| Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...Dryd. Virg. Far iu the Sea, againft the foaming Shore, There ftands a Rock : The raging Billows roar Above his Head in Storms ; but when 'tis clear, Uncurl...below the gentle Waters run, The Cormorants above lie basking in the Sun. Dryd. Virg. A Rock that braves The raging Tempefts and the rifing Waves : Propp'd... | |
| Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 pages
...the Flood. Far in the Sea, aginft the foaming Shore, There ftands a Rock ; the raging Billows roar Above his Head in Storms ; but when 'tis clear, Uncurl...below the gentle Waters run ; The Cormorants above lie bafking in the Sun. A Rock that braves The raging Tempeftr, and the rifIng Waves • Propp'd on... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1130 pages
...agaiuft the foaming Ihore, There ftands a rock ; the raging billows roar 165 Above his head in ftorms j but, when 'tis clear, Uncurl their ridgy backs, and...below the gentle waters run ; The cormorants above lie balking in the fun. On this the hero fix'd an oak in fight, 179 The mark to guide the manners aright.... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 374 pages
...againft the foaming fhore, There ftands a rock; the raging billows roar . 16$ Above his head in ftorms ; but, when 'tis clear, Uncurl their ridgy backs, and...below the gentle waters run ; The cormorants above lie bafking in the fun. On this the hero fix'd an oak in fight, 170 The mark to guide the mariners... | |
| 1792 - 918 pages
...againd the foaming fhore, There (lands a rock ; the raging billows roar Above his head in ftorms ; but, when 'tis clear, Uncurl their ridgy backs, and...below the gentle waters run ; The cormorants above lie balking in the fun. On this the hero fix'd an oak in fight, The mark to guide the mariners aright.... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...againft the foaming fliure, There ftandi a rock ; the raging billows, roar Above his head in ftorms ; but. when 'tis clear. Uncurl their ridgy backs, and at his foot .ippett. In peace below the gentle waters run ; I li • cormorants al>uve lie barking in the fun*... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pages
...agr.inft the foaming more. There ftands a rock ; the raging billow; roar Above his head in ftorms; but, when 'tis clear, Uncurl their ridgy backs, and...below the gentle waters run ; The cormorants above lie balking in the fun. On this the hero fix'd an oak in fight, The mark to guide the mariners aright.... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...againfl the foaming fhore, There flarjds a rock j the raging billows roar Above his head in ftorms; but, when 'tis clear, Uncurl their ridgy backs, and...foot appear. In peace below the gentle waters run; ic cormorants above lie balking in the fun. On this the hero fix'd an oak in fight, The mark to guide... | |
| Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...blood. Far in the sea, against the foaming shore, There stands a rock: the raging billows roar 165 Above his head in storms ;• but, when 'tis clear,...below the gentle waters run ; The cormorants above lie basking in the sun. On this the hero fix'd an oak in sight, 170 The mark to guide the mariners... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 484 pages
...Trojan blood. Far in the sea, against the foaming shore, There stands a rock : the raging billows roar Above his head in storms ; but, when 'tis clear, Uncurl...below the gentle waters run ; The cormorants above lie basking in the sun. On this the hero fixed an oak in sight, The mark to guide the mariners aright.... | |
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