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" Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia... "
Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces - Page 323
edited by - 1821 - 807 pages
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The Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq, Volume 1

Great Britain - 1710 - 454 pages
...Soul was provd, That, in the Shock of charging Hofts nnntov d, Amidft Confa/ion, Horror^ and De/pair, Examin'd all the dreadful Scenes of War ^ In peaceful "Thought the Field of Death furvey' d. To fainting Squadrons font the timely Aid, Infpir'd repuls'd Battalions to engage, And taught...
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Battle, Solditr, War. ' He in the Shock of charging Hofts unmov'd, Amidft Confufion, Honour, and Defpair, Examin'd all the dreadful Scenes of War: In peaceful Thought the Field of Death fumy'd, To fainting Squadrons fent the timely Aid, Infpir'd repuls d Battallions to engage, And taught...
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The Complete Art of Poetry: In Six Parts, I. Of the Nature, Use ..., Volume 2

Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...lies. Add. GENERAL. He in the Shock of charging Hofts tmmov'd, Amidft Confufion, Horrour, and Defpair, Examin'd all the dreadful Scenes of War : In peaceful Thought the Field of Death furvey'd, To fainting Squadrons feut -the timely Aid, Infpir'd rejiuls'd Batallions to engage, And...
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The Life of Joseph Addison, Esq; Extracted from No III. and IV. of the ...

Authors, English - 1733 - 136 pages
...peaceful thought the field of death furvey'J, To fainting fquadrins fent the timely aid , Infpir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful...battle where to rage. So when an Angel, by divine tommand, Wtlbrifing itmpeJl;jJwkes a guilty land: " Sucb removal of the famous Mr. I.ocke to the Council...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time ..., Volume 4

Theophilus Cibber - Poets, English - 1753 - 406 pages
...peaceful thought, the field of death i"..rve\ "_ To fainting fquadrons fent the timely aid, Infpir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful...to rage. So when an Angel by divine command, With riling tempefts fhakes a guilty land , Such as oflate, o'er pale Britannia paid, Calm and ferene, he...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time ..., Volume 5

Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...King gave his orders with the utmo'.l calmnefs, tho' no body. was- more expos'd* . y •}• Infpir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. Mr. Addifon's Campaign. Nor flail, unjuft to foreign worth, the Mufe In filence Auftria's valiant chiefs...
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A new and general biographical dictionary, Volume 1

New and general biographical dictionary - Biography - 1761 - 534 pages
...peaceful thought the field of death furvey'd, T» fainting fquadrons fent the timely aid, Infpir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful...to rage ; So when an angel, by divine command, With rifing tempefts fhakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale fcritannia pall, Calm arid feiene he...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ..., Volume 1

Biography - 1761 - 544 pages
...death furvey'd. To fainting fquadrons fent the timely aid, Infpir'd repals'd battalions to ene;npe, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage ; So when an angel, by divir.e command, With rifin? tempcfls fhakcs a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia pall....
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Anecdotes of Polite Literature ...

Literature - 1764 - 198 pages
...In peaceful thought the field of death furvey'd, To fainting fquadrons fentthe timely aid, Jnfpir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. The famous fimile of the Angel is known aH Europe over. read read and admired as long as the Englifh...
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Preface. Poems on several occasions. An essay on Virgil's Georgics

Joseph Addison - English literature - 1765 - 378 pages
...In peaceful thought the field of death furvey'd, To fainting fquadrons fent the timely aid, Infpir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful...where to rage. So when an Angel by divine command With rifing tempefts makes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia pad, Calm and ferene he drives...
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