 | Robert Southey - 1812 - 364 pages
...to his fury without diminishing his strength, and the very pillars of the Temple of Oppression— " With horrible convulsion, to and fro, He tugged, he...down they came, and drew The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder, Upon the heads of all who sat beneath, Lords, ladies, captains, connsellors,... | |
 | Robert Southey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1812 - 362 pages
...to his fury without diminishing his strength, and the very pillars of the Temple of Oppression— " With horrible convulsion, to and fro, He tugged, he...shook — till down they came, and drew The whole roof a"er them, with burst of thunder, Vi.iim the heads of all who sat beneath, Lords, ladies, captains,... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...This attci'd, straining all his nerves he bow'd ; As with the force of winds and waters pent, AVhen mountains tremble, those two massy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He tugg'd, he shook, till down they came and drew Tin- whole roof after them, with burst of thunder 1652... | |
 | 1843 - 636 pages
...Came to the place * * * • » 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 sat beneath ; Lords, ladies, captains, counsellors,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 496 pages
...the spectators and himself: Those two massy pillars, With horrible confusion, 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 sat beueuth Samson with these immixt, inevitably,... | |
 | 1829 - 840 pages
...idea of our encounter. " As with the force of windi and waters pent, When mountains tremble, these two massy pillars, With horrible convulsion to and...down they came, and drew The whole roof after them, with bunt of thunder, Upon the heads of all who sat beneath." " Psha !" said Julia, blushing modestly,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...greater, Aj with amaze shall strike all who behold." IBM utter' d, straining all his nerves he bow'd, A* past, Who to his destin'd stage lias carry'd on The tedious load, and laid his Witt horrible convulsion to and fro Bt tagg'd, be shook, till down they came and drew Tic whole roof... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 462 pages
...spectators and himself: %;. i -;- .v Those two massy pillars, With horrible confusion, 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 sat beneath — — Samson, with these immixt, inevitably... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 456 pages
...the spectators and himself: Those two massy pillars, With horrible confusion, 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 sat beneath Samson with these iinmixt, inevitably,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 pages
...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...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... | |
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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 tugged, he shook, till down they came and drew The whole roof after them, with burst of thunder, Upon the heads of all who... 
