 | English literature - 1836 - 436 pages
...my strength, yet greater ; As with amaze shall strike all who behold.' 1645 This utter'd, straining all his nerves he bow'd, As with the force of winds and waters pent When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro 1649 He tugg'd, he shook, till down they... | |
 | 1836 - 428 pages
...my strength, yet greater ; As with amaze shall strike all who behold.' 1645 This uttei'd, straining all his nerves he bow'd, As with the force of winds and waters peat When mountains tremble, those two massy pillari With horrible convulsion to and fro 1649 He tugg'd,... | |
 | John Milton - 1838 - 496 pages
...of my strength, yet greater, As with amaze shall strike all who behold. 1645 This utter'd, straining all his nerves he bow'd ; As with the force of winds and waters pent, When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came... | |
 | Robert Macnish, David Macbeth Moir - 1838 - 502 pages
...receive me. The following passage from the Agonistes of Milton will give some idea of our encounter. " As with the force of winds and waters pent, When mountains tremble, these two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion to and fro, He tugged, he shook, till down they came,... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...of my strength, yet greater, As with amaze shall strike all who behold. 1645 This utter'd, straining all his nerves he bow'd ; As with the force of winds and waters pent, When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...you of my strength, yet greater, As with amaze shall strike all who behold." This utter'd, straining large, And sing the glories of the circling year. those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came,... | |
 | Caricatures and cartoons - 1869 - 576 pages
...the architecture. He would agree to neither plan. " This uttered, straining all hie nerves, he bowed As with the force of winds and waters pent, "When mountains tremble, those two massy buildings ; "With borrible convulsion to and fro He tugged, he shook, till they came... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 364 pages
...you of my strength, yet greater, As with amaze shall strike all who behold." This utter'd, straining all his nerves, he bow'd : As with the force of winds and waters pent, When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...you of my strength, yet greater, As with amaze shall strike all who behold." Thie utter'd, straining ight; . Liv'd up, and lifted high their natural light ; With Socrates may see their Maker's those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came,... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...behold.' " Then follows the stupendous catastrophe, which is thus related :— " This utter'd, straining all his nerves, he bow'd : As with the force of winds and waters pent, When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came,... | |
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As with the force of winds and waters pent When mountains tremble, those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came and drew The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder Upon the heads of all who... 
