...among I woo, to hear thy even song ; And, missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wandering moon Riding near her highest...heaven's wide pathless way ; And oft, as if her head she bowed, Stooping through a fleecy cloud. Oft, on a plat of rising ground, I hear the far-off curfew...

...suddenly to " the pilot of some small night-foundered skiff:" and the lines in the Penseroso, describing "the wandering moon," " Riding near her highest noon,...led astray Through the heaven's wide pathless way," are as if he had gazed himself blind in looking at her. There is also the same depth of impression...

...suddenly to " the pilot of some small night-foundered skiff:" and the lines in the Penseroso, describing "the wandering moon " Riding near her highest noon,...led astray Through the heaven's wide pathless way," are as if he had gazed himself blind in looking at her. There is also the same depth of impression...

...green, To behold the wandering moon, Riding near her highest noon, Like one that hath been led astray ls Through the heaven's wide pathless way ; And oft,...her head she bow'd, Stooping through a fleecy cloud. Ofi, on a plot of rising ground. I hear the far-off curfew sound, Oner some wide-water'd shore, Swinging...

...among I woo to hear thy even-song : And missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wandering moon, Riding near her highest noon, Like one that hath been led astray 13 Through the heaven's wide pathless way ; And ofi, as if her head she bow'd,...

...among I woo to hear thy even-song ; And missing thee, I walk unseen On the dry smooth-shaven green, To behold the wandering moon, Riding near her highest noon, Like one that hath been led astray n Through the heaven's wide pathless way ; And oft, as if her head she bow'd,...

...behold the wandring Moon Riding near her highest Noon Like one that has been led astray Thro the heavens wide pathless way And oft as if her head she bowd Stooping thro' a fleecy Cloud Oft on a plat of rising ground I hear the far off Curfew sound Over some wide...

...gazing on the earth, Wandering companionless Among the stars that have a different birth ? " Milton's " To behold the wandering moon, Riding near her highest...led astray, Through the heaven's wide pathless way " (II Penseroso). See also for lo, Shelley's Prometheus Bound. Argus: Milton, Paradise Lost, 11, 131...

...aftray Through the Heavns widepathles way; And oft, as if her head she bow'd, Stooping through afeecy cloud. Oft on a Plat of rising ground, I hear the far-off Curfeu sound, Over som wide'water'd shoar, Swinging slow with sullen roar; Or if the Ayr will not permit,...

...of lo represent the continual revolutions of the moon, which also suggested to Milton the same idea. To behold the wandering moon Riding near her highest noon, Like one that had been led astray In the heaven's wide, pathless way. // Penseroso The introduction of Christianity brought the allegorical...