| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 578 Seiten
...cobweb in its ftead ! As, forc'd from wind-guns, lead itfelf can fly, And pond'rous flugs cut fwiftly through the Iky; As clocks to weight their nimble motion owe, The wheels above urg'd by the load below : Me Emptinefs, and Dullnefs could infpire, And were my elafticity, and fire.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1796 - 236 Seiten
...in its itead ! 1 80 As, forc'd from wind-guns, lead itfelf can fly, And pond'rous llugs cut fwiftly through the iky ; As clocks to weight their nimble motion owe, The wheels above urg'd by the load below ; Me Emptinefs and Dulnefs could iufpire, 185 And were my elafticity and tire.... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 440 Seiten
...1726. WARBURTOK. As, forc'd from wind-guns, lead itfelf can fly, And pond'rous flugs cut fwiftly thro' the Iky ; As clocks to weight their nimble motion owe, The wheels above urg'd by the load below : Me Emptinefs, and Dulnefs could infpire, 185 And were my Elafticity, and... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 448 Seiten
...fail to move. As forc'd from wind-guns, lead itfelf can fly, And pond'rous flugs cut fwiftly thro' the Iky : As clocks to weight their nimble motion owe, The wheels above urg'd by the load below; 180 Me, emptinefs and dulnefs could infpire, And were my elafticity and fire.... | |
| John Moore - 1816 - 272 Seiten
...XXVIII. As, fbrc'd from wind.guns, lead itself can fly, And pond'rous slugs cut swiftly through the sky ; As clocks to weight their nimble motion owe, The wheels above urged by the load below ; Him emptiness and dullness could inspire, And were his elasticity and fire." POPE, AT the university Edward... | |
| John Moore - 1820 - 578 Seiten
...IL As, forcM from wind-guns, lead itself can fly, And pond'rous slugs cut swiftly through the sky ; As clocks to weight their nimble motion owe, The wheels above urged by the load below : Him emptiness and dulness could inspire, And were his elasticity and fire. 1'oi't . .Ax the university... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1820 - 318 Seiten
...tides, then back their circles bring." The same. And I think he said of that simile, (Dune. i. 182). " As clocks to weight their nimble motion owe, The wheels above urged by the load below." In the scattered lessons I used to set myself about that time, I translated above a quarter of the... | |
| John Moore, Robert Anderson - 1820 - 580 Seiten
...fort'd from wind-guns, lead Itself can Rj, And pond'rous slugs cut swiftly through the sky ; As clock! to weight their nimble motion owe. The wheels above urged by the load below : Him emptiness and dulness could inspire, And were his elasticity and fire. Pore. AT the university Edward... | |
| Joseph Spence - 1820 - 324 Seiten
...tides, then back their circles bring." The same. And I think he said of that simile, (Dune. i. 182). " As clocks to weight their nimble motion owe, The wheels above urged by theload below." In the scattered lessons I used to set myself about that time, I translated above a... | |
| 1822 - 290 Seiten
...stead! As, forced from wind-guns, lead itself can fly, And ponderous slugs cut swiftly through the sky; As clocks to weight their nimble motion owe, The wheels above urged by the load below; Me Emptiness and Dulness could inspire, And were my elasticity and fire. Some demon stole my pen (forgive... | |
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