 Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast...  The Tatler - Page 3251803Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - Poetry - 1778 - 240 pages
...guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia paft, Calm and ferene he drives the furious Mafl, . 190 And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the florm. But fee ! the haughty Houfehold-troops advance, The dread of Europe, and the pride of France:... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1778 - 586 pages
...guilty land, Such as ur late, o'er pale Britannia part, Calm and ferene he guides the furious blait ; And, pleas'd th' ALMIGHTY'S orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and di refis the dorm Now take the fécond line of each couplet, and examine whether the thought is varied.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - Poetry - 1778 - 248 pages
...guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia paft, Calm and ferene he drives the furious blaft, 190 And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and direfts the florm. But fee ! the haughty Houfehold-troops advance, The dread of Europe, and the pride... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 512 pages
...guilty land, (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia pafs'd) | Calm and ferene he drives the furious blaft; And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind ', and direfts the ftorm. But fee ! the haughty' hbulhold troops advance, The dread of Europe, and the pride... | |
 | Richard Gardiner - 1782 - 280 pages
...fliakes a guilty land ; (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia paft) ferene he drives the furious blaft : And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and diredls the ftorm. THESE elegant lines DICK endeavoured to render into Latin tho' infinitely below... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 364 pages
...guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia paft, Calm and ferene he drives the furious blaft ; And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and direfts the ftorm. But fee the haughty houfhold-troops advance ! The dread of Europe, and the pride... | |
 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempest shakes a guilty land, (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia...And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides on the whirlwind, and directs the storm. This rule is one of the greatest embellishments of poetic... | |
 | 1802 - 440 pages
...of Washington. How applicable to our hero are thtselines — " So when an angel by divine command " With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, " Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, u Calm mid serene lie drives the furious blast } '* A,nd pleas'd.tbe Almighty's orders to perform,... | |
 | English essays - 1804 - 416 pages
...battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as...past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast 5 And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm "."... | |
 | 1902 - 642 pages
...battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage : So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land. Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast, And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform,... | |
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