 Bursts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And swell'd with tempests on the ship descends ; White are the decks with foam ; the winds aloud Howl o'er the masts, and sing through every shroud ; Pale, trembling, tired, the sailors freeze with fears;...  The Works of the English Poets: Pope's Homer - Page 90by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Homerus - 1721 - 292 pages
...watry mountains break below, 7p Girt.in furrounding flames, he feems to fall Like fire from Jorve, and burfts upon them all: Burfts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And fwell'd with temgefts on the fhip defccnds; White v. 771. "Birrfti as a wave, &c.] Longinns, obfervihg that oftentimes... | |
 | Homer - Greek poetry - 1736 - 296 pages
...tempeft blow, And fees the watry mountains break below. jO Girt in furrounding flames, he feems to fall. Like fire from Jove, and burfts upon them all : Burfts...the clouds impends, And fwell'd with tempefts on the fhip defcends ; White >:-. 75z. Burfts as a wave, tic.'] Lengtnui, obferving that oftentimes the principal... | |
 | Longinus, William Smith - Authors, Greek - 1752 - 242 pages
...defcription of a tempeft in the cviith Pfalm, which runs in a very high vein of Sublimity, and has White are the decks with foam ; the winds aloud Howl o'er the mafts, and fing thro' ev'ry Ihroud : Pale, trembling, tir'd the failors freeze with fears, And inftant death on ev'ry... | |
 | Homerus - 1756 - 262 pages
...the fatal term to which they are decreed, Daeitr. V. 736. Hit fate 'atas near Due n ftemt Pallas.] It Burfts as a wave that from the clouds impends, And fwell'd with tempefts on the fhip defcendt; •• - • . White V. 75*. Burfts as a move, &c.J Ltmpnus, obferving that oftentimes... | |
 | William Dodd - English essays - 1764 - 330 pages
...One weeps and wails —defpairing of relief, One ftupid ftands, his fears congeal his grief; E 3 This White are the decks with foam ; the winds aloud Howl o'er the majls, and fing thro' every fhroud t 'Pale trembling, tir'd, the failors freeze with fears, And inftant... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 534 pages
...tranflation : • Burfts as a wave that from the cloud impends, And fwell'd with tempefts on the fhip defcends. White are the decks with foam : the winds...aloud Howl o'er the mafts, and fing through every fhroud. Pale, trembling, tir'd, the failors freeze with fears, And inftant death on every wave appears.... | |
 | Homer - 1773 - 248 pages
...temped blow, And fees the wat'ry mountains break below. Girt in furroanding flames, he feems to fall Like fire from Jove, and burfts upon them all; Burfts...the decks with foam ; the winds aloud Howl o'er the marts, and fing through ev'ry Ihroud; Pale, trembling, tir'd, the Tailors freeze with fears ; And in... | |
 | Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...tempeft blow, And fees the wat'ry mountains break below. Girt in furrounding flames, he feems to fall, Like fire from Jove, and burfts upon them all : Burfts...from the clouds impends, "'.'.. " And fwell'd with tempgfts on' the fhip defcends ; .";.':. : White are the decks with foam ; the .winds aloud '; ' Howl... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1788 - 548 pages
...Pope's tranflation : Burft as a wave that from the cloud impends, And fwell'd with tempefts on the fhip defcends. White are the decks with foam : the winds...aloud Howl o'er the mafts, and fing through every fhroud. Pale, trembling, tir?d, the failors freeze with fears, And inftant death on every wave appears.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 380 pages
...blow, And feer. the watery mountains break below. Girt in furrcunding flames, he feems to fall, 750 Like fire from Jove, and burfts upon them all : Burfts...the clouds impends, And fwell'd with tempefts on the fhip defcends ; White are the decks with foam ; tha winds aloud Howl o'er the mafts, and fing through... | |
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