Of earth dissolved, or an extinguish'd sun ; (Ye sublunary worlds, awake, awake ! Ye rulers of the nation, hear, and shake !) Thick clouds of darkness shall arise on day ; In sudden night all earth's dominions lay ; Impetuous winds the scatter'd forests... The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 12by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
| Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...arife one day, In fudden night all earth's dominions lay ; Impetuous winds the fcatter'd forefts rend, Eternal mountains, like their cedars, bend; The valleys...troubled ocean roar, And break the bondage of his wonted fhore ; A fanguine ftain the hlyer moon o'erfpread, Darknefs the circle of the fun invade, From im... | |
| Edward Young - English literature - 1762 - 412 pages
...arife on day ; In fudden night all earth's dominions lay ; Impetuous winds the fcatter'd forefts rend ; Eternal mountains, like their cedars, bend ; The valleys...troubled ocean roar, And break the bondage of his wonted more ; A fanguine ftain the filver moon o'erfpread ; Darknefs the circle of the fun invade ; .From... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 290 pages
...on day ; In fudden night all earth's dominions lay; Impetuous winds the fcatter'd forefts rend ; 85 Eternal mountains, like their cedars, bend ; The valleys...troubled ocean roar, And break the bondage of his wonted fiiore ; A fanguine ftain the filver moon o'erfpread ; Darknefs the circle of the fun invade ; 90 From... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 286 pages
...on day ; In fudden night all earth's dominions lay; Impetuous winds the fcatter'd forefts rend ; 85 Eternal mountains, like their cedars, bend ; The valleys...troubled ocean roar, And break the bondage of his wonted fhore ; A fanguine ftain the filver moon o'erfpread; Darknefs the circle of the fun invade ; 90 From... | |
| James Roach - English poetry - 1793 - 274 pages
...day r In fudden night all earth's dominions lay ; • Impetuotte wind's the featter'd forefts rend ; Eternal mountains, like their cedars, bend ; The valleys...yawn, the troubled ocean roar, And break the bondage cifhrs wonted 'fliore ; A fanguine'flain the-fllver moon o'cr-fpread ;. Darknefs the cirfile of <he-fun... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...Impetuous winds the fcatter'd forefts rend; Eternal mountain;, like their cedars bend ; The vallies yawn, the troubled ocean roar, And break the- bondage of his wonted (horc ; A fanguine ftain the filver moon o'erfpread ; Darknefs the circle of the fun invade ; I'rom... | |
| Edward Young - 1799 - 314 pages
...Impetuous winds -the fcatter'd forefts rend, t 5 Eternal mountains, like their cedars, bend ; The valliea yawn, the troubled ocean roar, And break the bondage of his wonted (hore ; A fanguine ftain the Clver moon o'erfpread, Darknefs the circle of the fun invade ; ,,« From... | |
| English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
.... . i ' ' The valleys yawn, the itroubled ocean rotay- ' '. And break the bondage of his -.-wontqd shore; : A sanguine stain the silver moon o'erspread ; Darkness the circle of the Sun invade;''-" v' ' From inmost heaven incessaint thuAderi roll, " • And the' strong dcho bburrd-from pole to' pole.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 538 pages
...I3arkntf« the circle of the fun invade ; 90 From inmoli heaven inccO'.tnt thunders roll, And the flr;>n£ echo bound from pole to pole, When, lo, a mighty trump, one half conceal'd Jn clouds, one half to mortal eye reveal'd. Shall pour a dreadful note : the piercing call 95 ' .Shall... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 542 pages
...night all earth's dominions lay ; Impetuous winds the fcattcr'd forcfts rend ; 85 Eternal mpuntaina, like their cedars, bend; The valleys yawn, the troubled ocean roar, .And break the bflnJapc of hjs wonted fhore ; A fanguine ftain the lilvcrinoon o'erfpread; Diirkncfs the circle of... | |
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