 The way seems difficult, and steep to scale With upright wing against a higher foe! Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend Up to our native seat ; descent and fall To us...  Paradise lost, a poem - Page 23by John Milton - 1823Full view - About this book
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 430 pages
...to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Ofthat forgetful lake benumb not still, That in our proper...ascend Up to our native seat : descent and fall To us in adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce Foe hung on our broken rear Insulting , and pursued... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1837 - 470 pages
...But perhaps The way seems difficult and steep , to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful...ascend Up to our native seat : descent and fall To us in adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce Foe hung on our broken rear Insulting , and pursued... | |
 | John Milton - 1837 - 426 pages
...to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Ofthat forgetful lake benumb not still, That in our proper...ascend Up to our native seat : descent and fall To us in adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce Foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued... | |
 | Bible - 1838 - 586 pages
...wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benum not still, That in our proper motion we ascend Up...Foe hung on our broken rear Insulting, and pursued as through the deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We sunk thus law ? The ascent is easy... | |
 | John Milton - 1838 - 518 pages
...But perhaps ?o The way seems difficult and steep to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful...benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend 75 Up to our native seat : descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1838 - 316 pages
...perhaps 5 The way seems difficult and steep, to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let them bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful...benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend '0 Up to our native seat: descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt (of late, When the fierce... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...perhaps 5 The way seems difficult and steep, to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let thcm bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful...benumb not still, That in our proper motion we ascend *0 Up to our native seat: descent and fall To us is adverse. Who but felt of late, When the fierce... | |
 | John Milton - 1841 - 556 pages
...foe. " Let such hethink them, (if the sleepy drench " Of that forgetful lake henumh not still,) 75 " That in our proper motion we ascend " Up to our native seat: descent and fall " To us is adverse. Who hut felt of late, " When the fierce foe hung on our hroken rear " Insulting, and pursued us through... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful lake benumn d the world before And those love-darting eyes must roll no more. Thus, if eternal Justice ru it advene. Who but felt of late, When the fierce foe hung on our broken reu Insulting, and pursued... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...But, perhaps, The way seems difficult and steep to scale With upright wing against a higher foe. Let such bethink them, if the sleepy drench Of that forgetful...deep, With what compulsion and laborious flight We sank thus low ? The ascent is easy then : The event is fear'd. Should we again provoke Our stronger,... | |
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