 ... pleasures : some in glittering pride Spun to adorn the earth, whilst others wear Rags of deformity, but knots of care No thread was wholly free from. Next to this Fair glorious tower, was placed that black abyss Of dreadful Atropos, the baleful seat...  Joan of Arc, an epic poem - Page 266by Robert Southey - 1812Full view - About this book
 | Robert Southey - 1799 - 244 pages
...glorious tower, was placed that black abyss Of dreadful ATROPOS, the baleful seat Of death and honour, in each room repleat With lazy damps, loud groans,...mortality unto, FEAR was the dreadful Porter, which let in AH guests sent thither by destructive sin. 11 'Mourning the lot of man; and happy he Who on his thread... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 912 pages
...replete With lazy damps, loud groans, and the sad sight Of pale grim ghosts, those terrors of the eight. To this, the last stage that the winding clew Of life can lead mortality unto, Fear Feat was the dreadful porter, which let in All guests sent thither by destructive sin." " It is possible/'... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1807 - 464 pages
...placed that black abyss Of dreadful Atropos, the baleful seat Of death and horrour; in each room replete With lazy damps, loud groans, and the sad sight Of pale grim ghosts, those terrors of the night. To this, the last stage that the winding clew Of life can lead poortality unto,... | |
 | William Chamberlayne - English poetry - 1820 - 210 pages
...placed that black abyss Of dreadful Atropos, the baleful seat Of death and horror ; in each room replete With lazy damps, loud groans, and the sad sight Of pale grim ghosts — those terrors of the night. To this, the last stage that the winding clew Of life can lead mortality unto,... | |
 | William Chamberlayne - English poetry - 1820 - 212 pages
...placed that black abyss Of dreadful Atropos, the baleful seat Of death and horror; in each room replete With lazy damps, loud groans, and the sad sight Of pale grim ghosts — those terrors of the night. To this, the last stage that the winding clew Of life can lead mortality unto,... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1845 - 848 pages
...of love combined, Of dreadful Alropos, the baleful leat Of death and horrour, in each room replcat slu." It Is possible that 1 may have written from the recollecDeath has no power to sever. Thou art... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1845 - 848 pages
...love combined, ОГ dreadful Átropos, the baleful aeat Of death and horrour, in each room reploat With lazy damps, loud groans, and the sad sight Of...the night. To this, the last stage that the winding clfcw Of life can lead mortality unto. Fear was the dreadful |K>rter, which let in All guests sent... | |
 | George Saintsbury - English poetry - 1905 - 766 pages
...that black abyss tjo Of dreadful Atropos, the baleful seat Of death and horror ; in each room replete With lazy damps, loud groans, and the sad sight Of pale grim ghosts — those terrors of the night. a37 peeked] This odd word ('peeckt' in orig.) suggests (1) 'peak' in the Shakespearean... | |
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