 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...gates there sat On either side a formidable shape ; The one stexn'd woman to the waitt, and fair, 659 But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast, a serpent arm'd With mortal sting : about her middle round A cry of Hell-hounds, never ceasing, bark'd With wide Cerberean mouths full... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...and must often remind the hearer of " the porteress of hell-gate," who " seem'd woman to the waist, and fair, But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast." Without describing further this style of preaching, it will be obvious that it must be almost necessarily... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...unconsum'd. Before the gates there sat On either side a formidable shape ; Thr one seem'd woman to the waist rom thy side ? As good have grown there still a lifeless rib. : About her middle round A cry of Hell-hounds never ceasing bark'd With wide Cerberean mouths full... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1820 - 388 pages
...Before the gaies (here sat, On either side, a formidahle shape. The one seem'd woman to the waist, and fair, But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast, a serpent arm'd With m.orlal sting ; ahout her middle round A cry of heil-hounds, never ceasing, hark'ti With wide Cerherean... | |
 | John Milton - Fall of man - 1820 - 342 pages
...either side a formidable shape ; The one teem'd wonjan to UK- waist and (air, 650 BOOK it. E 2 Bat ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast, a serpent arru'd With mortal sting ; about her middle round A cry of Hell-hounds, never ceasing, bark'd, With... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1821 - 226 pages
...unconsumed. Before the gates there sat On either side a formidable shape; The one seem'd woman to the waist, and fair ; But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast; a serpent arm'd With mortal sting: About her middle round A cry of Hellhounds never ceasing bark'd With wide Cerberian mouths full loud,... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 346 pages
...Ami t hi ice threefold the gates ; three folds were brass, Three iron, three of adamantine rock; 646 But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast, a serpent arm'd With mortal sting ; about her middle round A cry of Hell-hounds, never-ceasing, bark'd, With wide Cerberian mouths, full... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...unconsumed. Before the gates there sat On either side a formidable shape : The one seem'd woman to the waist, and fair ; But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast ; a serpent avm'd W ith mortal sting : about her middle round A cry of Hell-hounds never ceasing bark'd With wide... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...unconsum'd. Before the gates there sat On either side a formidable shape; The one seem'd woman to the waist, uch more envy seiz'd, At sight of all this world beheld so fair. Round he surveys (and well might, w : about her middle round A cry of hell-hounds never ceasing bark'd With wide Cerberean mouths full... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 646 pages
...st. 14. Half like a serpent horribly display 'd, But ill' other half did woman's shape retain, -v-. But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast, a serpent arm'd With mortal sting : about her middle round A cry of hell-hounds never ceasing bark'd With wide Cerberean mouths full... | |
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Before the gates there sat On either side a formidable Shape. The one seem'd woman to the waist, and fair, * But ended foul in many a scaly fold Voluminous and vast, a serpent arm'd With mortal sting. 
