| English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...either; black it flood as Night, 670 Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And Ihook a dreadful dait ; what feem'd his head The likenefs of a kingly crown had on. Satan was now at hand, and from his felt The monfter moving onward came as fad 675 With horrid ftridcs,... | |
| Virgil - 1778 - 478 pages
...that fhape had none, &c.) - Black it flood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And fhook a dreadful dart : what feem'd his head, The likenefs of a kingly crown had on. Ibid. Book 2. 650. 768. Here the loud fcourge and louder, &c.] There is feme* thing ftrangeiy terrifying... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 276 pages
...each fecm'd either; black it ftood as Night, 670 Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And fhook a dreadful dart; what feem'd his head The likenefs of a kingly crown had on: Satan was now at hand, and from his feat The monfter moving onward came as faft 675 With horrid ftrides,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 890 pages
...each feem'd either; black it ftood as Night, 670 Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And fhook a dreadful dart; what feem'd his head The likenefs of a kingly crown had oni Satan was now at hand, and from his feat The monfter moving onward came as faft 675 With horrid... | |
| Ben Jonson - Robin Hood (Legendary character) - 1783 - 280 pages
...For each feem'd either 5 black it flood as Night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And fhook a dreadful dart ; what feem'd his head The likenefs of a kingly crown had on* The monfter moving onward came ' With horrid ftfides, Hell trembled as he ttrode." B. II. V. 666, feq;... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1787 - 368 pages
...feem'd either ; black hejiood as night ; Fierce as ten furies ; terrible as hell ; Andjhook a deadly dart. What feem'd his head The likenefs of a kingly crown had on. In this defcription all is dark, uncertain, confufed, terrible, and fublime to the laft degree. SECT.... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 278 pages
...each feem'd either ; black it flood as Night, 6yq Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And fhook a dreadful dart ; what feem'd his head The likenefs of a kingly crown had on : Satan was now At hand, and from his feat The monfter moving onward came as faft 675 With horrid ftrides,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1792 - 596 pages
...eachfeem'd either., hlack hejlood as night ; Fierce as ten furies; terrihle as hell\ Andjhook a deadly dart. What feem!d his head The likenefs of a kingly crown had on. In this defcription all is dark, uncertain, confufed, terrible, and fublime to the laft degree. SECT.... | |
| Thomas Sheridan - Elocution - 1796 - 292 pages
...For each feem'd either; black it flood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And (hook a dreadful dart; what feem'd his head The likenefs of a kingly crown had on. , • Satan was now at hand, and from his feat The monfter moving onward came as faft With horrid ftrides;... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1798 - 350 pages
...eachfeemd either ; black hejlood as night; Fierce as ten furies; terrible as hell; Andjhook a deadly dart. What feemd his head The likenefs of a kingly crown had on. In this defcription all is dark, uncertain, confufed, terrible, and fublime to the laft degree. -Sublime... | |
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