 The way seems difficult, and steep to scale With upright wing against a higher foe! Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat ; descent and fall To us...  Paradise lost, a poem - Page 23de John Milton - 1823Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 538 pages
...observed in the volubility and levity of these lines, which express an action tardy and reluctant : Descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of...Insulting, and pursued us through the deep. With what confusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low 1 Th' ascent is easy then. In another place, he describes... | |
 | Francis S. Higginson - 1825 - 586 pages
...exultation at that success which, it must be acknowledged, they had arduously obtained. CHAPTER XVII. - Who but felt, of late, When the fierce foe hung on...Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compunction and laborious flight We sunk thus lowj" MILTON. SUCH, indeed, was the impetuosity with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 526 pages
...observed in the volubility and levity of these lines, which express an action tardy and reluctant. -Descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of...fierce foe hung on our broken rear \ Insulting, and pursu'd us through the deep, With what confusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low ? TV ascent... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...native seat ; descent and full To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung upon our broken rear Insulting, and pursued us through...compulsion and laborious flight, We sunk thus low ? Th' ascent is easy then, Th' event is fear'd. Shoukl we again orovoke Our stronger, some worse way... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...But perhaps The way seems difficult and steep—to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful...sunk thus low ? The ascent is easy then. The event is fear'd—Should we again provoke Our stronger, some worse way his wrath may find To our destruction... | |
 | 1826 - 868 pages
...dangerous by our own timidity in attempting it. " Who • " Who but'felt of late, When the fierce foe ^uug on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued us through...what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus low ? Th' ascent is cusy then." What was there to deter us from this glorious effort ? Was it the fear,... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 312 pages
...But perhaps 70 The way seems difficult and steep to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful...benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend 75 Up to our native seat: Descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce... | |
 | John Aikin - 1826 - 840 pages
...wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumn not still, That in our proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat ; descent and fall To us is advertc. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued us... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 414 pages
...steep, to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench 20 Of that forgetful lake benumb not still, That in our...late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear, 25 Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pages
...steep, to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench 20 Of that forgetful lake benumb not still, That in our...proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat : descent and/a/Z To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear, 25 Insulting,... | |
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