 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...  The British Essayists: The Spectator - Strana 145podľa Alexander Chalmers - 1802Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | John Milton - 1853 - Počet stránok 474
...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1853 - Počet stránok 902
...so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do, or say, Seems wisest, virtnousest, discreeteet, 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 intended first, not... | |
 | Clara Lucas Balfour - 1853 - Počet stránok 360
..." All higher knowledge in her presence fails ; Wisdom in discourse with her, loses discountenanced, And like folly shows. Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first. And to crown all, greatness of mind and nobleness, Their seat in her build loveliest, and create An... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - Počet stránok 698
...compleat^ so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuonsest, discreetest, best ; All higher knowledge in her presence falls...discourse with her Loses discountenanc'd, and like folly shews ; • Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not after made Occasionally ;... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - Počet stránok 726
...compleat, BO well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousest, discrcetest, best ; All higher knowledge in her presence falls...discourse with her Loses discountenanc'd, and like folly shews : 132 SPECTATOR. [No.845. Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first, not after... | |
 | Louis Lohr Martz - 1986 - Počet stránok 388
...vertuousest, discreetest, best; (Adam's confusion here seems to have produced Milton's worst line!) All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded, Wisdom in discourse with her Looses discount'nanc't, and like folly shewes; Authoride and Reason on her waite, As one intended first,... | |
 | David G. Allen, Robert A. White - 1990 - Počet stránok 284
...higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded, Wisdom in discourse with her Loses discount'nanc't, and like folly shows; Authority and Reason on her...to consummate all. Greatness of mind and nobleness thir seat Build in her loveliest, and create an awe About her, as a guard Angelic plac't. (8.529-30,... | |
 | David Quint - 1993 - Počet stránok 448
...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 Looses discountenanced, and like folly shows; Authority and reason on her wait, As one intended first,... | |
 | Mary Wollstonecraft - 1995 - Počet stránok 396
...changes the nature of things That what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best; All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded....like Folly, shows; Authority and Reason on her wait.' — 18 And all this is built on her loveliness! In the middle rank of life, to continue the comparison,... | |
 | Corinna Ruth - 2013 - Počet stránok 146
...completely enchanted him. 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. Raphael rebukes Adam for exalting Eve above her position in... | |
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