Like night, and darken'd all the land of Nile: So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell, Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires... Elements of Criticism - Page 15by Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1784 - 276 pages
...Egypt's evil day, Wav'd round the coaft, up call'da pitchy cloud 340: Of locutls, warping 0:1 the eaftsrn wind,. That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night, and darken'd all the land of Nile ; i'. 339- E&pt.] Lat. from the Gr. ie the Iwl if tht Cvphli, and Cofti, from Coptue the capital of... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 278 pages
...potent rod Of Amram's fon, in Egypt's evil day, Wav'd round the coaft, up call'da pitchy cloud 340 Of locufts, warping on the eaftern wind, That o'er the...Angels feen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell 345 'Twixt upper, nether, and furrounding fires ; Till, as a fignal giv'n, th' up-lifted fpear Of their... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...pitchy cloud Of locufts, warping on the.eaftern wind, That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung I-ike night, and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberlefs...Hell, 'Twixt upper, nether, and furrounding fires ; Till, at a fignal giv'n, th" uplifted fpear Of their great Sultan waving to direct Their courfe,... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...Pharaoh hung Like eight, and darken'd all the land of Nile: So numberless were those bud Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell 'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires; Till, as a signal giv'n, th' up-lifted spear Of their great Sultan waving to direct.... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...evil day, Wav'd round the coast, up call'da pitchy cloud Of locusts, warping on the eastern wind, 341 That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night, and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hov'ring on wing under the cope of Hell 345 'Twixt upper, nether,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...Pharaoh bras Ltke night, and darken 'ri all the land of Nile : So numberlefs were tliofe bad Angeli (een Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell :'Twixt upper, nether, and furroumiing fires . Till, asafignalgiv'n, th' up-lifted fptar Of their great Sultan waving to dircci... | |
| John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...Pharoah hung Like night, and darken'd all the land of N ile : So numherless were those had angels seen , Hovering on wing under the cope of hell, Twixt upper, nether, and surrounded fires ; Till as a signal giv'n, th' uplifted spear Of their great sultan waving to direct... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...Egypt's evil day, WavM round the coast, up call'da pitchy cloud 340 Of locusts, warping on the eastern wind, That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night, and darken'd all the land of Nile : So numberless were those bad Angels seen Hovering on wing under the cope of Hell 345 'Twixt upper, nether,... | |
| John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...evil day, Wav'd round the coaft, up call'da pitchy cloud Of locufts, warping on the eaftern wind, 341 That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung Like night, and darken'd all the land of Nile : " Ilium expirantem transfixo peftore flammas " Turbine corripuit, fcopuloque infixit acuto." Compare... | |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 pages
...in Egypt's evil day Wav'd round the coaR, up call'da pitchy cloud Of locuib, warping on the eaftcrn wind, That o'er the realm of impious Pharaoh hung...of Nile ; So numberlefs were thofe bad angels feen, Hov'ring on wing under the cope of hell, 'Twixt upper, nether, and furrounding fire«. Paradife Löß,... | |
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