 Olympian games or Pythian fields ; 530 Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal With rapid wheels, or fronted brigades form. As when to warn proud cities, war appears Waged in the troubled sky, and armies rush To battle in the clouds, before each...  Latin Hexameter Verse: An Aid to Composition - Page 151by Samuel Edward Winbolt - 1903 - 266 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...: As when to warn proud Cities, War appears = Wag'd in the troubl'd Sky, and Armies rufh To Battel in the Clouds ; before each Van Prick forth the airy Knights, and couch their Spears, Till thickeft Legions clofe ; with Feats of Arms From either Side of Heav'n the Welkin burn;. ." Others... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - Atomism - 1714 - 508 pages
...Defcription : As 'when, to warn proud Cities, War appears, Wag'd in the troubled Sky, and Armies rulli To Battle in the Clouds ; before each Van Prick forth the airy Knights, and couch their Spears, Till thickeft Legions cloie ;\vith Feats of Arms From either Side of Heav'n tht Welkin burns. Moreover Faber... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 506 pages
...Defcnptipn : At when, to warn proud Cities, War appears, Wag'd in the troubled Sky, and Armies rufli To Battle in the Clouds ; before each Van Prick forth the airy Knights, and couch their Spears, Till thickd'l Legions clofe ¿with Feats of Arms From either Side of Heav'n the Welkin burns. Moreover Faber... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 630 pages
...Brigads form. As when, to warn proud Cities, War appears Wag'd in the troubled sky, and armie* ruft» To battle in the Clouds ; before each Van Prick forth the airy Knights, and couch their fpears Till thickeft Legions clofe : with feats of arms From either end of heav'n the welkin burns.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 546 pages
...before each van 14 Prick forth the aery knights, and couch their fpears *' Till thickeft legions clofe; with feats of arms *' From either end of heaven the welkin burns." STEEVENS. And what faid he ? Luc. That love I begg'd for you, he begg'd of me. Mr. With what perfuafion... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 384 pages
...comparison in the second book of Paradise Last : " As when to warn proud cities, war appears " Wag'd in the troubled sky, and armies rush " To battle in the clouds, before each van " Prick forth the aery knights, and couch their spears C " Till " Till thickest legions close ; with feats of arms, "... | |
 | John Milton - 1789 - 278 pages
...brigades form. As when, to warn prou*i cities, war appears Wag'd in the troubled fky, and armies rufn To battle in the clouds, before each van Prick forth the airy knights and couch their fpears, Till thickeft legions clole : with feats of arms From either end nfheav'n the welkin burns.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 554 pages
...before each van " Prick forth the aery knights, and couch their fpears, " Till thickeft legions clofe ; with feats of arms " From either end of heaven the welkin burns." STEITIN'The original copy reads— Ob, his heart's meteors, &c. The <of icftion was made in the fecend... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 646 pages
...clouds, before each van Prick forth the aery knights, and couch their fpeart Till thickeft legions dole; with feats of arms From either end of heaven the welkin burns." STEIVIN-J. The original copy reads — Oh, his heart's meteors, &c. The correction was made in the... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...the goal With rapid wheels, or fronted brigades form. As when to warn proud cities war appears Wag'd in the troubled sky, and armies rush To battle in...legions close ; with feats of arms From either end of Heav'n the welkin burns. Others with vast Typiuvan rage more fell Rend up both rocks and hills, and... | |
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