 As with the force of winds and waters pent, When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came, and drew The whole roof after them with burst of thunder Upon the heads of all who...  The Works and Life of Walter Bagehot - Seite 178von Walter Bagehot - 1915Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Thomas Henry White - 1845 - 474 Seiten
...column ! I never can forget his face, I have it now before me ! Milton thus paints the scene in Poesy, " This utter'd, straining all his nerves, he bow'd,...they came, and drew The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder Upon the heads of all who sat beneath ; Lords, ladies, captains, counsellors, or priests,... | |
 | William Dobson - 1845 - 204 Seiten
...veipe\ys KeKa\vfifieva KvaverjcriJ\ Hesiod. Theogon. FRIDAY, October 2. Into Greek Iambics. This utter' d, straining all his nerves, he bow'd, As, with the force...they came, and drew The whole roof after them with burst of thunder Upon the heads of all who sate beneath, Their choice nobility and flower, not only... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1846 - 398 Seiten
...II He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came,"1- and drew -=: IThe whole roof after them with burst of thunder, Upon the heads of all who sat beneath...counsellors, or priests, Their choice nobility and flower, Met from all parts, to solemnise this feast. | maeatoeo. Samson with these immix'd, inevitably Pull'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1846 - 624 Seiten
...upon the spec tators and himself. Those two massy pillars, With horrible confusion, to and fro lie tugg'd, he shook, till down they came, and drew The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder, Upon the heads of nU v, ho sat beneath. - • - Samsun, with thr&e iimnixt, inevitably... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1847 - 396 Seiten
...I t I f He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came,"1- and drew The whole roof after them with burst of thunder, Upon the heads of all who sat beneath;...counsellors, or priests, Their choice nobility and flower, Met from all parts, to solemnise this feast. | tnocrfOfO. Samson with these immix'd, inevitably Pull'd... | |
 | 1848 - 796 Seiten
...bow'd ; Ai with the force of winds and waters pent, When mountains tremble, those two massy piliers, "With horrible convulsion to and fro, He tugg'd, he...they came, and drew The whole roof after them, with bunt of thunder, Upon the heads of all who sat beneath, Lords, ladies, Captains, Counsellors, or Priests.... | |
 | Frederick Charles Cook - 1849 - 144 Seiten
...bow'd, When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars As, with the force of winds and waters pent, With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he...they came, and drew The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder Upon the heads of all who sat beneath, Lords, ladies, captains, counsellors, or priests,... | |
 | John Milton - 1850 - 704 Seiten
...straining all his nerves he bow'd: As with the force of winds and waters pent, Whe'iTmountamTTremble, those two massy pillars With horrible Convulsion to...they came, and drew The whole roof after them, with burst jof thunder, Upon the heads of all who safTbeneath, Lords, ladies, captains, counsellors, or... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1850 - 464 Seiten
...and fro They tugg'd, they shook—till down they came and drew The whole roof after them with burst of thunder Upon the heads of all who sat beneath, Lords, ladies, captains, counsellors, and priests, Their choice nobility!—MILTON. Sam. Agon. There was not a tyrant in Europe, who did... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1850 - 394 Seiten
...and fro They tugg'd, they shook — till down they came and drew The whole roof after them with burst of thunder Upon the heads of all who sat beneath, Lords, ladies, captains, counsellors, and priests, Their choice nobility ! — MILTOX. Sam. Agon. There was not a tyrant in Europe, who did... | |
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