 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...busiest from couch to couch; 49' And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invok'd With vows, as their chief good, and final hope. Sight so deform what heart of rock could long Dry-ey'd behold? Adam-could not, but wept, Though not of woman... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 384 pages
...decent Iteps a filver wand." " Dire was the toffing, deep the groans ; Defpair Tended the fick, bufieft from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to ftrike." " From his flack hand the garland, wreath'd for Eve, Down dropt, and all the faded rofes flied j Speechlefs... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...asthmas, and joint-racking rheum Dire was the tossing, deep the groans; Despair Tended toe sick, busiest from couch to couch $ And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invokV With vows, as iheir chief good, and final hope. Sight so deform what heart... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...busiest from couch to couch; 450 And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invok'd With vows, as their chief good and final hope. Sight so deform what heart of rock could long Dry-ey'd behold ? Adam could not, but wept, 495 Though not... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...containing been explained. Dire was the tossing" deep the grSans" Despaii" Tended the sick" busiest from couch to couch" And over them triumphant death" his dart" Shook" but delay'd to strike. Many of the'rules and observations respecting Prosody, are taken from " Sheridan's Art of Reading... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 536 pages
...decent steps a silver wand.f Dire was the tossing, deep the groans ; DESPAIR Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch : And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike.^ * See his works. Livorno, t. 8. •\ Par. Lost, b. iii. v. 640. i B. xi. v. 4Sa. From From... | |
 | James Harris - Grammar, Comparative and general - 1806 - 500 pages
...Meas. for Meas. So Milton. Dire was the tossing, deep the groans; Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch : And over them triumphant DEATH HIS • dart Shook; but delay'd to strike PL XL 489 r/J. E3 THE WHSjj pi O YriNOS «fj£ET«i isagatixrar!9ttT9xi -T' AAEA*m. Stob. Eel.... | |
 | James Harris - Grammar, Comparative and general - 1806 - 528 pages
...Meas, for Meas. .So Milton. Dire was the tossing, deep the groans ; Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch : And over them triumphant DEATH HIS dart Shook ; but delay'd to strike PL XI. 489 CA E 3 THE WHÎD p.* O YriNOE ¿coirai isotciixarotrí9i<Tl)xt T' AAEA*m. Stob. Eel.... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...silver wand.t Dire was the tossing, deep the groans; DESPAI1L * Tended the sick, busiest from couch tQ couch; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike4 * See his works. Livorno. t. 8. f Par. Lost, b. iii. v. 640. ¿ B. ¿i. V. 489. From I AND... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1807 - 290 pages
...which have been explained. Dire was the tossing'' deep the groans" Despair'' Tended the sick" busiest from couch to couch" And over them triumphant death" his dart" Shook'' but delay'd to strike. «. Many of the rules and observations respecting Prosody, are taken from " Sheridan's Art... | |
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from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to ftrike, though oft invok'd With vows, as their chief good, and final hope. Sight fo deform, what heart of rock could long Dry-ey'd behold ? Adam could not, but wept, 
