 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 418 pages
...thus Eve, with perfect beauty adora\L " My author and disposer, what thou bid'st Unargued I obey : so God ordains ; God is thy law, thou mine : to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. With thee conversing I forget all lime ; All seasons and their change,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...Eve, with perfect beauty adorned : " My author3 and disposer, what thou bidd'st Unargued I obey ; so God ordains. God is thy law, thou mine : to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. 1 Descant — a song with various modulations. 2 Manuring — from... | |
 | John Mather Austin - 1847 - 414 pages
...one to which I cannot subscribe — " My author and disposer, what thou bidd'st, Unargued I obey : so God ordains — God is thy law, thou mine : to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise." I acknowledge, this is very smooth poetry ; but poetry is one thing... | |
 | John Milton - 1847 - 606 pages
...beauty adorn 'd. " My author and disposer ! what thou bid'st, Unargued, I obey ; so God ordains : 635 God is thy law, thou mine : to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge, and her praise. With thee conversing, I forget all time ; All seasons, and their... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 pages
...Eve, with perfect beauty adorn'd My Author and Disposer what thon bidd'st 635 Unargued I obey : so God ordains : God is thy law, thou mine : To know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge, and her praise. With thee conversing, I forget all time ; All seasons, and their... | |
 | Elizabeth Wilson - 1849 - 390 pages
...Milton represents Eve as saying to Adam, " My author and disposer, what thou bid'st Urmrgued I obey; so God ordains. God is thy law, thou mine: to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise !" Thus she must serve the creature instead of the Creator. Man usurps... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 650 pages
...Eve, with perfect beauty adorn 'd My Author and Disposer what thou bidd'st 635 Unargued I obey : so God ordains : -,God is thy law, thou mine : To know no more >. Is woman's happiust knowledge, and her praise. With thee conversing, I forget all time ; All seasons, and their... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 296 pages
...with perfect beauty adom'd : " My author, and disposer! What thou bid's! 635 (Jnargued I obey ; so God ordains : God is thy law, thou mine ; to know no more Is woman's happigst knowledge and her praise. With thee conversing I forget all time; All seasons and their change,... | |
 | Joseph Hunter - 1850 - 90 pages
...intimations in the Fourth Book, such as My Author and Disposer, what thou bidst Unargued I obey : so God ordains : God is thy law, thou mine : to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. — /. 638. Here the principle is laid down : in the Eighth Book... | |
 | 1850 - 396 pages
...of Eve, in her address to Adam : " My author and disposer, what thou bid'st, Unargued I obey — so God ordains — God is thy law, thou mine — to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. Now the power ascribed to .man in these lines is too absolute —... | |
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Unargued I obey, so GOD ordains; GOD is thy law, thou mine; to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise. 
