 either—black it stood as Night, 670 Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart; what seemed his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Satan was now at hand, and from his seat The monster moving onward came as fast 675 With...  Paradise Lost - Page 64by John Milton - 1896 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816
...sccmM, Distinguishable in member, joint, or limb; For each seem'd either ; black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart. Paradise Lost, book ii. /. 666. Now storming fury rose, And clamour such as heard in heaven till now... | |
 | Samuel Whelpley - Calvinism (anti) - 1817 - 628 pages
...exclaim, " Monsieur Tonson again!" I also recollected Milton's famous passage, -" Black he ttood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart." 24 We tamed from them without parley, and having now visited most parts of the bouse my curiosity wished... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1819 - 716 pages
...none, Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either; black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart: what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on." -" The oilier shape, These figures are strongly... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1819
...Or substance might be call'd, that shadow scem'd, Vor each seem'd either ; blnck it stood as Night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart; what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Satan was now at hand, and from his seat The... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Aesthetics - 1819 - 458 pages
...Or substance might be call'd that shadow seenvd, For each seenvd either ; black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart. Paradise Lost, b. ii. 1.666. -Now storming fury rose, And clamour such as heard in heaven nil now Was... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 292 pages
...Or substance might be call'd, that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either; black it stood as Night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart: what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Satan was now at hand; and from his seat The... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...Or substance might be call'd, that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either; black it stood as Night, Fierce as ten Furies, terrible as Hell, And shook a dreadful dart: what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on. Satan was now at hand; and from his seat The... | |
 | William Clarke Somerville - France - 1822 - 412 pages
...but more ghastly substance of jacobinism, which like the other shape of death, stood "black as night, fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, and shook a dreadful dart." It was in vain that words of reconciliation and peace proceeded from the throne; it was in vain that... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1823
...Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either ; black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart: what seem'd his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on." These figures are strongly marked, and the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1824 - 554 pages
...Or substance might be call'd that shadow seem'd, For each seem'd either ; black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies, terrible as hell, And shook a dreadful dart : what seenr/d his head The likeness of a kingly crown had on." These figures are strongly marked, and the... | |
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