 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...whom he had involved in the same guilt and ruin with himself. . , He now prepar'd 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,... | |
 | Richard Payne Knight - 1805 - 512 pages
...PART iII. Of the Sublime and Pathetic. Stands on the blasted heath. He now prcpar'd 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 essay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 pages
...their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 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,... | |
 | 1810 - 482 pages
...singed top, their stately growth, though Stand on the blasted heath. He uow prepar'd To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peer* : attention held them mute. Thrice he assav'd, and thrice in spite of scorn, Tears,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 560 pages
...their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him mund With all his peers : attention held them mute. Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn,... | |
 | John Milton - 1820 - 342 pages
...their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 614 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,... | |
 | John Milton - 1821 - 226 pages
...top their stately growth, 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 With all his peers: Attention held them mute. Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 820 pages
...whom he had involved in the same guilt and ruin with himself: — He now prepared 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 assayed, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears,... | |
 | 1824 - 294 pages
...spirits whom he had involved in the same guilt and ruin with himself. He now prcpar'd 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 essay'd: and thrice in spite of scorn, Tears,... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. He now prepar'd 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,... | |
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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. 
