| Mrs. Grey (Elizabeth Caroline) - 1841 - 318 pages
...effusion of devotion there described. " My author and disposer, what thou hidd'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 time ; All seasons, and their... | |
| John D. Post - 1842 - 314 pages
...Eve, with perfect beauty adorned : ' 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 time ; All seasons and their change,... | |
| John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...Eve, with perfect beauty 'dorn'd : " 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. With thee conversing, I forget all time; All seasons, and their... | |
| Jane Thomas (née Pinhorn) - 1856 - 396 pages
...imagination, addressee her husband — " My autbor and disposer what thon bidd'it Unargned I obey ; so God ordains. God is thy law, thou mine : to know no more Is woman's happiest knowledge and her praise." How consolatory ! Well, one comfort is, Eve's daughters, especially... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...thus Eve, with perfect beauty adorn 'd. "My author and disposer, what thou bidst Unargucd I obey : so despotic rage the world embroil, Bade tyrants tremble on remotest s happiest knowledge, and her praise. With thee conversing I forget all time; All seasons, and their... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 396 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 - 604 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... | |
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