 To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: Attention held them mute. Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth: at last Words, interwove...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 3861852Full view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...though bore, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they * / / / / /V,-/./// / 'f) / U / / / / assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth: at last Words, iuterwove... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they consultations dark Ended, rejoicing in their matchless...chief: As when from mountain-tops the dusky clouds assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last Words, interwove... | |
 | 1843 - 582 pages
...minds, something of mortal interest, when he is thus represented by the poet : " Thrice he assayed, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth." If Milton failed in this respect, he failed only where success was impossible.* " Lord Bacon" is a... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...though bare, Stands on the blasted heath, lie now prepar'd To speak : whereat their doubled ranks they TS 9 j 1 1 o ꐍ r ^ɑ v G h(yO WľxdsN u G_*^;' K ~ 3G h ] W] x v T 3 9y assay'd ; and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth ; at lost Word«,... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 92 pages
...though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round...all his peers : attention held them mute. Thrice he assayed, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last Words, interwove... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...though bare* Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round...all his peers : attention held them mute. Thrice he assayed, and thrice, in spite of scorn, > Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last Words,... | |
 | John Milton - 1847 - 604 pages
...prepared 615 To speak ; whereat, their doubled ranks they bend, From wing to wing, and half inclose him round, With all his peers : attention held them...scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. At last 620 Words, interwove with sighs, found out their way. " O Myriads of immortal Spirits ! O Powers !... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1847 - 712 pages
...though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak : whereat their doubled ranks they assay'«! ; and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tean, inch as angels weep, burst forth ; at last Words,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1847 - 712 pages
...though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak : whereat their doubled ranks they ys ho was ambitious ; And Brutus is an honourable man. V on hia peers : attention held them mute. Thrice he aasay'd ; and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 pages
...bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepared 615 To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round...Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth : at last 620 Words, interwove with sighs, found out their way. O Myriads of immortal Spirits ! O Powers Matchless,... | |
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