 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1846 - 818 pages
...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... | |
 | Richard Cobbold - 1848 - 72 pages
...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, As one created first, not... | |
 | Caroline Howard Gilman - 1848 - 320 pages
...Miss BARRETT. 43. She is beautiful as young, And add to that, learned too. KNOWLES — Love Chase. 44. 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. MILTON — Paradise Lost.... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 650 pages
...to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousost, discreetest, best : 550 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 Milton - 1849 - 296 pages
...her presence falls Loses discount'nanc'd, and like folly shows, Degraded, wisdom m discourse with her Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not after made 555 Greatness of mind and nobleness their seat Occasionally ; and, to consummate all, Build in her... | |
 | 1881 - 792 pages
...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 Milton - 1850 - 594 pages
...Virtunusest, discmtat : These terms are more expressive than the ordinary forms of the superlative degree Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not after made 555 Occasionally ; and to consummate all, Greatness of Mind and Nobleness their seat Build in her,... | |
 | John Milton - 1851 - 428 pages
...falls Degraded ; wisdom in diseourse with her Loses diseountenaneed, and like folly shows ; Anthority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not after made Oeeasionally; and, to eonsummate all, S15 530 553 ' The eMniny star On hit kill top. The evening star... | |
 | Kenelm Henry Digby - 1852 - 450 pages
...compleat, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discretest, best : All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded, wisdom in discourse with her Loses d'scount'nanc'd, and like folly shows." Nevertheless, Catholicity, which denies the possibility of... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 858 pages
...so well to know Her own , that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousest, disereetest, 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... | |
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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... 
