Looks through the horizontal misty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon, In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs. Elements of Criticism - Seite 17von Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| William Harris - 1766 - 418 Seiten
...imaginary ' treafon in the following lines : — — " As when the fun, new ris'n, •' Looks thro' the horizontal mifty air " Shorn of his beams) or...difaftrous twilight fheds . . " On half the nations, and with fear of change " Perplexes monarchies (/i)." i (rf To-- land's Life of Milton, What notable... | |
| John Milton - 1767 - 448 Seiten
...th' excefs Of glory' obfcur'd : as when the fun new rifen Looks through the horizontal mifty air 595 Shorn of his beams ; or from behind the moon, In dim...eclipfe, difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs. Darken'd fo, yet fhone Above them all th' archangel : but... | |
| Thomas Gibbons - 1767 - 540 Seiten
...appear'd Lefs than arch-angel ruin'd, and th' excefs Of glory obfcur'd ; as when the fun new ris'n, Looks through the horizontal mifty air, Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon In dim cclipfe difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs ;... | |
| John Milton - 1767 - 376 Seiten
...appearM Lefs than arch-angel ruin'd, and the excefs Of glory obi "cur'd : as when the fun new ris'n, Looks through the horizontal mifty air Shorn of his beams, or from behind the moon, In dim eclips difaftrous twilight (heds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarch?. Darken'd... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1767 - 368 Seiten
...ruin'd, and th' txcefs Of glory olfcur'd: as when the fun new rii-n Looks through the horizontal mifly air Shorn of his beams ; or from behind the moon In dim eclipfe difajlrous twilight Jheds On half the nations \ and with fear of changt Perplexes manarchs. Here is... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1772 - 398 Seiten
...had yet not loft All her original brightnefs, nor appear'd Lefs than archangel ruiu'd, and th'excefs Of glory obfcur'd : as when the fun new-rifen Looks...through the horizontal mifty air Shorn of his beams ; or fiom behind the moon In dim eclipfe, difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of... | |
| Richard Hurd - 1773 - 254 Seiten
...writer; and another by Artemidorus, an Ephefian, * [£] Hence, the allufion of our great poet, — or from behind the moon In dim eclipfe difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of cbange Perplexes monarcb f — P, L, i. 596. 94 foe Pfop&etie Style twftdefed, . T... | |
| Lord James Burnett Monboddo - 1774 - 614 Seiten
...Their dread commander : he above the reft In mape and gefture proudly eminent, Stood like a tower : his form had yet not loft All her original brightnefs,...eclipfe, difaftrous twilight fheds On half the nations, and with fear of change Perplexes monarchs : darken'd fo, yet fhone Above them all the Archangel. a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 328 Seiten
...nor appeared Lefsthan Archangel ruin'd, and th Excefs Of Glory obfcur'd ; as when the Sun new ris'n Looks through the horizontal mifty Air Shorn of his...Eclipfe difaftrous Twilight fheds On half the Nations ; and with Fear of Change Perplexes Monarchs. He could never give an Idea of the Wonderful Stature,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 332 Seiten
...appeared Lefs than Archangel ruin'd, and th' Excefs Of Glory obfcur'd ; as when the Sun new ris'rt Looks through the horizontal mifty Air Shorn of his Beams : or from behind the Moon In dim Eclipfe difaflrous Twilight fheds . On Half the Nations ; and with Fear of Change Perplexes Monarchs. He could... | |
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