 Hence when lightning fires The arch of Heaven, and thunders rock the ground. When furious whirlwinds rend the howling air, And Ocean, groaning from his lowest bed, Heaves his tempestuous billows to the sky ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below The nations...  The Works of the English Poets: Akenside - Page 80by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Mark Akenside - 1744 - 110 pages
...fighs for harmony, and grace, And gentleft beauty. Hence when lightning fires 550 The arch of heav'n, and thunders rock the ground ; When furious whirlwinds rend the howling air, And ocean, groaning from the loweft bed, , • Heaves his tempeftuous billows to the fky ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below... | |
 | John Gilbert Cooper - 1757 - 420 pages
...fighs for harmony, and grace, And gentleft beauty. Hence when lightning fires 550 The arch of heav'n, and thunders rock the ground ; When furious whirlwinds...loweft bed, Heaves his tempeftuous billows to the fky ; One purfuet Tbe -vaji alone, &c.] See the note to ver. 18 of this book. Amid the mighty uproar, while... | |
 | 1760 - 828 pages
...©genfcbaff einee gröffe» ©enie¿ tortrefîid) aueiiebrtlrfi, * When lightning fires The arch of hcav'n, and thunders rock the ground • When furious whirlwinds...rend the howling air, And ocean, groaning from his lowelt bed, Hesives his tempestuous billows to the sky ; Amid the migthy uproar , while below The nations... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...acquire." AKINSIDE. From the fame Author's Pleafures of Imagination, Book 3. when lightening fires The arch of heaven, and thunders rock the ground,...loweft bed, Heaves his tempeftuous billows to the flcy; Amid the general uproar, while below The nations tremble, Shakefpeare looks abroad From fome... | |
 | 1779 - 638 pages
...<£igcnfc!)<tf{ cineé groffen ©e» niei fcortreflicj) auegebröcff. * When lightning fires The arch of heav'n, and thunders rock the ground. When furious whirlwinds...And ocean, groaning from his loweft bed, Heaves his tempestuous billows to the sky; Amid the wi'thy uproar , while below The nations tremble , Shakefyear... | |
 | Mark Akenside - 1744 - 124 pages
...fin- harmony, and grace, And gentleftbeftrty. Hence when light 'ning fires 590 The arch of heav'n, and thunders rock the ground, When furious whirlwinds rend the howling air, And Oeean, groaning from his lowoft bed, Heaves his tempeftuous billows to the Iky; Ani'u! the mighty uproar,... | |
 | William Scott (teacher of elocution, Edinburgh.) - 1781 - 470 pages
...and grace, And gentleft beauty. — Hence, when lightning fires The arch of heav'n, and thunders roek the ground ; When furious whirlwinds rend the howling air; And ocean, groaning from the lowed bed, Heaves his tempefluous billows to the (k/ ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below The... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1782 - 516 pages
...Another fighs for harmony, and grace, And gentleft beauty. Hence when lighming fires The arch of heav'n, and thunders rock the ground ; When furious whirlwinds rend the howling air, And ocean groaning from the loweft bed, Heaves his tempeftuous billows to the iky ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below > •... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...Another £ghs for harmony, and grace, And gentlcft beauty. Hence when lightning fires The arch of heav'n, and thunders rock the ground ; When furious whirlwinds...billows to the fky ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below The nations tremble, Shakefpear looks abroad From feme high cliff, fuperior, and enjoys The elemental... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1787 - 400 pages
...flow'rs and dews to fprinkle on the turf Where Shakefpeare lies, be prefent— • when lightning fires The arch of Heaven, and thunders rock the ground,...rend the howling air, And ocean, groaning from. his lo weft, bed, Heaves Jiis tempeftuous billows to the Iky } Amid the general uproar,, while below The... | |
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