 The oracles are dumb; No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Apollo from his shrine Can no more divine, With hollow shriek the steep of Delphos leaving: No nightly trance or breathed spell Inspires the pale-eyed priest...  An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope - Page 38by Joseph Warton - 1772 - 495 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1747 - 240 pages
...ufurped fway, And wroth to fee his Kingdom fail, Swindges the fcaly Horrour of his folded tail, xIx. The Oracles are dumb ; No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving s Aftllt from his fhrinc Can no more divine, With hollow fliriek the fteep of Dttfbet leaving. No nightly... | |
 | John Milton - 1753 - 418 pages
...ufurped fway, wroth to fee his kingdom fail, Swindges the fcaly horror of his folded tail. The orac|es are dumb, No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Apollo from his fhrine ijfa Oil) no more divine, Y^ifb. hollow fhriek the ileep of Delphos leaving.... | |
 | Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...deceiving, jipollo from h is ihrine Can no more divine, With hollow Ihriek the fteep of Delphos leaving. No nightly trance, or breathed fpell, Infpires the pale-ey'd prieft from the prophetic celL XX. The lonely mountains o'er, And the relbunding fhore, A voice of weeping heard, and loud lament;... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1756 - 348 pages
...volume, and a vacation exercife, pag. 9. in all which are to be found many firokcs of the fublime. The The oracles are dumb, * No voice or hideous hum, Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving j No nightly trance, or breathed fpell, Infpires the pale-ey'd prieft from the prophetic cell. Such... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1759 - 420 pages
...ufurped fway, 170 And wroth to fee his kingdom fail, Swindges the fcaly horror of his folded tail. XIX. The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Z 2 Apollo L • Apollo from his fhrine 176 Can no more divine, • With hollow fhriek the fteep of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 320 pages
...ufurped fway, 170 And wroth to fee his kingdom fail, Swindges the fcaly horror of his folded tail. XIX. The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Apollo from his mrine Can no more divine, With hollow fhriek the fteep of Delphos leaving. No nightly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 358 pages
...deceiving. Apollo from his fhrine Can no more divine, With hollow fhriek the fteep of Delphos leaving. No nightly trance, or breathed fpell, Infpires the pale-ey'd prieft from the prophetic cell. XX. The lonely mountains o'er, And the refounding more, A voice of weeping heard and loud lament ;... | |
 | Richard Paul Jodrell - 1781 - 286 pages
...never furnifhed conviftion againft herfelf. But now, in thofc appofite and beautiful lines of Milton, The Oracles are dumb, No voice, or hideous hum, Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving; Apollo from his fhrine Can no more divine With hollow ftiriek the fleep of Delphos leaving : No nightly... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1785 - 698 pages
...traced, vents his indignation and revenge, in brandiihing the horrid folds of his fcaly tail. XIX. The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving. Apollo from his fhrine 176 Can no more divine, With hollow fhriek the fteep of Delphos leaving. No... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1788 - 628 pages
...firoy , 170 And wroth to fee bis- kingdom fail, 9 windgos the fcaly horror of his folded tail. , XIXx The oracles are dumb, No voice or hideous hum Runs through the arched roof in word;, deceiving. Apollo from his fhrine ' , --...' '• . 176 Can no more divine, With hollow Ihrick... | |
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