 For death, the following day, in bloody fight; So scented the grim feature and upturned His nostril wide into the murky air; Sagacious of his quarry from so far.  Noctes ambrosianae - Page 261by John Wilson - 1856Full view - About this book
 | 1839 - 618 pages
...Fall, after describing the joy of vultures over a distant battle which they scent from on high — ' So scented the grim feature, and upturned His nostril...the murky air, Sagacious of his quarry from so far.' But we are falling into Dr Channing's error — ' smit with the ' love of sacred song :' only it is... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...noun.] I. To «riell ; to perceive by the nose. So scented the grim feature, and upturn'd His nostrils wide into the murky air, Sagacious of his quarry from so far. J\fi/lm. i. To perfume ; or to imbue with odour goo'1 or bad. Balm, from a silver box distill'd around,... | |
 | James Beresford - English wit and humor - 1806 - 384 pages
...the .well-stored canisters of a London shop : — Tes. " So scented the grim Feature, and upturn'd His nostril wide into the murky air, Sagacious of his quarry from so far !" Milt. 44. (S.) As a candidate — being thrown out by a casting vote ; — and this, when your party... | |
 | James Beresford - English wit and humor - 1807 - 384 pages
...put them into the post within an hour. 43. (S.) Testy. " So scented the grim feature, and upturn'd His nostril wide into the murky air, Sagacious of his quarry from so far!" MILT. 44.'(S.) As a candidate—to be thrown out by a casting vote;—and this, when your party was... | |
 | James Beresford - English wit and humor - 1807 - 360 pages
...put them into the post within an hour. 43. (S.) Testy. " So scented the grim feature, and upturn'd His nostril wide into the murky air, Sagacious of his quarry from so far !" MILT. 44. (S.) As a candidate — to be thrown out by a casting vote ; — and this, when your party... | |
 | James Beresford - 1807 - 246 pages
...the well stored canisters of a London shop : — Testy. " So scanted the grim feature, andupturn'd His nostril wide into the murky air, Sagacious of his quarry from so far I" Milt. 44. (S.) As a candidate — to be thrown out by a casting vote ; — and this, when your party... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...carcases design'd For death, the following day, in bloody fight: So scented die grim Feature, and upturn'd ^His nostril wide into the murky air; Sagacious of his quarry from so far. Then both from out Hell-gates, into the waste Wide anarchy of Chans, damp and dark, Flew diverse; and... | |
 | 1810 - 482 pages
...design'd For death, the following day, in bloody fight ; So scented the grim feature, and npturu'd His nostril wide into the murky air, Sagacious of his quarry from so far. Tlien bulb from ontHell gates into the waste Wide anarchy of Chaos damp and dark ITew diverse, and... | |
 | John Milton - 1817 - 214 pages
...design'd For death, the following day, in bloody fight : So scented the grim Feature, and upturn'd His nostril wide into the murky air ; Sagacious of his quarry from so far. Then both from out Hell-gates, into the waste Wide anarchy of Chaos, damp and dark, Flew diverse ;... | |
 | England - 1829 - 840 pages
...believe that these two wretches were each like a vulture— " So scented the Grim Feature, and uptutn'd His nostril wide into the murky air, Sagacious of his quarry from afar" — that they dropped in at every sick-ro'om, and sounded the sitters by the dying bed, to know... | |
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