| 1800 - 452 pages
...earth fufpended in the Iky; Nor pois'd, did on her own foundations lie: Nor feis about the fliores their arms had thrown; But earth, and air, and water were in one. Thus air was void rf light, and earth unftable, And water's dark abyfs unnavigable. No certain form on any was impreft... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...fufpen<!cd in tlie fky ; Kor, pois'd, did'ovi her own foundations lie: Nor feas al-.out the Ihorcs their arms had thrown; But earth, and air, and water, were in one. Thus air was void of licht, and earth unlVJile, And water's dark abyfs unnavigahlc. Xo certain form on any was impn-ft;... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 496 pages
...view ; 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...unnavigable. No certain form on any was imprest; All were confused, and each disturbed the rest : For hot and cold were in one body fixed ; And soft with hard,... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 490 pages
...horns renew ; Nor yet was earth suspended in the ,sky, Nor, poised, did on her own foundations lie ; 2 Nor seas about the shores their arms had thrown; But...unnavigable. No certain form on any was imprest; All were confused, and each disturbed the rest : For hot and cold were in one body fixed ; And soft with hard,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 pages
...view; No Moon did yet her blunted horns renew : Nor yet was Earth suspended in the sky; Nor, pois'd, did on her own foundations lie: Nor seas about the...abyss unnavigable. No certain form on any was imprest j All wt-re confus'd, and each disturb'd the rest. For hot and cold were in one body fixt, And soft... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 564 pages
...earth fu(pended in the (ky ; 15 , pois'd, did on her own foundations lie : Nor feas about the fbores 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. 20 No certain form on any was impreft ; All were confus'd,... | |
| Publius Ovidius Naso - 1812 - 582 pages
...view ; No moon did yet her blunted horns renew ; Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky : Nor, pois'd, did on her own foundations lie ; Nor seas about the...Thus air was void of light, and earth unstable, And water'! dark abyss uunavigable. No certain form en any was impress'd ; All were cunfus'd, and each... | |
| William Bengo Collyer - 1813 - 448 pages
...view, No moon did yet her blunted horns renew; Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky; Nor pois'd, did on her own foundations lie: Nor seas about the...Thus, air was void of light, and earth unstable, And waters dark abyss unnavigable. No certain form on any was imprest; All were confus'd, and each disturb'd... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 302 pages
...view ; 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...earth unstable, And water's dark abyss unnavigable. * For the Names of the Translators, see the Contents. No certain form, on any was impress'd; AH were... | |
| John Dryden - 1832 - 338 pages
...No moon did yet her blunted horns renew : Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky ; 15 Nor, pois'd, did on her own foundations lie : Nor seas about the...earth unstable, And water's dark abyss unnavigable. 20 No certain form on any was imprest ; All were confus'd, and each disturb'd the rest. For hot and... | |
| |