 Caught in a fiery tempest shall be hurled Each on his rock transfixed, the sport and prey Of racking whirlwinds, or for ever sunk Under yon boiling ocean, wrapt in chains; There to converse with everlasting groans, Unrespited, unpitied, unreprieved, Ages...  A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature ... - Page 280edited by - 1829Full view - About this book
 | James Henry - 1851 - 264 pages
...passage, in his Paradise Lost (ii. 180), it appears that even he fell into the general and double error: " Caught in a fiery tempest shall be hurled, Each on his rock transfixed." Caro's translation shows that he had no definite idea whatever of the meaning: " A tale un turbo In... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...should spout her cataracts of fire, Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall One day upon our heads? while we, perhaps Designing or exhorting glorious...transfixed, the sport and prey Of racking whirlwinds ; or forever sunk Under yon boiling ocean, wrapped in chains ; There to converse with everlasting groans,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...should spout her cataracts of fire, Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall One day upon our heads ? while we, perhaps Designing or exhorting glorious...transfixed, the sport and prey Of racking whirlwinds ; or forever sunk Under yon boiling ocean, wrapped in chains ; There to converse with everlasting groans,... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...should spout her cataracts of fire, Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall One day upon our heads ; y-waving pine Fills the brown shade with a religious awe. And ye, whose bolder note is hea hurl'd Each on his rock tmnsfiYd, the sport and prey Of wracking whirlwinds ; or for ever sunk Under... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...threatening hideous fall One day upon our heads ; while we perhaps, Designing or exhorting glorious war, 175 Caught in a fiery tempest shall be hurled Each on his rock transfixed 3, the sport and prey Of wracking whirlwinds ; or for ever sunk Under yon boiling ocean, wrapped in... | |
 | John Milton - 1852 - 472 pages
...cataracts of fire ? Impendent horrors! threatening hideous fall One day upon our head's; while we, ^erhapi Designing or exhorting glorious war, Caught in a fiery tempest, shall be hurl'd Each on his rock transfix'd, the sport and prey Of racking whirlwinds; or for ever sunk Under... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 374 pages
...or exhorting glorious war, Caught in a fiery tempest shall be hurl'd, Each on his rock transfix'd, the sport and prey Of racking whirlwinds ; or for ever sunk Under yon boiling ocean, wrapt in chains ; Unrespited, unpitied, unreprieved, Ages of hopeless end ? This would be worse. War therefore, open... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 370 pages
...spout her cataracts of fire, Impendent horrours, threatening hideous fall One day upon our heads ; while we perhaps, Designing or exhorting glorious war, Caught in a fiery tempest shall be hurl'd, Each on his rock transfix'd, the sport and prey Of racking whirlwinds ; or for ever sunk Under... | |
 | John Milton - 1853 - 474 pages
...spout her cataracts of tire ? Impendent horrors ! threatening hideous fall One day upen our heads ; while we, perhaps. Designing or exhorting glorious war, Caught in a fiery tempest, shall be hurl'd Each on his rock transfix'd, the sport and prey Of racking whirlwinds; or for ever sunk Under... | |
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