...in his Alo. mirth being here placed at the head of the whole. Haste thee, nymph, and bring with ther Jest and youthful Jollity, Quips, and cranks, and...wreathed smiles. Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And lore to lire in dimple sleek ; Sport, that wrinkled care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides....

...Mine honour is my life ; both grow in on* ; Take honour from me, and my life is gone. Shakespeare. 6. Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee, Jest and youthful...Nods and becks, and wreathed smiles : Such as hang on Hebe1s cheek, Aud love to live in dimple sleek , Sport, that wrinkled Care deiides, And .Laughter,...

...* Haste thee, nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful Jollity, Quipsf and Cranks, J and wanton Wiles, Nods and Becks, and wreathed Smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimples sleek ; Sport, that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter, holding both his sides. Come, and...

..."unreproved" pleasure with Mirth. Second, the diction and rhythms are lighthearted: "Haste thee nymphs and bring with thee / Jest and youthful Jollity, / Quips and Cranks, and wanton Wiles, / Nods, and Becks and Wreathed Smiles." (6) Another sort of example entirely is William Wordsworth's sentimental...

...with thee a daughter fair, So bucksom, blith, and debonair. Hasle thee nymph, and bring with tbee Jesl and youthful jollity, Quips and Cranks, and wanton...cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sport that wrincled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Com, ana trip it as ye go On the light...

...JCP; LiTB; NoP; OAEL-1; OBEV; OBS; PPP; TEP; TrGrPo Milton POETRY QUOTATIONS L 'Allegro 20 Haste thce n's Masterpiece 4 Have you heard and becks, and wreathed smiles, (1. 25—28) 21 Come, and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe....

...violets blue, And fresh-blown roses washed in dew, Filled her with thee, a daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair. Haste thee, Nymph, and bring...Nods and Becks and wreathed Smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's51 cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; 30 Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter...

...of II Penseroso's rejection by embracing everything the Muse-haters despise about poetry and poets: Haste thee nymph, and bring with thee Jest and youthful...on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek; Sort that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come, and trip it as ye go, On...

...following lines ifor example1 from 'L'Allegro' no doubt appealed to the young Epicurean. Daniel Malthus: 'Haste thee Nymph. and bring with thee / Jest. and...jollity. / Quips and cranks. and wanton wiles. / Nods. and becks. and wreathed smiles' llines 25-8l. The Malthus Library has the Poettcal Works of Milton....

...associated with perpetual youth. This reference to her implicitly invokes Milton's 'L'Allegro', lines 28-30. Nods and Becks and wreathed Smiles, Such as hang on Hebe's cheek. 'That might . . . scann'd': unidentified. 33 epigraph: As You Like It, II. i. 3-7. 35 To the Visions...