 Up to our native seat: descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus low...  The Works of the English Poets: Milton - Page 37by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1809 - 518 pages
...following lines, which exprefs an aftion tardy and reluftant : — " Defcent and fall " To us is adverfc. Who but felt of late, " When the fierce foe hung on...rear " Infulting, and purfued us through the deep, $33, there is a beautiful inflance of the union of literal and uiv tnerical cxpreflion. " Fluttering... | |
 | 1810 - 462 pages
...levity of these lines, which express an action tardy and reluctant : Descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Jnsulting, and pursu'd us through the deep, With what contusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...still, That in our proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat: descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We stink thus... | |
 | Europe - 1811 - 858 pages
...most appositely quoted upon this subject in the Qwtcrly Review. Descent and fall To us is adverse : Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear, Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 464 pages
...levity of these lines, which express an action tardy and reluctant : Descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursu'd us through the deep, With what confusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low... | |
 | 1811 - 854 pages
...was most appositely quoted upon this subject in the ' Review. . Descent and fall To us is adverse : Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear, Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...these lines, which express an action tardy and reluctant. — — Descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursu'd us through the deep, With what confusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1811 - 860 pages
...most appositely quoted upon this subject in the Quarterly Review. Descent and Fall To us is adverse : Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rc:ir, Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We funk... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...still, That in our proper motion we aseeud 75 Up to our natfve seat : descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, "When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pkirsu'd us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight I* We sunk thus... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...still, That in our proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat ; descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued us through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight, We sunk thus... | |
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