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" Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, best. "
Compitum: Or, The Meeting of the Ways at the Catholic Church - Page 95
by Kenelm Henry Digby - 1852
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Last Edition. The Author John Milton

John Milton - Fall of man - 1754 - 342 pages
...creature*. Yet , when I approach Her levelinefs , fo abfolute she feems , And in herfelf complete , fo well to know Her own ; that what she wills to do , or fay , Seems wifefl , virtuofeft , difereeteft , beft : All higher knowledge in her prefence falls,...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...who marie both, and less expressing The character of th .t dominion given O'erother creatures; yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say Seems wisest, virtucusest, diicreeteot,...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. Printed from ...

John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...who made both, and less expressing The charafter of that dominion given O'er other creatures ; yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuosest, discreetest,...
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Paradise Lost: With Notes, Selected from Newton and Others, to ..., Volumes 1-2

John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...who made both, and less expressing The character of that dominion giv'n O'er other creatures ; yet, when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And in herself complete ; so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest,...
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Paradise lost, a poem. With the life of the author [by E. Fenton].

John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...other creaturesi yet when I approach Her loveliness, so ahsolute she seems, And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or sa)', Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest, hest ; All higher knowledge in her presence falls Degraded,...
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Paradise lost, a poem. Pr. from the text of Tonson's correct ed. of 1711

John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...who made both, and less expressing The character of that dominion given 5V O'er other creatures; yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest,...
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The British Essayists: The Spectator

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 600 pages
...at least on her bestowrd Too much of ornament, in outward sbow Elaborate, of inward less exact. • .When I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discretest,...
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The Friend of Women

Pierre-Joseph Boudier de Villemert - Women - 1803 - 218 pages
...same duties, and candidate for the same happiness. Mark how woman is described by a Christian poet: When I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And in herself complete ; so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetestr...
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The works of ... Joseph Addison, collected by mr. Tickell, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...enough ; at least on her bestow'd Too much of ornament, in outward shew Elaborate, of inward less exact. When I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And in herself complete, so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest,...
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The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Volume 4

Joseph Addison - 1804 - 524 pages
...though he asserts his superiority of reason in his debates with the mother of mankind, adds, - Yet when I approach Her loveliness, so absolute she seems, And in herself complete; so well to know Her own, that what she wills to do or say, Seems wisest, virtuousest, discreetest,...
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