| James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1793 - 378 pages
...infinite energy. i , ^ . ii Weave the warp, and weave the woof, . The winding fheet of Edward's race ; Give ample room and verge enough The characters of Hell to trace. — — Weave the woof". — The thread is spun. — The "web is wove. — The work is done. ' This... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...tiiluc of thy II. i. " Weave the warp, and weave the woof, " The winding- (licet of Edward's race. " Give ample room, and verge enough " The characters of hell to trace. " Mark the year, and mark the night, " When Severn (hall re-echo with affright " Thefiirieksof death,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1797 - 188 pages
...tiflue II, Iof thy line. " Weave the warp and weave the woof, " The winding fheet of Edward's race; 50 " Give ample room and verge enough " The characters of hell to trace. " Mark the year and mark thenighr '' When Severn fhnll reecho with affright " The fhi'ieks of death... | |
| Thomas Gray - Elegiac poetry, English - 1798 - 130 pages
...thy line.' II. i. " Weave the warp and weave the woof, " The winding-fheet of Edward's race ; 50 " Give ample room and verge enough " The characters of hell to trace. '' Mark the year and mark the night " When Severn fhall re-echo with affright " The Jhrieks of death... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 pages
...($)." II. I. " Weave the warp, and weave the woof [5], " The winding-sheet of Edward's race [6]. " Give ample room, and verge enough " The characters of hell to trace. fq) Andwwoe with bloody hands the tissue of thy line. See the Norwegian ode [The Fatal Sisters] hereafter.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...»t thy line. II. i. " Weave the warp, and weave the woof, ' The windingrfheet of Howard's race. " Give ample room, and verge enough " The characters of hell to trace. " Mark the year, and mirk the night, II t When Severn fhall re-echo with affright " The (bricks of... | |
| Richard Warner - Wales - 1800 - 396 pages
...the bards of \Vales. ' " Weave the warp, and weave the woof, " The winding-sheet of Edward.s race; "- Give ample room and verge enough, " The characters of hell to trace. " Mark the year, and mark the night, " When Severn shall re-echo with affright " The shrieks of death,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...liner?;." II. 1. " Weave the warp, and weave the woof [15], " The winding-sheet of Edward's race [16], " Give ample room, and verge enough " The characters of hell to trace. (q) And -weave -with bloody hands the tissue of thy line. See the Norwegian ode [The Fatal Sisters]... | |
| 1804 - 452 pages
...of a poor vagabond, by teaching it that grace which adorns the purple it wears. Gray has been very severely censured by Johnson for the expression, "...and verge enough, The characters of hell to trace." We are told that Gray, in his works, has no line so bad. " Ainplu room is feeble, but would have passed... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...drop*' That visit my sad heart .... Shaketp. Jutiut C*tar. } See the Norwegian Ode that follows. " Give ample room and verge enough " The characters of hell to trace. " Mark the year, and mark the night " When Severn shall re-echo with affright " The shrieks of death... | |
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