 | Lewis Crusius - 1733 - 362 pages
...with rejoicing Eyes. Such, while earth trembles, and heav'n thunders loud, Darts the fwift Light ning from the rending cloud ; Fierce through the day it...flight The dreadful blaft confounds the gazer's fight; RefiiUefs in its courie delights to rove, And cleaves the temples of its mafter Jove. Alike where'er... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 218 pages
...theifwift lightning from the rending cloud ; Fierce through the day it breaks, and in its flight 290 The dreadful blaft confounds the gazer's fight ; Refiftlefs...delights to rove, And cleaves the- temples of its mafter Jove i Alike where-e'er it pafTes or returns, With equal rage the fell deftroyer burns; '19$... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 738 pages
...the ruin with rejoicing eyes. Such while earth trembles, and heaven thunders loud, Darts the fwift lightning from the rending cloud ; Fierce through the day it breaks, and in its flight z90 The dreadful blaft confounds the gazer's (ight; Ref:ftlefs in its courie delights t& rove, And... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 358 pages
...the ruin with rejoicing eyes. Such while earth trembles, and heaven thunders loud. Darts the fwift lightning from the rending cloud ; Fierce through the day it breaks, and in its flight 290 The dreadful blaft confounds the gazer's fight ; Refiftlefs in its courfe delights to rove, And... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 798 pages
...the ruin with rejoicing eyes. Such, while Earth trembles, and Heaven thunders loud, Darts the swift lightning from the rending cloud; Fierce through the day it breaks, and in its flight The dreadful blast confounds the gazer's sight; Resistless in its course delights to rove, And cleaves the temples... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...the ruin with rejoicing eyes. [loud, Such, while earth trembles and Heaven thunders Darts the swift lightning from the rending cloud; Fierce through the day it breaks, and in its flight The dreadful blast confounds the gazer's sight; Resistless in its course delights to rove, And cleaves the temples... | |
 | William Peter - English poetry - 1847 - 562 pages
...the ruin with rejoicing eyes. Such while earth trembles, and heaven thunders loud, Darts the swift lightning from the rending cloud ; Fierce through the day it breaks, and in its flight The dreadful blast confounds the gazer's sight; Resistless in its course delights to rove, And cleaves the temples... | |
 | Julian Hawthorne - Literature - 1906 - 524 pages
...saw the ruin with rejoicing eyes. Such while earth trembles and heaven thunders loud, Darts the swift lightning from the rending cloud ; Fierce through the day it breaks, and in its flight The dreadful blast confounds the gazer's sight; Resistless in its course delights to rove, And cleaves the temples... | |
 | Charles Morris - Anthologies - 1888 - 536 pages
...the ruin with rejoicing eyes. Such, while earth trembles, and hoav'n thunders loud, Darts the swift lightning from the rending cloud; Fierce through the day it breaks, and in its flight The dreadful blast confounds the gazer's sight, Resistless in its course delights to rove, And cleaves the temples... | |
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Resistless in its course delights to rove, And cleaves the temples of its master Jove: Alike where'er it passes or returns, With equal rage the fell destroyer burns; Then with a whirl, full in its strength, retires, And recollects the Force of all its... 