 Drove them before him thunder-struck, pursued With terrors and with furies to the bounds And crystal wall of Heaven, which, opening wide, Rolled inward, and a spacious gap disclosed Into the wasteful deep; the monstrous sight Struck them with horror backward,...  Scenes and sports in foreign lands - Page 192by Edward Hungerford D. Elers Napier - 1840Full view - About this book
 | Jonathan Richardson - 1719 - 458 pages
...Irregularity may produce that Noble effect; as in that wonderful Place in Milton. -Headlong themfelves they threw Down from the Verge of Heaven, Eternal Wrath Burnt after them to the bottomlefs fit. The laft Bad Verfe contributes to the Horrible Idea which is to be rais'd here;... | |
 | Jonathan Richardson - 1792 - 334 pages
...irregularity may produce that noble effeft ; as in that wonderful place in Milton. • ' Headlong themfelves they threw Down from the verge of Heaven, eternal wrath Burnt after them to the bottomlefs pit. The laft bad verfe contributes to the horrible idea which is to be raifed here;... | |
 | Shrewsbury (England). Royal School - 1801 - 368 pages
...gap disclosed Into the wasteful deep. The monstrous sight Struck them with horror backward, but i-ar worse Urged them behind ; headlong themselves they...the verge of heaven : eternal wrath Burnt after them to the bottomless pit. Hell heard the unsufferable noise, Kell saw Heaven ruining from Heaven, and... | |
 | 1804 - 496 pages
...ditInto tie wasteful deep; tie monstrous sight Struct them viitb horror backward, but far worse Urg'd them behind : Headlong themselves they threw Down...the verge of heaven ; eternal wrath Burnt after them to the bottomless pit. Hell beard the insufferable noise, bell IOV> Htmen ruining from bemen, and would... | |
 | John Milton - 1809 - 494 pages
...purfued by the Furies. DUNSTER. Ver. 862. The monftroiu Jight Urg'd them behind : Headlong themfelves they threw Down from the verge of Heaven ; eternal wrath Burnt after them to the bottomlefs pit 866 Hell heard the unfufferable noife, Hell law Heaven ruining from Heaven, and... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 pages
...Into the wasteful deep: The monstrous sight Struck them with horrour backward, but far worse Urg•'d them behind: Headlong themselves they threw Down from the verge of Heaven; eternal wxath Burnt after them to the bottomless pit. Hell heard the unsufferable noise, Hell saw Heaven ruining... | |
 | George John Freeman - 464 pages
...spacious gap disclosed Into the wasteful deep; the monstrous sight Struck them with terror backwards, but far worse Urged them behind : headlong themselves...the verge of Heaven ; eternal wrath Burnt after them to the bottomless pit. What idea of time, what image of depth could have conveyed so tremendous an... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...wasteful deep. .JTiiC monstrous sight Struct them with horror backward ; but far worse Urg'd them .-hind. Headlong themselves they threw Down from the verge of heaven ; eternal wrath Burnt after them to the bottomless pit. IX,— Alexander's Feast ; or, the power of Music .—.'in Odefor St. Cicilia's... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...Into the wasteful deep. The monstrous sight Struck them with horror backward i but far worse Urg'd them behind. Headlong themselves they threw Down from...the verge of heaven ; eternal wrath Burnt after them to the bottomless pit. IX. — Alexander's Feast ; or, the Power of Music,— An Ode for St. Ciciiia's... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 pages
...Into the wasteful deep : the monstrous sight Struck them with horror backward, but far worse Urg'd them behind; headlong themselves they threw Down from the verge of heaven. Milton, B. 6. In the same view, Homer, I think, may be justified in comparing the shouts of the Trojans... | |
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