 Thunderer down to earth. Ye strive in vain! If I but stretch this hand. I heave the gods, the ocean, and the land; I fix the chain to great Olympus' height, And the vast world hangs trembling in my sight!  The Iliad of Homerby Homer - 1796Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Waller - English poetry - 1744 - 496 pages
...Jove : Let down our golden everlafiing chain, Whofeftrong embrace holds heav'n, and earth, and main : Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth, To drag by this the Thund'rer doicn to earth. Ye ftrwc in vain ! If I but ftretch this hand 1 heave the Gods, the ocean, and the... | |
 | Homerus - 1756 - 254 pages
...it together : by which means the whole ereation would become unactire, and all its power furuended. Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth, To drag,...hand, . I heave the Gods, the Ocean, and the Land; 30 I fix the chain to great Olympus' height, And the vaft world hangs trembling in my fight! For fuch... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...cverlafting chain, Whofe ftrong embrace holds heav'n, and earth and main : Strive all of mortal or immortal birth, To drag by this the Thund'rer down...this hand, I heave the Gods, the ocean, and the land, I fix the chain to great Olympus height, And the vafl world hangs trembling in my fight. Pope. It is... | |
 | Samuel Boyse - Mythology, Classical - 1771 - 406 pages
...Jove : Let down our golden, everlafting chain, Whofe ftrong embrace holds heav'n, and earth and main : Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth, To drag...but ftretch this hand, I heave the Gods, the ocean, ard the land, I fix the chain to great Olympus height, And the vaft world hangs trembling in my fight.... | |
 | 1772 - 412 pages
...* Let down our golden, sverla fling chain, Whofe Jlrong embrace holdt heav'n, and earth, and main : Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth, To drag, by this, the Thund'rer down t» earth : Ye Jirive in vain ! If I but ftretck this hand, I heave the gods, tin ocean, and the land,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...heaven, and earth, and' main : Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth, To drag, by this, the Thunderer down to earth: Ye ftrive in vain ! If I but ftretch...hand, I heave the Gods, the ocean, and the land ; 30 I fix the chain to great Olympus' height, And the vaft world hangs trembling in my fight ! For fuch... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 396 pages
...heaven, and earth, and. main : Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth, To drag, by this, the Thunderer down to earth? Ye ftrive in vain ! If I but ftretch...this hand, I heave the Gods, the ocean, and the land ; 3» I fix the chain to great Olympus' height, And the vaft. world hangs trembling in my fight t for... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 462 pages
...and main i Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth, To drag, by this, the Thunderer down to earth i Ye ftrive in vain ! If I but ftretch this hand, I heave .the Gods, the ocean, and the land; 30 I fix the chain to great Olympus' height, And the vaft world hangs trembling in my fight ! For fuch... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...Jove. Let down our golden everlafting chain, Whole ftreug embrace holds heav'n, and earth, and main. Strive, all, of mortal and immortal birth, To drag by this the thimd'rer down to earth. — "Ye ftrive in v.in. If I but Ilretch tliis hand, I heave the gods, the... | |
 | Homer - 1791 - 410 pages
...intended lo rf prc-lcnt the excellence of monarchy ; that the fwptre ought to be fwayed by one H z hand, Strive all, of mortal and immortal birth, To drag, by this, the Thund'rer down to earth : Ye drive in vain ! If 1 but ftretch this hand, I heave the Gods, the Ocean, and the Land j 30 J fix the... | |
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