Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | | | Paradise Lost, iv. 641 |
John Milton (1608–1674) |
| | | .. WITH 1 thee conversing I forget all time, | |
| All seasons and thir change, all please alike. | |
| Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, | |
| With charm of earliest Birds; pleasant the Sun | |
| When first on this delightful Land he spreads | 5 |
| His orient Beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flour, | |
| Glistring with dew; fragrant the fertil earth | |
| After soft showers; and sweet the coming on | |
| Of grateful Eevning milde, then silent Night | |
| With this her solemn Bird and this fair Moon, | 10 |
| And these the Gemms of Heav’n, her starrie train: | |
| But neither breath of Morn when she ascends | |
| With charm of earliest Birds, nor rising Sun | |
| On this delightful land, nor herb, fruit, floure, | |
| Glistring with dew, nor fragrance after showers, | 15 |
| Nor grateful Evening mild, nor silent Night | |
| With this her solemn Bird, nor walk by Moon, | |
| Or glittering Starr-light without thee is sweet … | |
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