...may plead Milton's authority for the latter part of his sentiment, who very elegantly tells us that Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude,...Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wiugs, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled. I should have preferred for my retreat,...

...would By her own radiant light, though Sun and Moon Were in the flat Sea sunk. And Wisdoms self 375 Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude, Where with her...feathers, and lets grow her wings That in the various bussle of resort Were all to ruffl'd, and somtimes impairM. 380 He that has light within his own cleer...

...Could stir the constant mood of her calm thoughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light,...wings, That, in the various bustle of resort, Were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired. He that has light within his own clear breast May sit i' the centre,...

...active life. He frequently contrasts quiet contemplation with the bustle of activity : And Wisdoms self Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude Where with...wings That in the various bustle of resort Were all to ruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd. (Mask 374-79) He decided to retire to his father's home for six...

...alone, the virtuous man has the authority within him, where it is always bright noon. "Virtue could see to do what virtue would / By her own radiant light, though Sun and Moon / Were in the flat Sea sunk" (373-375). He sustains the conditions of external observation in the well-lit privacy of his mind,...

...what vertue would By her own radiant light, though Sun and Moon Were in the flat Sea sunk. And Wisdoms self Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude, Where with...wings That in the various bustle of resort Were all to ruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own cleer brest May sit i'th center,...

...soul's pastime here is referred to the echoes it collects from wisdom's activities in Comus: Wisdoms self Oft seeks to sweet retired Solitude, Where with...feathers, and lets grow her wings That in the various bussle of resort Were all to ruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd. (11. 375-80) The soul in Marvell's poem...

...Could stir the constant mood of her calm dioughts, And put them into misbecoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light,...feathers, and lets grow her wings, That, in the various husde of resort, Were all to-ruffled, and sometimes impaired. 380 He that has light within his own...

...safety than their own plight, and the elder brother reassures him with great confidence : Virtue could see to do what virtue would By her own radiant light,...bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impaired. (373-80) The younger brother concedes the security of II Penseroso — 'Tis most true That...

...noise (Not being in danger, as I trust she is not) And put them into mis-becoming plight. Virtue could see to do what Virtue would By her own radiant light,...though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. And wisdoms self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude, Where with her best nurse Contemplation, She plumes...