Sight full of fate ! up from the centre torn. The ground yawns horrible a hundred mouths, Flashing pale flames— down through the gulfs profound, Screaming, whole crowds of every age and rank, With hands to Heaven rais'd high imploring aid, Prone to... The Excursion: A Poem in Two Books - Page 37by David Mallet - 1728 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 702 pages
...hundred mouths, Flafhing pale flames — down through the gulphs profound, Screamlng, whole crouds of every age and rank, With hands to heaven rais'd...fhuts her ponderous jaws. Part loft in night Return no morei part on the wafting wave, Borne through the darknefs of th' infernal world, Fardiftant rife,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 362 pages
...hundred mouths, Klafhing. pale flames — down through thegulphsprofoudi Screaming, whole crouds ef every age and rank, With hands to heaven. rais'd high...heads Earth fhuts her ponderous jaws. Part loft in nigkt Reuirn no more i p»rt on the wafting wave, Borne through the darknefs of.th'. infernal world,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 410 pages
...the gulphs profou: Screaming, whole crouds of every age and rank, With hands to heaven.rais'd-faigh imploring aid, Prone to th' abyfs defcend ; and o'er their heads Earth muts her ponderous jaws. Part loft in night Return no morei part on the waftingiwave, Borne through... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 622 pages
...centre torn. The ground yawns horrible a hundred mouths, Flashing pale flames— down through the gulfs profound, Screaming, whole crowds of every age and...to Heaven rais'd high imploring aid, Prone to th' abyss descend; and o'er their heads Earth shuts her ponderous iaws. Part lost in night Return no more... | |
| Noah Heringman - Literary Criticism - 2004 - 340 pages
...centre torn The ground yawns horrible a hundred mouths, Flashing pale flames—down through the gulfs profound, Screaming, whole crowds of every age and rank, With hands to heav'n rais'd high imploring aid, Prone to th'abyss descend; and o'er their heads Earth shuts her ponderous... | |
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