 | James Thomson - 1850 - 800 pages
...flash a larger eurve, and more The noise astounds : till over head a sheet Of livid flame diseloses wide ; then shuts, And opens wider ; shuts and opens still Expansive, wrapping ether in a blaze. 1140 Follows the loosen'd aggravated roar, Enlarging, deepening, mingling ; peal on peal Crush'd horrible,... | |
 | A. Cunningham - 1850 - 200 pages
...lightnings flask a larger curve, and more The noise astounds ; till, over head, a sheet Of livid flame discloses wide ; then shuts, And opens wider ; shuts and opens still, Expansive, wrapping, aether in a blaze : Follows the loosen'd, aggravated roar, Enlarging, deep'ning, mingling ; peal on... | |
 | William Draper Swan - Readers - 1851 - 442 pages
...lightnings flash a larger curve, and more The noise astounds ; till overhead a sheet Of livid flame discloses wide ; then shuts And opens wider ; shuts...Expansive, wrapping ether in a blaze : Follows the loosened aggravated roar, Enlarging, deepening, mingling ; peal on peal Crushed horrible, convulsing... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 248 pages
...lightnings flash a larger curve, and more The noise astounds ; till over head a sheet Of livid flame discloses wide ; then shuts, And opens wider; shuts,...peal Crush'd horrible, convulsing heaven and earth. Down comes a deluge of sonorous hail, Or prone-descending rain. Wide-rent, the clouds Pour a whole... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...lightnings flash a larger curve, and more The noise astounds : till over-head a sheet Of livid flame fa Crush 'd horrible, convulsing Heaven and Earth. Down comes a deluge of sonorous hail, Or prone descending... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - Literature - 1852 - 880 pages
...lightnings flash a larger curve, and more The noise astounds— till overhead a sheet Of livid flame discloses wide, then shuts And opens wider, shuts...roar, Enlarging, deepening, mingling, peal on peal Crnsh'd horrible, convulsing heaven and earth Down comes a deluge of sonorous hail. Or prone-descending... | |
 | Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 pages
...lightnings flash a larger curve, and more The noise astounds ; till overhead a sheet Of livid flame discloses wide ; then shuts, And opens wider, shuts...opens still, Expansive, wrapping ether in a blaze. A SUMMER EVENING. 75 Follows the loosen' d aggravated roar, Enlarging, deepening, mingling ; peal on... | |
 | William Herbert - 1853 - 234 pages
...light'nings flash a larger curve, and more The noise astounds ; 'till over head a sheet Of livid flame discloses wide; then shuts, And opens wider; shuts...blaze. Follows the loosen'd aggravated roar, Enlarging, deep'ning, mingling ; peal on peal Crush'd horrible, convulsing heav n and earth. What a piece of work... | |
 | James Thomson, George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1853 - 408 pages
...lightnings flash a larger curve, and more The noise astounds : till overhead a sheet Of livid flame discloses wide ; then shuts, And opens wider ; shuts...opens still Expansive, wrapping ether in a blaze. 1140 Follows the loosen'd aggravated roar, Enlarging, deepening, mingling ; peal on peal Crush'd horrible,... | |
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... explosion vast, The thunder raises his tremendous voice. At first heard solemn o'er the verge of heaven, The tempest growls; but as it nearer comes, And rolls its awful burden on the wind, The lightnings flash a larger curve, and more The noise astounds:... 
