extinct, And all her various objects of delight Annull'd, which might In part my grief have eased, Inferior to the vilest now become Of mnn or worm ; the vilest here excel me ; They creep, yet see; I, dark In light, exposed To... | |
 | John Milton - 1889 - 644 pages
...Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct, 70 And all her various objects of delight Annull'd, which might in part my grief have eased, Inferior to the vilest now become Of man or worm ; the vilest here excel me : They creep, yet see; I, dark in light, exposed To... | |
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