Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage ; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect ; Let it pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon ; let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,... Curiosities of war and military studies - Page 319by Thomas Carter - 1860Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 578 pages
...confounded Bafe, Swill'd with the wild and wafteful Ocean. Now fet the Teeth, and ftretch the Noftril wide, Hold hard the Breath, and bend up every Spirit To his full height. On, you nobleft Englijh, Whole Blood is fet from Fathers of War-proof; Fathers, that like fo many Alexanders,... | |
| Samuel Foote - 1747 - 54 pages
...terrible Afped ; let it pry through the Portage of the Head, to fet the Teeth, and ftretchthe Noftrils wide, hold hard the Breath, and bend up every Spirit to his fall Height. » The Effeds of the Paffions, are fo very different in different Men, and often fo complicated... | |
| Robert Dodsley - Education - 1758 - 606 pages
...confounded Bafe, Swill'd with the wild and wafteful Ocean. Now fet the Teeth, and ftretch the Noftril wide ; Hold hard the Breath, and bend up every Spirit To his full Height. Now on, you nobleft EngUJIj, Whofe Blood is fetch'd from Fathers of War-proof; Fathers, that, like... | |
| Civil rights - 1795 - 432 pages
...brow o'erwhelm it, As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild, and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth,...breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height. IDEM. ( Henry V. act iii. — Let not thy sword skip one. Pity not honour'd age for his white beard... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...o'erwhelm it, As fearfully, as doth a galled rock O'erhand and juttys his confounded6 base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth,...! — On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fet7 from fathers of war-proof! Fathers, that, like so many Alexanders, Have, in these parts, from... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 632 pages
...brow o'erwhelm it, As fearfully, as doth a galled rock O'erhang ard jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth,...hard the breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height!—On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof! Fathers, that,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 506 pages
...o'erwhelm it, As fearfully, as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty* his confounded base,6 Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth,...! — On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof ! Fathers, that, like so many Alexanders, Have, in these parts, from... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 514 pages
...o'erwhelm it, As fearfully, as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty5 his confounded base,0 Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth,...! — On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof ! Fathers, that, like so many Alexanders, Have, in these parts, from... | |
| Sir John Sinclair - Athletes - 1806 - 120 pages
...soldiers, previous to mounting the deadly breach, to " Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood ; To set the teeth, and stretch the nostril wide, Hold...breath, and bend up every spirit. To his full height." Such is the condition of persons engaged in a boxing match. And many who can contemplate the gallantry... | |
| William Nicholson - Science - 1806 - 884 pages
...soldiers, previous to mounting the deadly breach, to " Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood; " To set the teeth, and stretch the nostril wide, " Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit, « To hit full height." Such is the condition of persons engaged in a boxing match. And many who can contemplate... | |
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