 | Nathaniel Morton - Massachusetts - 1669 - 562 pages
...use this superstition of the baneful influence of comets to advantage : — " Like a comet burned, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' arctic sky, and from its horrid hair Shakes pestilence and war." MILTOX. " Comets, importing change of time and states,... | |
 | John Milton - Epic poetry, English - 1759 - 608 pages
...grew tenfold 7o5 More dreadful and deform: on th' other fide Incens'd with indignation Satan ftood Unterrify'd? and like a comet burn'd, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' arclic Iky, and from his horrid hair 710 Shakes peftilence and war. Each at the head Level'd his deadly... | |
 | English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...grew ten-fold 705 More dreadful and deform : on th' other fide Incens'd with indignation Satan ftood Unterrify'd, and like a comet burn'd, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' Arctic iky, and from his horrid hair 719 No fecond ftreke intend, and fuel) a frown Each caft at th' other,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 278 pages
...threatning, grew ten-fold More dreadful and deform : on th' other fide Incens'd with indignation Satan ftood Unterrify'd, and like a comet burn'd, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' arftic fky, and from his horrid hair Shakes peftilence and war. Each at the head Level'd his deadly... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 316 pages
...grew ten-fold 705 More dreadful and deform : on th' other fide Incerjs'd with indignation Satan ftood Unterrify'd, and like a comet burn'd, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge ; I» tji' arftic lky, and from his horrid hair y«*C Shakes peftilence and war. Each at the head Level'd... | |
 | George William Lemon - 1783 - 710 pages
...have quoted the following pafiage from Milton : Incens'd with indignation Satan ftood Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' arctic iky, and from his horrid bair Shakes peftilence, and war. — Par. Loft. 11.707. СОМ-FORT; Skinner... | |
 | George William Lemon - English language - 1783 - 826 pages
...have quoted the following paffage from Milton : Incens'd with indignation Satan ftood Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' arctic iky, and from his horrid hair Shakes peftilence, and war. — Par. Loir. II. 707. СОМ-FORT; Skinner... | |
 | John Milton - 1784 - 276 pages
...705 More dreadful and deform. On th' other fide Incens'd with indignation Satan flood Unterrified ; and like a comet burn'd, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' arctick fl<y, and from his horrid hair 710 Shakes peftilence and war. Each at the head 1 .cvcl'd his... | |
 | John Milton - 1789 - 278 pages
...705 More dreadful and deform. On th' other fide Incens'd with indignation Satan ftood Vnterrify'd ; and like a comet burn'd That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' ardtic fky, and from his horrid hair 710 Shakes peftilence and war. Each at the head J-evell'd his... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 278 pages
...grew ten-fold 705 More dreadful and deform : on th' other fide Incens'd with indignation Satan flood Unterrify'd, and like a comet burn'd, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In th' arcHc fky, and from his horrid hair 710 Shakes peftilt;nce and war. Each at the head Level'd his deadly... | |
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Unterrified, and like a comet burn'd, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In the arctic sky, and from his horrid hair Shakes pestilence and war. 
