 A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never...  Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books - Page 5by John Milton - 1711 - 376 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1795 - 614 pages
...from Dante to the improvement of his poem. In {jig •' Regions of forrow, doleful (hades, where peace And reft can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all, I trace the awful words of Dante written in the gate of thefe doleful regions : " Laflate ogni fperanza,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1795 - 614 pages
...polifhtd poets of a later date in that language. *' Regions of forrow, doleful, (hades, where peace And reft can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all, I trace the awful words of Dante written in the gate of thefe doleful regions: " Lafiatc ogni fperanza,... | |
 | David Austin - 1796 - 542 pages
...hath prepared for all the rebellious ; where are, • " Regions of forrow, doleful fhades, where peace And reft can never dwell, hope never comes That comes...torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With'ever-burning fulphur unconfum'd. Here their prifon ordain'd In utter darknefs, and their portion... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never conies 66 That comes to all ; but torture without end Still...and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsum'd : Such place Eternal Justice had prepar'd 70 For those rebellious ; here their pris'n ordain'd... | |
 | William Dodd - Christian life - 1796 - 306 pages
...darknefs viiihlc Serv'd only to dilcover fights of woe, Regions of Ihrrow, doleful ftiades ; where peace And reft can never dwell ; hope never comes That comes to all ; hut torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge fed, With ever- hurning fulphur unconfum'd... | |
 | John Tregortha - 1800 - 462 pages
...despair. Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never conies. That comes to all : but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever burning sulphur unconsnm'd. . ..' . ' . • • . \ . ' Misery of miseries 1 too shocking for... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace 65 And rest can never dwell, hope never comei » * That comes to all ; but torture without end Still...and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsum'd : Such place eternal Justice had prepar'd 70 For those rebellious, here their pris'on ordain'd... | |
 | Samuel Davies - 1802 - 498 pages
...ears, and that is hell ! * and the pious, penitent, * P.egionsof forrow ! doleful fhades ! where Peace And Reft can never dwell ! Hope never comes, That...Still urges, and a fiery deluge fed With ever-burning fulphur unconfum'd. MILTON. tent, believing few in the blifsful feats of heaven. There we fhall reftde... | |
 | Theology - 1803 - 516 pages
...made all men in vain?" Pf. Ixxxix. 47. t " Region of sorrow ! doleful shades ! where Peace And Rest can never dwell ! Hope never comes, That comes to all ; but torture without end ft ill urges, and a fiery deluge fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsum'd." Paradise Lost, book \,... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Kegions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all...and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsum'd : Such place eternal justice had prepar'd For those rebellious, here their prison ordain'd... | |
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