 | William James Linton - 1839
...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 Degraded ; wisdom in discourse with her Loses discountenanced, and like folly shews ; Authority and reason on her wait ; * • and, to consummate... | |
 | Catharine Harbeson Waterman - 1839 - 252 pages
...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 Degraded, wisdom in discourse with her Loses discount'nanced, and like folly shows. MILTON. What is beauty ? Not the show Of shapely limbs and features.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 807 pages
...complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuouscst, discrectcst, o Man, the greater to have rule by day, The less by...of Heaven To illuminate the Earth, and rule the day inlended first, not after modo Occasionally ; and, to consummate all, Greatness of mind, and Nobleness,... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 479 pages
...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 Degraded ; wisdom in discourse with her Loses discount'nanc'd, and like folly shows : Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 457 pages
..." Her own, that what she wills to do or say, 550 " Seems wisest, virtuousest, disereetest, hest : " All higher knowledge in her presence falls " Degraded ; wisdom in discourse with her " Loses discount'nanc'd, and like folly shows : 202 PARADISE LOST. [BoonVllI. " Authority and reason on her... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 807 pages
...do or say Seems wisest, virluousest, discreetest, best : All higher knowledge in her presence fall* with strength of light; IX'obleness, their seat Build in her loveliest, and create an awe About her, as a guard angelic plac'd."... | |
 | John Milton - 1843
...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 Degraded : wisdom in discourse with her Loses, discountenanced, and like folly shows : Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 807 pages
...complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, rcan discountenonc'd, and like Folly shows; Authority and Reason on her wait, As one intended first, not... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1843
...know Her own , that what she wills to do or say , Seems wisest, virtuousest,discreetest', best : AH higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded ; wisdom in discourse with her Loses discount'nanc'd, and like 'oily shows; Authority and reason on her wait, « et la noblesse établissent... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1846
...and judge. It was for them to feel indignant, who could from experience and conviction say of woman, "All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded ; wisdom in discourse with her Loties discountenanced, and like folly shows." No, Caxton, thy book is safe at present, come what may... | |
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O'er other creatures. Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself 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... 
