As for the dog, the furies, and their snakes, The gloomy caverns, and the burning lakes, And all the vain infernal trumpery, They neither are, nor were, nor e'er can be. But here on earth, the guilty have in view The mighty pains to. mighty mischiefs... Of the Nature of Things: In Six Books - Page 270by Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714Full view - About this book
| John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1702 - 362 pages
...Hell To leaky VefTels, which the Liquor fpilH To Veflels of their Sex* which none cou'd ever fill. As for the Dog, the Furies, and their Snakes, The...infernal trumpery, They neither are, nor were, nor e're can be. But here on Earth, the guilty have in view The mighty Pains to mighty Mifchiefs due: Racks,... | |
| Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Hell, To leaky Veflels which the Liquor fpill, To Veflels of their Sex, which none cou'd ever fill. As for the Dog, the Furies, and their Snakes, The...infernal Trumpery, They neither are, nor were, nor e'ercan be. But here on Earth the Guilty have in view The mighty Pains to mighty Mifchiefs due : Racks,... | |
| Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - Atomism - 1714 - 508 pages
...indeed, having uu'ght that Souls arc mortal, it of neccffity follows, that tHere are no Punifliments after Death: He therefore interprets all thofe Things...and the; burning Lakes, And all the vain infernal TrumThey neither are, nor were, nor e'er can be : But here on Earth the guilty have in view, The mighty... | |
| John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 416 pages
...Hell To leaky Veflels, which the Liquor fpill ; To Veffels of their Sex, which none could ever fill. As for the Dog, the Furies, and their Snakes, The...are, nor were, nor e'er can be. But here on Earth the guilry have in view The mighry Pains to mighry Mifehiefs due : Racks, Prifons, Poifons, the Tarptian... | |
| John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...Hell To leaky Veflels, which the Liquor Ipill ; To Veflels of their Sex, which none could ever fill, As for the Dog, the Furies, and their Snakes, The...Caverns, and the burning Lakes, And all the vain infernal trumpety, They neither are, nor were, nor e'er can be. But hue on Earth the guilty have in view The... | |
| Henry Baker - English poetry - 1737 - 580 pages
...pale at the firft Murmur of the Skies, E'er Clouds are form'd, and Thunder roars, afraid. — Id, Ev'n Here, on Earth, the Guilty have in view The mighty Pains to mighty Mifchiefs due : Hacks, Prifons, Poifons, the Tarpeian Rock, Stripes, Hangmen, Pitch, and fuffocating... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...Hell T'o leaky Veflels, which the Liquor fpill ; To Veflels of their Sex, which none could ever fill. As for the Dog, the Furies, and their Snakes, The...the Guilty have in view The mighty Pains to mighty Mifchiefs due ; Racks, Prifons, Poifons, the Tarpeian Rock, Stripes, Hangmen, Pitch, and fuffocating... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...To veflels of their fex, which none could ever fill. As for the dog, the furies, and their fnakes, The gloomy caverns, and the burning lakes, And all...the guilty have in view The mighty pains to mighty mifchiefs due ; Racks, prifons, poifons, the Tarpeian rock, Stripes, hangmen, pitch, and fuffocating... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...To veflels of their fex, which none could ever fill. As for the dog, the furies, and their fnakes, The gloomy caverns, and the burning lakes, And* all...the guilty have in view The mighty pains to mighty mifchiefs due ; Racks, prifons, poifons, the Tarpeian rock, Stripes, hangmen, pitch, and fuffbcating... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...To veflels of their fex, which none coald ever fill. As for the dog, the furies, and their fnakes, The gloomy caverns, and the burning lakes, And all...the guilty have in view The mighty pains to mighty mifchiefs due ; Racks, prifons, poifons, the Tarpeian rock, Stripes, hangmen, pitch, and fuffocating... | |
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