 | 1829 - 494 pages
...houses, eating every thing that was green in their way. - To their general's voice they soon obey'd Innumerable. As when the potent rod Of Amram's son, in Egypt's evil day, Waved round the coast, upcall'da pitchy cloud Of Locusls, warping on the eastern wind, That o'er the realms of impious Pharaoh... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1855 - 1214 pages
...what was the effect of this on the Prime Minister ? — " He board and was abashed, and up he sprung Upon the wing; as when men wont to watch On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread, Ilouse and boetir themselves ere well awake." Then, on the spur of the moment, and without notice,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 462 pages
...should those be thought to escape, who feel Those rods of scorpions aud those whips of steel T Creech, Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains uotfeel. Miltm. Why was the sight To such a tender ball as the eye confined ; So obvious and so easy... | |
 | John Milton - 1829 - 426 pages
...of this gulf. Awake, arise, or he for ever fall'n!" They heard, and were ahash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing : as when men wont to watch On duty, sleeping found hy whom they dread, Rouse and hestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 pages
...of this gulf? Awake, arise, or be forever fall'n!' They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men wont to watch On duty,...by whom they dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere weft awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel... | |
 | John Milton - 1831 - 306 pages
...this gulf. Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen ! 330 They heard, and were abash'd, and np they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men wont to watch On duty,...well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight 835 In which they were, nor the fierce pains not feel ; Ifet to their General's voice they soon obey'd... | |
 | John Milton - 1831 - 290 pages
...of this gulf. Awake, atise, or he for ever fallen ! They heard, and were ahash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men wont to watch On duty, sleeping found hy whom they dread, Rouse and hestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1831 - 328 pages
...of leaves and flowers which appear in the spring, or of insects in a summer's evening : and Milton, As when the potent rod Of Amram's son, in Egypt's evil day? Wav'd round the coast, up-call'da pitchy cloud Of locusts, warping on the eastern wind, That o'er the... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1832 - 476 pages
...Levez-vous , armez-vous , ou servez en esclaves. » They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to watch On duty,...not feel ; Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd Innumerable. As when the potent rod Of Amram's son, in Egypt's evil day, Wav'd round the coast,... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 328 pages
...this gulf. Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n. .1:50 They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to watch On duty,...well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight 335 In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their General's voice they soon obey'd,... | |
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They heard, and were abashed, and up they sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to watch, On duty sleeping found by whom they dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce... 
