Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait, Tempest the ocean : there leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, on the deep Stretched like a promontory, sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land ; and at his gills Draws in, and at his trunk spouts out, a... Conversations on Nature and Art - Page 2861839 - 333 pagesFull view - About this book
| Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...Leviathan I lugeft of Living Creatures, on the Deep Strctci'd like a Promontory Sleeps or Swims, And feems a moving Land, and at his Gills. Draws in, and at his Trunk fpouts out a Sea. Of tfo Birds. MEan while the Tepid Cives,and Fens and Shnres Their Brood as numerous... | |
| John Milton - 1767 - 448 pages
...leviathan,, Hugeft of living creatures, en the deep* Stretch'd like a promontory, fleeps or fwims,. And feems a moving land, and at his gills. Draws in, and at his trunk fpouta out a fea; Meanwhile the tepid caves, and fens, and fhores, Their brood as numerous hatch, from... | |
| John Duncombe, John Hughes - English letters - 1773 - 998 pages
...Leviathan, Hugeftof living creatures, on the deep, Stretch'd like a promontory, fleeps or fwims, And feems a moving land — and at his gills Draws in, and at his trunk fpouts out, a fea. O rare John Milton ! Madagafcar k divided into a number of petty kingdoms or ftates,... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1773 - 620 pages
...Hugeft of living creatures, on the deep, Stretch'd like a promotitory, fleeps or fwlms,"1 And feems a moving land — and at his gills Draws in, and at his trunk fpouts out, a fes. : . MILTON. 1 Madagafcaris divided into a number of petty kingdoms or flates, the... | |
| Books - 1773 - 614 pages
...Hugeft of living creatures, on the deep, Stretch'd like a promontory, fleeps or fvviins,' And feems a moving land — and at his gills Draws in, and at his trunk fpouts out, a • Madagafcaris divided into a number of petty kingdoms or dates, the largeft of which... | |
| English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...ocean : there leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, on the deep Stretch'd like a promontory, sleepsor swims, And seems a moving land, and at his gills Draws in, and at his trunk spouts out a sea. Meanwhile the tepid caves, and fens, and shores, Their brood as numerous hatch, from th' egg that soon... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1777 - 176 pages
...Leviathan, Hugeit of living creatures, on the deep Stretch'd like a promontory fleeps or hums And fec'us a moving land, and at his gills Draws in, and at his trunk fpouts out a fea. THE imagery ftill heightens when the winged race are defcribed. • there the eagle... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...in their gait Tempest the ocean : there leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, on the deep Stretch'd like a promontory sleeps or swims And seems a moving...gills Draws in, and at his trunk spouts out a sea. Mean while the tepid caves, and fens and shores Their brood as numerous hatch, from th' egg that; soon... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...their gait, Tempest the ocean : there leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, on the deep Stretch'd like a promontory, sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land, and at his gills 415 Draws in, and at his trunk spouts out a sea. Mean while the tepid caves, and fens, and shores Their... | |
| John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...there leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, on the deep Stretch'd like a promontory, sleeps or swimsi And seems a moving land, and at his gills * Draws in, and at his trunk spouts out, a sea. Meanwhile the tepid caves, and fens, and shores, Their hrood as numerous hatch, from th' egg that soon... | |
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