 | Pierre Bayle - Biography - 1826 - 442 pages
...Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky ; Nor pois'd, did on her own foundations lie : Nor seas around the shores their arms had thrown ; But earth, and...light, and earth unstable, And water's dark abyss unuavigable, * Lib. i.ver.5. 15 5 No certain form on any was impress'd ; All were confus'd, and each... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...Moon did yet her blunted Horns renew : Nor yet was Earth fufpended in the Sky ; Nor, pois'd, didonher own Foundations lie : Nor Seas about the Shores their Arms had thrown i But Earth, and Air, and Water, were in one. Thus Air was void of Light, and Earth unftable,. And... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...earth fufpended in the fky ; Nor, pbls'd, did on her own foundations lie ; Nor feas about the fhores their arms had thrown ; But earth, and air, and water,...were in one. Thus air was void of light, and earth unftable, And water's dark abyfs unnavigable. No certain form on any was impreft ; All were confus'd,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 392 pages
...was earth fufpended in the fky; Nor, pois'd, did on her own foundations lie: Nor feas about the mores their arms had thrown; But earth, and air, and water,...were in one. Thus air was void of light, and earth unftable, And water's dark abyfs unnavigable. No certain form on any was impreft; All were confus'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 352 pages
...earth fulpended in the fky; Nor, pois'd, did on her own foundations lie : Nor feas about the fhores their arms had thrown ; But earth, and air, and water,...were in one. Thus air was void of light, and earth unftabk, And water's dark abyfs unnavigable. No certain form on any was impreft ; All were confus'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...earth lufpended in the fky ; Nor, pois'd, did on her own foundations lie : Nor feas about the fhores their arms had thrown ; But earth, and air, and water, were in one. Thus air was void or' light, and e:rth unftable, And water's dark abyfs unnavig.;b!e. No 1 No certain form on any was... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 352 pages
...fky; Nor, pois'd, did on her own foundations lie: Nor feas about the fhores their arms had thrown j But earth, and air, and water, were in one. Thus air was void of light, and earth unftable, And water's dark abyfs unnavigable. No certain form on any was impreft; All were confus'd,... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...earth fufpended in the iky ; ï*or, pois'd, did on her own foundations lie N>r feas about the (bores their arms had thrown ; But earth, and air, and water,...were in one. Thus air was void of light, and earth uoftablc, And water's dark abyfs Unnavigable. No certain form on any was impreft ; AU мете confWd,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...did on her own foundations lie Nor fcas about the mores their arms had thrown j But earth, and ay, and water, were in one. Thus air was void of light, and earth unflable, And water's dark abyfs unnavigable. No certain form on any was impreft ; All were coofus'd,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...earth fufpcnded in the fky ; Nor, pois'd, did on her own foundations lie: Nor feas about the (hores their arms had thrown ; But earth, and air, and water,...were in one. Thus air was void of light, and earth undahle, And water's dark abyfs unnavigable. No certain form on any was impre-d ; All were confus'd,... | |
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No moon did yet her blunted horns renew ; Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky, Nor, poised, did on her own foundations lie ; Nor seas about the shores their arms had thrown; But earth, and air, and water, were in one. Thus air was void of light, and... 
