 ... mountain's craggy forehead torn, A rock's round fragment flies, with fury borne (Which from the stubborn stone a torrent rends), Precipitate the...  Elements of Criticism - Page 405de Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Lindley Murray - 1799 - 408 pages
...its llow length along. A rock torn from the broiv of a mountain. Still gath'ring force, it fmokes, and urg'd amain, Whirls, leaps, and thunders down, impetuous to the plain. Extent and violence of the waves. The waves behind impel the waves before, Wide-rolling, foaming high,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 pages
...rolling rain bounds ; At every (hock the crackling wood refounds; Still gathering force, it fmokes; and, urg'd amain. Whirls, leaps, and thunders down, impetuous to the plain : There ftops — So Hector. Their whole force ie prov'd, Refill In- when he rag'd, and when he ftopt,.ui mov'd.... | |
 | 1810 - 702 pages
...rolling ruin bounds, At ev'ry shock the crackling wood resounds. Still gathering force, it smokes ; and, urg'd amain, Whirls, leaps, and thunders down, impetuous to the plain, There stops. So Hector. Their whole force he prov'd, Resistless when he rag'd, and when he stopp'd unmov'd."... | |
 | William Russell - 1802 - 514 pages
...ruin bounds, " At every shock the crackling wood resounds ; " Still gathering strength, it smokes; and, urg'd amain, " Whirls, leaps, and thunders down, impetuous to the plain: " There stops — So Hector," &c. Iliad, xii. Pope Pope, in a word, if we may judge by the unsuccessful attempts... | |
 | 1805 - 378 pages
...rolling ruin bounds, At ev'ry shock the crackling wood resounds; Still gath'ring force, -it smokes, and urg'd amain, Whirls, leaps and thunders down, impetuous to the plain". Thus rush'd LOUVERTURE, their whole force he prov'd Resistless when he rag'd, when stop'd unmov'd :... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...rolling ruin bounds ; At ev'ry shock the crackling wood resounds ; Still gath'ring force, it smokes ; and, urg'd amain, Whirls, leaps, and thunders down, impetuous to the plain: There stops— So Hector : Their whole force he prov'd, Resistless when he rag'd, and .when he stopt uumov'd.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1807 - 588 pages
...urg'd amain, Whirls, leaps, and thunders down, impetuous to the plain : There flops. || So Hector. Their whole force he prov'd, Refiftlefs when he rag'd...the fenfe at the end of the fecond fyllable : the Hopping fhort before the ufual paufe in the melody, aids the impreffion that is made by the defcription... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...rolling ruin bounds; 190 At every shock the crackling wood resounds: Still gathering force) it smokes; and, urg'd amain, Whirls, leaps, and thunders down, impetuous to the plain: There stops — So Hector. Their whole force he prov'd, Resistless when he rag'd, and when he stopt, anmov'd.... | |
 | James Johnson - 1807 - 430 pages
...rolling ruin bounds, 1805 At every shock the echoing vaic resounds ; ' Sfill gathering force, it smokes ; and urg'd amain, Whirls, leaps, and thunders down impetuous to the plain." Iliad, b. xiii. On this account no person is allowed to keep tame goats on the north side of the island,... | |
 | Homerus - 1808 - 574 pages
...rolling ruin hounds; 195 At every shock the crackling v/ood resounds ; Still gathering force, it smokes; and, urg'd amain, Whirls, leaps, and thunders down, impetuous to the plain: There stops— So Hector. Their whole force he prov'd, Resistless when he rag'd, and when he stopt, unmov'd.... | |
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