Chapter VII · Chapter 7

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

a river in northern England that flows southeast through West Yorkshire

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

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From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

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From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

a lyric poet

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

(Greek mythology) a mythical hero of Corinth who performed miracles on the winged horse Pegasus (especially killing the monster Chimera)

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

inflected form of “bear” — have

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

the two together, not just one

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

confined by bonds

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

of or relating to the sky

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

make loud demands

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

carry on a conversation

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

argue or speak in defense of

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

an old form of “did”, used with “thou”

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

of or belonging to or active during the day

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

emanating from God

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

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From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

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From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

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From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

an abstract part of something

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

of or relating to the sky or heavens

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

containing or characterized by error

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

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From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

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From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

moving swiftly

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

subject to guidance or control especially after launching

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

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From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

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From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

subject to death

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

expressed without speech

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

comparative of “narrow” — not wide

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

happening every night

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

on one occasion

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

participate in games or sport

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

plural of “purple” — a purple color or pigment

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

any competition

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

feeling great rapture or delight

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

plural of “reveller” — a celebrant who shares in a noisy party

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

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From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

with honesty

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

cause to flee

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

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From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

deliver by singing

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

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From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

a state of social isolation

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

a male human offspring

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

having a supporting base

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

(literary) a spirited horse for state of war

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

not in physical motion

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

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From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

an inhabitant of ancient Thrace

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

up to a particular time

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

the upper part of anything

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

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From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

not famous or acclaimed

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

(Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

capable of being seen; or open to easy view

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

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From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading Up led by thee Into the Heav’n of Heav’ns I have presum’d, An Earthlie Guest, and drawn Empyreal Aire, Thy tempring; with like safetie guided down Return me to my Native Element: Least from this flying Steed unrein’d, (as once _Bellerophon_, though from a lower Clime) Dismounted, on th’ _Aleian_ Field I fall Erroneous, there to wander and forlorne.

at the time that

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

in or at the place that

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

during the time that

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

belonging to which person

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)

From this reading Descend from Heav’n _Urania_, by that name If rightly thou art call’d, whose Voice divine Following, above th’ _Olympian_ Hill I soare, Above the flight of _Pegasean_ wing.

accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The meaning, not the Name I call: for thou Nor of the Muses nine, nor on the top Of old _Olympus_ dwell’st, but Heav’nlie borne, Before the Hills appeerd, or Fountain flow’d, Thou with Eternal wisdom didst converse, Wisdom thy Sister, and with her didst play In presence of th’ Almightie Father, pleas’d With thy Celestial Song.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading But drive farr off the barbarous dissonance Of _Bacchus_ and his Revellers, the Race Of that wilde Rout that tore the _Thracian_ Bard In _Rhodope_, where Woods and Rocks had Eares To rapture, till the savage clamor dround Both Harp and Voice; nor could the Muse defend Her Son.

but in spite of that

From this reading Half yet remaines unsung, but narrower bound Within the visible Diurnal Spheare; Standing on Earth, not rapt above the Pole, More safe I Sing with mortal voice, unchang’d To hoarce or mute, though fall’n on evil dayes, On evil dayes though fall’n, and evil tongues; In darkness, and with dangers compast rouud, And solitude; yet not alone, while thou Visit’st my slumbers Nightly, or when Morn Purples the East: still govern thou my Song, _Urania_, and fit audience find, though few.