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" Tainting the gale, in which they flutter'd light; Of morbid hue his features, sunk and sad; His hollow eyne shook forth a sickly light; And o'er his lank jawbone, in piteous plight, His black rough beard was matted rank and vile; Direful to see! "
The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and Improvements : to ... - Page 240
by James Thomson - 1774
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical ..., Volumes 48-49

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 628 pages
...they flutter'd light; Of morbid hue his features, funk, and fad; His hollow eyne fliook forth a fiekly light; And o'er his lank jaw-bone, in piteous plight,...barked all the while. LXXVIII. The other was a fell defpi;;htful fiend : Hell holds none ivorfe in baleful bower below: By pride, and wit, and rage, and...
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The Works of the English Poets: Thomson

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 274 pages
...gale, in which they flutter'd light ; Of morbid hue his features, funk, and fad ; His hollow eyne fhook forth a fickly light ; And o'er his lank jaw-bone,...dogs, wheree'er he went, ftill barked all the while. LXXVJII, Tke LXXVIIL The other was a fell defpightful fiend : Hell holds none worfe in baleful bower...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 48

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 304 pages
...gale, in which they flutter'd light; Of morbid hue his features, funk, and fad ; His hollow eyne fliook forth a fickly light; And o'er his lank jaw-bone,...Direful to fee ! an heart-appalling fight! Meantime foul fcuif and blotches him defile; And dogs, wheree'er he went, ftill barked all the while. LXXVIII. The...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces ..., Volume 48, Page 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...gale, in which they flutter'd light; Of morbid hue his features, funk, and fad ; His hollow eyne fliook forth a fickly light; And o'er his lank jaw-bone,...plight, His black rough beard was matted rank and vilej Direful to fee ! an heart-appalling fight ! Meantime foul fcurf and blotches him defile; And...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 4

English poetry - 1782 - 518 pages
...funk, and fad, His hollow eyne (hook forth a fickly light, And o'er his lank jaw-bone, in pitecras plight, His black, rough beard, -was matted, rank,...Meantime foul fcurf and blotches him defile, And dogs, where'er he>#fent, Sill barked all the while. The other was a fell, dtfpightfu^ fi«ntJ, Hell holds...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 91-92

John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...light i THE CASTLE OF INDOLENCE. Stt Of morbid hue his features, funk, and fad ; His hollow eyne fhook forth a fickly light ; And o'er his lank jaw-bone,...and vile; Direful to fee! an heart-appalling fight! Mean time foul feurf and blotehes him defile, And dogs, where'er he went, ftill barked all the LXXVIII....
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The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and ..., Volume 1

James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...gale, in which they flutter'd light ; Of morbid hue his features, funk, and fad ; His hollow eyne fhook forth a fickly light ; And o'er his lank jaw-bone,...defpightful fiend: Hell holds none worfe in baleful bower below: By pride, and wit, and rage, and rancour, keen'd; Of man alike, if good or bad, the foe...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 54

English poets - 1790 - 292 pages
...gafe, in which they flutter'd light ; Of Morbid hue his features, funk, and fad; Ms hollow eyne fhoofc forth a fickly light ; And o'er his lank jaw-bone,...blotches him defile ; And dogs, where-e'er he went, flill barked all the while. LXXVIII. The LXXVIII. The other was a fell defpightful fiend : Hell holds...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...and fad ; His hollow cyne fhook forth a fickly light; And o'er his lank jaw-bone, in piteous pliant, 791 ! and heart appalling fight ! Meantime foul fcurf and blotches him defile ; And dogs, where'er he went,...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 260 pages
...Of morbid'hoe his features, funk, and fad ; His hollow'sy'ne fhook forth a fitkly light; t . . . ,. And o'er his lank jaw-bone, in piteous plight,' His black rough beard was m.ii inl rank and v.ik ^ Direful to" fee ! an heart-appaling. fight ! i . . • . . Mean time foul...
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