| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...smil'd, and all the world was gay. All but the sylph — with careful thoughts opprest, Th' impending woe sat heavy on his breast. He summons straight his denizens of air; 55 The lucid squadrons round the sails tepair; Soft o'er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe, That... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1801 - 140 pages
...waves, the zephyrs gently play, Belinda smil'd, and all the world was gay. All but the sylph—with careful thoughts opprest, Th' impending wo sat heavy...of air; The lucid squadrons round the sails repair: tf-tfCsi , ~jp. Soft o'er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe, • That seem'd but zephyrs to the train... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...smil'd, and all the world was gay. All but the sylph — with careful thoughts opprest, Th' impending woe sat heavy on his breast. He summons straight his denizens of air ; 55 The lucid squadrons round the sails repair : Soft o'er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe, That... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 936 pages
...Milt™. The flaming tlirandi so dreadful did appear, All judj'J a wreck could no proportion bear. DryJm. He summons straight his denizens of air; The lucid squadrons round the sails repair: Soft o'er the strouJt aerial whispers breathe, That Kem'd but zephyrs to the crowd beneath. Paft. To SHROUD, va [from... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...careful thoughts opprest, The' impending woe sat heavy on his hreast. He summons straight his deniaens of air ; The lucid squadrons round the sails repair : Soft o'er the shronds aerial whispers hreathe, That seem'd hut aephyrs to the train heneath. Some to the sun their... | |
| 1808 - 408 pages
...impending woe sat heavy on his hrcast. He summons straight his denizens of nir, The lucid sqnadn« s round the sails repair; Soft o'er the shrouds aerial...Zephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insee! wings unfold, Waft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of cold ; Transparent form«, too fine for... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...thoughts npprcst, Th' impending woe sat heavy on his breast. He summons straight his denizens of ajr, The lucid squadrons round the sails repair: Soft o'er the shrouds aerial wrtis|icrs breathe. That scem'd but /ephyrs to the train beneath. Some to the sun their insect wings... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...thoughts opprcst, V impending woe sat heavy on his bn ast. le summons straight his denizens of air; 'he lucid squadrons round the sails repair : Soft o'er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe. "hat seem'd but zephyrs to tin: train beneath. Some to the Sun their insect wings unfold, Vaft on the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 548 pages
...air; 'ho lueid squadrons round the sails repairs toft o'er the shrouds aerial whispers breathe, 'hat seem'd but zephyrs to the train beneath^ Some to the Sun their insect wings unfold, Vaft on the breeze, or sink in clouds of gold) Yausparcnt forms, too fine for... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...smil'd, and all the world was gay. All but the sylph.. ..with careful thoughts opprest, Th' impending woe sat heavy on his breast. He summons straight his denizens of air; .'ii> The lucid squadrons round the sails repair : Soft o'er the shrouds a;rial whispers breathe, That... | |
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