...at least, in his assumed character of L' Allegro, appears to adopt and sanction it, when he says : Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned...on, Or sweetest Shakspeare, fancy's child, Warble hia native wood-notes wild. And, after him, Fuller, in his Worthies of England, (first published in...

...influence, and judge the prize Of wit, or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast, and reselry, With madk and antique pageantry, Sncli sights as youthful poets dream On summer eves hy haunted...

...L'Allegro, appears to adopt and sanction it, when he says : Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonsnn's learned sock be on, Or sweetest Shakspeare, fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. And, after him, Fuller, in his Worthies of England, (first published in 1662,) speaking of Shakspeare, writes:...

...influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend. 125 There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast and revelry, The above passage betrays traces of influence by the description of the coronation of the emperor Pheodor...

...Milton, at least, in his assumed character of L'Allegro, appears to adopt and sanction it, when he says : Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned...fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. And, after him, Fuller, in his Worthies of England, (first published in 1662,) speaking of Shakspeare, writes:...

...what plays he might see, yet one of his pleasures is the performance of the legitimate drama : — " Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned...fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild." Returning to " the pensive man," it will naturally be assumed that he does not follow the former in...

...Genius Loci," in Beyond Formalism, pp. 316-17. 14. The imagery of L'Allegro is overtly epithalamic: There let Hymen oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And pomp, and feast, and revelry, With masque and antique pageantry: Such sights as youthful poets dream. (Poetical Works, pp. 88-92) 15....

.... . pageantry"] John Milton, "L'Allegro," 1645, 11. 125-28. The lines in Patterson's edition read: There let Hymen oft appear In Saffron robe, with Taper...feast, and revelry, With mask, and antique Pageantry. See The Works Of John Milton. Vol. 1, Pt. 1. 1931, p. 39. 192.7-10 "Let mirth . . . looks gay"] Nicholas...

...his Cream-bowl duly set. (lines 100-6) When these tales are done, we move to more literary creations: Such sights as youthful Poets dream On Summer eves...anon, If Jonson's learned Sock be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, fancy's child, Warble his native Wood-notes wild. And ever against eating Cares, Lap me...

...judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend. There let Hymen58 oft appear In saffron robe, with taper clear, And...youthful poets dream On summer eves by haunted stream. 130 Then to the well-trod stage anon, If Jonson's learned sock59 be on, Or sweetest Shakespeare, Fancy's...