 | 1786 - 694 pages
...turn'd furvey'd A mournful vifion! the Sil'yphian ihade: With many a weary ftep, and many a groin, Up the high, hill he heaves a huge round ftone: The huge round ftone, rcfuiting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and (makes »• long the ground. Pon. It would be... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 676 pages
...attempts has been to defcribe the labour of Sifyphus : With many a weary ftep, and many a groan, Up a high hill he heaves a huge round ftone ; The huge...refulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and fmoaks along the ground. Who does not perceive the ftone to move flowly upward, and roll violently... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...attempts has been to jdefcribe the labour of Sifyphus : With many a weary flep, and many a groan, Up a high hill he heaves a huge round ftone ; The huge...refulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and fmoaks along the grouod. Who does not perceive the ftone to move ftowly upward, and roll violently... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...to defer ibe the labour of Sjfyphus : • • _ . f With many a weary flcp, and many a groan, Up a high hill he heaves a huge round ftone ; The huge...refulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and finoaks along the ground. Who does not perceive the ftone to move flowly up- ' ward, and roll violently... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788 - 590 pages
...impreflion, by the frequency of its paufes, fimilar to what is made by laborious in-< terrupted motion : With many a weary ftep, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round ftone. Odyffey, xi. 736. Firft march the heavy mules fecurely flow ; O'er hills, o'er dales, o'er craggs,... | |
 | David Simpson - 1792 - 294 pages
...fpirit, and fo much " debility of mind, was this refpe&able heretick rolling the ftono " up the hill. With many a weary ftep and many a groan. Up the high hill he heaves the huge round ttone ; The huge round ftonc, reflating with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and fmokes... | |
 | Marco Girolamo Vida (bp. of Alba.) - 1793 - 302 pages
...rs, A««» »ia I turn'd my eye, and as I turn'd furvey'd A mournful vifion, the Sifyphian fhade ! With many a weary ftep and many a groan, . ; Up the high hill he heaves a huge round Hone ; The huge round ftone refulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and fmokes along the ground*... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...it to the Ikies. I turn'd my eye* and as I turn'd furvey'd A mournful vifion ! the Sifyphian fhade ; With many a weary ftep, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round (lone ; The huge round lionc, re fulling with a bound. Thunders impetuous down, and fmokes along the... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...it to the ikies. I turn'd my eye, and as 1 turn'd furvey'd A mournful vifion ! the Sifyphian (hade ; With many a weary ftep, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round (tone ; The huge round ftone, refulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and (mokes along the... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...it to the Ikies. I turn'd my eye, and as I turn'd furvey'd A mournful vifion ! the Sifyphian (hade ; With many a weary ftep, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a !mgc round ftone; The huge round ftone, refulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and fmokes... | |
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With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round stone ; The huge round stone, resulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground. 
