 | English literature - 1803 - 322 pages
...happened to exhibit. The companions of Malevolence were supplied by the Furies with a torch, which had this quality peculiar to infernal lustre, that its...upon faults. No light, but rather darkness visible, Serv'd only to discover sights of woe. With the fragments of authority, the slaves of Flattery and... | |
 | 1806 - 348 pages
...happened to exhibit. The companions of MALEVOLENCE were supplied by the FURIES with a torch, which had this quality peculiar to infernal lustre, that its...fell only upon faults. No light, but rather darkness vifihle, Serv'd only to discover fights of woe. "With these fragments of authority, the slaves of FLATTERY... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 376 pages
...infernal lustre, that its light fell only upon faults. No light, but rather darkness visible Serv a only to discover sights of woe. With these fragments of authority, the slaves of FLATTERY and MALEYOLENCE marched out at the command of their mistresses, to confer immortality, or condemn to oblivion.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English essays - 1809 - 352 pages
...happened to exhibit. The companions of Malevolence were supplied by the Furies with a torch, which had this quality peculiar to infernal lustre, that its light fell only upon faults. No light, bat rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe. With these fragments of authority,... | |
 | 1810 - 464 pages
...happened to exhibit. The companions of MALEVOLENCE were supplied by the FURIES with a torch, which had this quality peculiar to infernal lustre, that its...upon faults. No light, but rather darkness visible, • . Serv'd only to discover sights of woe. With these fragments of authority, the slaves of FLATTERY... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 462 pages
...happened to exhibit. The companions of MALEVOLENCE were supplied by the FURIES with a torch, which had this quality peculiar to infernal lustre, that its...upon faults. No light, but rather darkness visible, Serv'd only to discover sights of woe. With these fragments of authority, the slaves of FLATTERY and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1811 - 394 pages
...infernal lustre, that its light fell only upon faults. No light, but rather darkness visible, Serv'd only to discover sights of woe. With these fragments...authority, the slaves of FLATTERY and MALEVOLENCE marched oufat the command of their mistresses, to confer immortality, or condemn to oblivion. But the sceptre... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 394 pages
...Malevolence were supplied by the furies with a torch, which had this quality peculiar to infernal lus« tre, that its light fell only upon faults. No light, but rather darkness visible, Serv'd only to discover sights of woe. With these fragments of authority, the slaves of Flattery and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 388 pages
...were supplied by the Furies with a torch, which had this quality peculiar •to infernal lus» tre, that its light fell only upon faults. No light, but rather darkness visible, Scrv'il only to discover sights of woe. \Vilh these fragments of authority, the slaves of Flattery... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...happened to exhibit. The companions of Malevolence were supplied by the Furies with a torch, which had this quality peculiar to infernal lustre, that its light fell only upon faults. lie light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe. With these fragments... | |
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A dungeon horrible on all sides round As one great furnace flamed; yet from those flames No light; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe... 
