...streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, Ar.d hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all the saints above, la solemn troops, and sweet societies, That sing, and, singing in their glory, move. And wipe the tears...

...while the newly arrived strangers "recount," to their elder brethren, "the labours of their feet." "There entertain him all the saints above, In solemn...move, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes." In what way these communications will be made, we are left to conjecture. Some have supposed that the...

...streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain...genius of the shore, In thy large recompense, and shalt be good To all that wander in that perilous flood. Thus sang the uncouth swain to the oaks and...

...streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain...genius of the shore, In thy large recompense, and shalt be good To all that wander in that perilous flood. Thus sang the uncouth swain to the oaks and...

...streams along, With Nectar pure his oozy Lock's he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptiall Song, In the blest Kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain him all tie Saints above, In solemn troops, and sweet Societies Tbat sing, and singing in their glory move,...

...streams along,— With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, He hears the unexpressive nuptial song. In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love, There entertain...and sweet societies, That sing and singing in their gay muse, And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes. (Dial, IIt, 362) 40 Other examples of the persistence...

...lyre; a sacred palm frond becomes a thyrsus of Sion; and instead of Lycidas's harmonious grandeur among "solemn troops, and sweet Societies / That sing, and singing in their glory move" (179-80), there is an orgy of sound and movement of raging bacchants. Damon's learning and piety have...

...streams along. With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain...societies That sing, and singing in their glory move, 180 And wipe the tears for ever from his eyes. Now Lycidas, the shepherds weep no more; Henceforth...

...streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves And hears the unexpressive nuptial song In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain...and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears forever from his eyes. (172-81) The apocalyptic promise again. We have met it before in Milton's poetry;...

...streams along, With nectar pure his oozy locks he laves, And hears the unexpressive nuptial song, In the blest kingdoms meek of joy and love. There entertain...and singing in their glory move, And wipe the tears forever from his eyes. Snapshots of Feather as Ice Skater Chilled, I start the engine, turn on the...