 To hang their momentary fires Amid the vault of heaven. So, fire with water to compare, The ocean serves, on high Up-spouted by a whale in air, To express unwieldy joy.  Moby Dick - Page 541de Herman Melville - 1892 - 545 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Falconer - 1802 - 192 pages
...baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, 75 And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong. RODMOND, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends. Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim through. 80 Th' upturning... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 450 pages
...the roofs, the domes, the spires, And rockets jlew, self -driven, To hang their momentary fires Amid the vault of heaven. So, fire with water to compare,...Up-spouted by a Whale in air, To express unwieldy joy. Had all the pageants of the world In one procession join'd, And all the banners been unfurl'd That... | |
 | William Hayley - 1803 - 348 pages
...the roofs, the domes, the fpires, And rockets flew, felf-driven, To hang their momentary fires Amid the vault of heaven. So, fire with water to compare, The ocean ferves on high, Up-fpouted by a whale in air, To exprefs unwieldy joy. Had all the pageants of the... | |
 | William Hayley - 1805 - 228 pages
...the roofs, the domes, the spires, Ami rockets flew, self-driven, To hang their momentary fires Amid the vault of heaven. So. fire with water to compare,...ocean serves on high, Up-spouted by a whale in air, T' express unwieldy joy. Had all the pageants of the world In one procession join'd, And all the banners... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 490 pages
...the roofs, the domes, the. spires, And rockets flew, self-driven, To hang their momentary fires Amid the vault of Heaven. So fire with water to compare,...Up-spouted by a whale in air, To express unwieldy joy, Had all the pageants of the world In one procession join'd, And all the banners been unfurl'd That... | |
 | William Falconer - 1806 - 240 pages
...snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, 75 And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong. B.ODMOND, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends. Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim through. 80 Th' upturning... | |
 | William Falconer - 1868 - 180 pages
...the baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides unhappy near the triple prong : Rodmond, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends ; Unerring aimed, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fated victim through ; The upturning... | |
 | William Cowper - 1809 - 486 pages
...the roofs, the domes, the spires, And rockets flew, self-driven, To hang their momentary fires Amid the vault of Heaven. So fire with water to compare,...Up-spouted by a whale in air, To express unwieldy joy. ^ Had all the pageants of the world In one procession join'd And all the banners been unfurl'd That... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 296 pages
...the baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong : Rodmond, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends : Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fatal victim through : Th' upturning... | |
 | Poetical narratives - 1810 - 330 pages
...the baited snare. One in redoubling mazes wheels along, And glides, unhappy ! near the triple prong : Rodmond, unerring, o'er his head suspends The barbed steel, and every turn attends : Unerring aim'd, the missile weapon flew, And, plunging, struck the fatal victim through : Tii' upturning... | |
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