...to the parching wind Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring; Begin,...coy excuse. So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favor my destin'd urn, And as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were...

...the parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin,...coy excuse, So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favor my destin's Urn, And as he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were...

...parching wind, Without the meed of some melodious tear. Begin then, Sisters of the sacred well, 15 That from beneath the seat of Jove doth spring, Begin,...the string. Hence with denial vain, and coy excuse, 1. Contrast Milton's confidence of winning the 10. An echo of Virgil's question: "Who would poet's...

...enough to celebrate his life in verse: So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn, And as he passes, turn And bid fair peace be to my sable shroud. For we were nursed upon the self-same hill, Fed the same flock, by fountain, shade, and rill. (19-24) As Stella...

...Lycidas is reconciled to his task by the hope that a similar "melodious Tear" will be shed at his death: So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my...he passes turn, And bid fair peace be to my sable shrowd. Gray acknowledges the obligation: "Some pious Drops the closing Eye requires." It is as if...