 they bend From wing to wing, and half enclose him round With all his Peers ; Attention held them mute, Thrice he assay'd, and thrice in spite of Scorn Tears such as Angels weep, burst forth He  The Spectator - Page 201edited by - 1898Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1746 - 464 pages
...now prepar'd 6lJ To fpeak, whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclofc him round With all his Peers : attention held them mute : Thrice he afTay'd, and thrice in fpight of fcorn, Tears, fuch as Angels weep, burd forth ; at lalt 620 Words,... | |
 | John Milton - Fall of man - 1754 - 342 pages
...He now prepar'd To fpeak, whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing , and half inclofe him round With all his Peers: attention held them mute : Thrice he aflay'd, and thrice in fpight of fcorn, Thears fuch as Angels weep, burft forth; at laft Words interwove... | |
 | John Milton - Epic poetry, English - 1759 - 608 pages
...now prepar'd 615 To fpeak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclofe him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he allay'd, and thrice,in fpite of fcorn, Tears, fuch as Angels weep, burn 1 forth: at laft 620 Words,interwove... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 448 pages
...now prepar'd 61 To fpeak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclofe him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he effky'd, And thrice, m fptt.e ot Tears, fach as angels weep, burftforxh". Words interwove with fighs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 276 pages
...He now prepar'd To fpeak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclofe him round With all his peers : attention held them mute. Thrice he aflay'd, and thrice in fpite of fcorn Tears, fuch as Angels weep, burft forth: at laft Words interwove... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 430 pages
...He now prepar'd To fpeak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclofe him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he aflay'd, and thrice in fpite of fcorn Tears, Ji:ch as Angels weep, burtt forth: at laft Words interwove... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 316 pages
...He now prepar'd To fpeak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclofe him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he aflay'd, and thrice in fpite of fcorn Tears, fach as Angels weep, burft forth: at laft Words interwove... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 278 pages
...now prepar'd 615 To Ipeak; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclofe him round With all his peers: attention held them mute. Thrice he aflay'd, and thrice in fpite of fcorn Tears, fuch as Angels weep, burft forth : at laft 620 Words interwove... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...now prepar'd To speak ; whereat their doubled ranks they bend From wing to win?;, and half inclose him round With all his peers : attention held them...spite of scorn Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth : atlast6io Words interwove with sighs found out their way. O Myriads of immortal Spi'rits, O Powers... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...now prepar'd 615 To speak; whereat their doubl'd ranks they bend From wing to wing, and half inclose him round With all his peers. Attention held them...Thrice he assay'd, and thrice, in spite of scorn, Tears,such as angels weep,burst forth. At last 620 Words interwove with sighs found out their way.... | |
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