 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 Pleasures of Imagination - Page 115by Mark Akenside - 1794 - 195 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Gilbert Cooper - Aesthetics - 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...could 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 388 pages
...wild ; Another fighs for harmony, and grace, , And gentleft beauty. Hence when lightning fires 59= The arch of heaven, and thunders rock the ground,...billows to the fky; Amid the mighty uproar, while below 55^ The nations tremble, Shakefpeare looks abroad From fome high cliff, fuperior, and enjoys The elemental... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 404 pages
...wild ; Another lighs for harmony, and grace, Arid gentleft beauty. Hence wheii lightning fires 590 The arch of heaven, and thunders rock the ground,...rend the howling air, And ocean, groaning from his lowefl bed, Heaves !iis tempeftucus billows to the fky; Amid the mighty uproar, while below 55^ The... | |
 | 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 Enfield - Elocution - 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
...fingers cull Frefh flow'rs and dews to fprinkle on the turf Where Shakefpeare lies, be prefent— • when lightning fires The arch of Heaven, and thunders...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...genius only could acquire." AKENSIDE. From tlte same Autko r'j Pleasures of Imagination, Book III. • when lightning fires The arch of heaven, and thunders...rend the howling air, And ocean, groaning from his lowest bed, Heaves his tempestuous billows to the sky; Amid the general uproar, while below The nations... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 570 pages
...genius only could acquire." AKENSIDE. From the fame Author's Pleafures of Imagination, B. III. • when lightning fires The arch of heaven, and thunders...billows to the fky ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below The nations tremble, Shakfpeare looks abroad From fome high cliff, fuperiour, and enjoys The elemental... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 384 pages
...objefts : one purfues The vaft alone, the wonderful, the wild ; Another fighs for harmony, and grace, And gentleft beauty. Hence, when lightning fires The...whirlwinds rend the howling air, And Ocean, groaning from the lowefl bed, Heaves his tempeftuous billows to the fky ; Amid the mighty uproar, while below The... | |
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