 | Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 458 pages
...levity of thefe lines, which exprefs an action tardy and reluctant. Defcent and fall To us is advcrfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfu'd us through the deep, With what confufion and laborious flight We funk thus low... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 458 pages
...levity of thefe lines, which exprefs an action tardy and reluctant. Defcent and fall To us is adverfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfu'd us through the 4eep, With what confufion and laborious flight We funk thus low... | |
 | 1801 - 326 pages
...thefe lines, which exprefs an a&ion tardy and reluctant. , Defcent and fall - To us is adverfe. Wfco but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfu'd us through the, deep. With what confuuon and laborious flight We funk thus low... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 290 pages
...observed in the volubility and levitjr of these lines, which express an action tardy and reluctant.... Descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the rkrce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursu'd us through the deep, With what confusion and... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 312 pages
...perhaps The way seems difficult, and steep to scale With adverse -wing, against a higher foe.— t — Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that...our proper motion, we ascend Up to our native seat. Descend.s.nAfaTl To us is ad-verse. Who but felt of late When our fierce foe hung on our broken rear,... | |
 | James Burgh - Elocution - 1804 - 308 pages
...adverse wing, against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of tba.t forget ful lake benumb not still, That in our proper motion, we ascend Up to our native seat. Descend and fall To us is adverse. IVho but felt of late When ourjiercefoe hung on our broken rear.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 424 pages
...observed in the volubility and le. vity of these lines, which express an action tardy and reluctant. Descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rc«r Insulting, and pursu'd us through the deep. With what ponfusion and laborious flight We sunk... | |
 | 1806 - 346 pages
...these lines, which express an action tardy and reluctant: Descent and fall To ul is adverse. Who hut felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursu'd us through the deep, With what confusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low ? Th' ascent... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...torments. But perhapi 7P The way seems difficult and steep to scale With upright wing against a higher foe, Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that...benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend 75 lp to our native seat : descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...mifcroquc tumultu " Mifct-tur." - PEAUCE. Up to our native feat : Defcent and fall To us is adverfe. Who but felt of late, When the fierce Foe hung on our broken rear Infulting, and purfued us through the deep, With what compulfion and laborious flight so We funk thus... | |
| |
The way seems difficult and steep to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat : descent and fall To us... 
