To see this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide the curtains of the skies ; And Heaven, as if there wanted lights above, For tapers made two glaring comets rise. Elements of Criticism - Page 146by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1859 - 486 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...obey ; So hear the fcaly herd when Proteus blows, And fo to pafture follow through the fea. 16. To fee this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide the curtains of the fkies ; And heaven, as if there wanted lights above, For tapers made two glaring comets rife. 17Whether... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...; So hear the fcaly herd when Proteus blows, And fo to pafture follow through the fea. 1 6. To fee this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide the curtains of the fkies ; And heaven, as if there wanted lights above, For tapers made two glaring comets rile. 17Whether... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1773 - 260 pages
...So hear the fealy herd when * Proteus blows, And fo to pafture follow through the fea. XVI. To fee this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide the curtains of the fkies ; And heay'n, as if there wanted lights above, For tapers made two glaring comets rife. XVI!.... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...obey t So hear the scaly herd when * Proteus blows, And so to pasture follow through the sea. XVI. Io see this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide the curtains of the skie1l - " Caruleus Proteus tmmanta ponti " Armenta et magnaspastitsub gurgtte phocal. And Heav'n,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 342 pages
...through the fea. X7I. To fee this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide the curtains of the Ikies ; And heaven, as if there wanted lights above, For tapers made two glaring comets rife. , i XVII. Whether they unctuous exhalations are, Fir'd by the fun, or feeming fo alone ; Or each... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 376 pages
...which are indeed perhaps indecently hyperbolical, but certainly in a mode totally different? To fee this fleet upon the ocean move, " Angels drew wide the curtains of the fkies; And heaven, as if there wanted lights above, For tapers made two glaring comets rife. The defcription... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1772 - 388 pages
...which, are indeed perhaps indecently hyperbolical, but certainly ia a mode totally different ? To fee this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide the curtains of the fkies; And heaven, as if there wanted lights above, For tapers made two glaring comets rife. ^ The... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...XVI. To fee this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide the curtains of the fkies ; And hsavep, as if there wanted lights above, For tapers made two glaring comets rife. XVII. Whether they unftuous exhibitions are, Fir'd by the fun, or feeming fo alone ; Or each... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 476 pages
...are indeed perhaps indecently hyperbolical, but certainly in a mode totally different ? • To fee this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide the curtains of the fkies ; And heaven, as if there wanted lights above, For fapers made two glaring comets rife. The defcription... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1783 - 484 pages
...totally different ? To fee this fleet upon the ocean move, Angels drew wide trfe curtains of the fkles ; And heaven, as if there wanted lights above, ,F-or tapers made two glaring comets rife. The defcription of the attempt at Bergen will afford a very compleat fpecimen of the defcriptions... | |
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