 Miserable they! Who, here entangled in the gathering ice, Take their last look of the descending sun; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold frost, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible.  A universal geography - Page 35by Thomas Milner - 1850Full view - About this book
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 pages
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the * BRITON'S fate, 925 As with ./!>/? prow, (what have not BRITONS dar'd !) He for the paflage fought, attempted fince... | |
 | James Thomson - English literature - 1763 - 458 pages
...of the defcending fun; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, * The other Uemi'plicrc. The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the * BRITON'S fate, 925 As wither/? prow, (what have not BRITONS dir'd!), He for the pafiage fought, attempted fince So... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 pages
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the f BUI-TON'S fate, 925 As with frft prow, (what have notBiuTONS dar'd !) He for the paffage fought,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 pages
...Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; \\%ile, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the f BRITON'S fate, 925 As with firjl prow, (what have not BRITONS dar'd!) He for the paflage fought,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 280 pages
...ice, Take their laft look of the dcfcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the * Briton's fate, 9z5 As with firft prow, (what have not Briton's dar'd !) He for the paffage fought, attempted fince... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1787 - 510 pages
...ice, Take their laft look of the defeending fun ! While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long, long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the Briton's fatei, 925 As with £rft prow (what have not Britons dar'd !) He for the paflage fought, attempted... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 pages
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the BRITON'S* fate, As with ,/$>/? prow, (what have not BRITONS dar'd!) He for the pafTage fought, attempted fmce So much in vain,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 pages
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the * Briton's fate, 925 As with///? prow, (what have not Britons dar'd !) He for the paflage fought, attempted fmce So... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - English poetry - 1793 - 308 pages
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the BRITON'S* fate, As with firft prow, (what have not BRITONS dar'd!) He for the paffage fought, attempted fmce So much in vain,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 pages
...and void Of every life, that from the dreary months Flies conscious southward. Miserable they! 920 Who, here entangled in the gathering ice, Take their last look of the descending sun; E £ While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold frost, The long long night, incumbent o'er their... | |
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