 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, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last Words interwove...  The British Essayists;: Spectator - Page 239de Alexander Chalmers - 1808Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1848 - 314 pages
...wing, and half enclose him round, With all hit peers : attention held them mate. Thrice he essay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last Words, interwove with sighs, found out their way." Paradise Lost, bi Ovid does not allow... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Young - 1848 - 600 pages
...now prepared 615 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, such as Angels weep, burst forth : at last 620 Words,... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1849 - 484 pages
...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...of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth ." The catalogue of evil spirits has abundance of learning in it, and a very agreeable turn of poetry,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 pages
...He now prepar'd To rpeak : whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose e her may ; Lo, see soon after, how more bold and...Her bared bosom she doth broad display ; Lo, see ; at last Words, interwove with sighs, found out their way. [The Garden of Eden.] [From the вате.]... | |
 | 1856 - 666 pages
...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...of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth : at last, Words, interwove with sighs, found out their way. I need not say, my young friends, that... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 296 pages
...they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his peers: attention held them mme : Thrice he assay'd, and thrice in spite of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth ; at last 620 Words interwove with sighs found out thek way. Hateful to utter : but what power of mind,... | |
 | John Milton - 1849 - 650 pages
...now prepared 615 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, such as Angels weep, burst forth : at last 620 Words,... | |
 | John Milton - 1850 - 302 pages
...Stands ou the blasted hiath. He now prepared 019 To speak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend Prom wing to wing, and half inclose him round With all...of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. At last 62t Words interwove with sighs found out their way. O myriads of immortal Spirits, O Powers... | |
 | John Milton, James Prendeville - 1850 - 452 pages
...no w 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...of scorn, Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth ; 3 at last Words, interwove with sighs, found out their way. " 0 myriads of immortal spirits ! * 0... | |
 | 1909 - 502 pages
...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, such as Angels weep, burst forth : at last Words interwove... | |
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