...Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues ; 26 In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Visit'...

...in the commencement of the feventh book pathetically allude to his prefent fituation : t More fafe I fing with mortal voice unchang'd To hoarfe or mute,...days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues, In darknefs and with dangers compafs'd round, And folitude; yet not alone, while thou Vific'ft my flumbers...

...Standing on earth, not rapt ahove the pule, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues ; In darkness, and with dangers compass 'd round, And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Visit's* my slumhers...

...vu. ©efangä. ivo er unter attbern fagt, fein ?}íur,í вег dumme nicbt .. ..... though r.ill'n on evil days on evil days though fall'n and evil tongues, In darkneft and with dangers compaff'd round, And lolitudej Uuengefttljt befugt, SJeacifteruna mir 3m...

...rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, nnchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'ii on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues ; In darkness, and with dangers compass'd roundj And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Visit'st my slumbers...

...Standing on earth, not rapt above the pole, More safe I sing with mortal voice, unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues ; In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round, And solitude ; yet not alone, while thou Visit'st my slumbers...

...pathetically allude to his present situation. More safe I sing with mortal voice unchang'd To hoarse or mute, though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n and evil tongues, In darkness and with dangers compass'd round And solitude, yet not alone, while thou Visifst my slumbers...

...gome sort to command." * Jan. 18, 1809. Anx. DGCLXI. N°. LXII. On the Impolicy of Complaint. " • though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues ; In darkness, and with dangers compass'd round." MILTON. JOHNSON, in his Life of Cowley, says, that after...

...— though fall'n on evil days,'] The repetition and turn of the words is very beautiful, — — " though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n, and evil tongues ; Ifc. A lively picture this in a few lines of the Poet's wretched condition. In darkness, though is...

...without the additional beauty of turning them too, as in this place ; and in this book before, — though fall'n on evil days, On evil days though fall'n and evil tongues ; and I know not whether the English verse has not in this respect the advantage of the Greek and Latin....