Lets in defilement to the inward parts, The soul grows clotted by contagion Imbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose The divine property of her first being. Such are those thick and gloomy shadows damp Oft seen in charnel vaults and sepulchres, Lingering... Works: In English Verse - Page 184by Virgil - 1763Full view - About this book
| John Milton - 1747 - 240 pages
...Such are thofe thick and gloomy fhadows damp, Oftfeen in Charnel Vaults, and Sepulchres, Lingring, and fitting by a new-made grave, As loth to leave the...carnal fenfuality To a degenerate and degraded ftate. T. Brt. How charming is divine Philofophy ! Not harfh, and crabbed, as dull fools fuppofe, But mufical... | |
| Richard Hurd - Imitation in literature - 1757 - 90 pages
...gloomy fhadows damp, Oft feeh in charnel vaults and fepulchres, Ling'ring, and fitting by a new made grave, As loth to leave the body, that it lov'd, And...carnal fenfuality To a degenerate and degraded ftate. Majk at Ludlow Cajlle. This philofophy of Imbruted fouls becoming thick Jhadows is fo remote from any... | |
| Richard Hurd, William Mason - Imitation (in literature) - 1757 - 88 pages
...gloomy fhadows damp, Oft feen in charnel vaults and fepulchres, Ling'ring, and fitting by a new made grave, As loth to leave the body, that it lov'd, And...by carnal fenfuality To a degenerate and degraded (late. Majk at Ludlow Co/lie. This philofophy of imbruted fouls becoming thick fliadvwi is fo remote... | |
| Virgil, Christopher Pitt, Joseph Warton - Latin poetry - 1763 - 372 pages
...damp, Oft feen in charnel vaults, and fepulchres, Lingnng and fitting by a new-rnade grave ; Asloth to leave the body that it lov'd ; '. ' And linkt itfelf...by carnal fenfuality, To a degenerate and degraded ltate. I cannot forbear obferving, (hat this fine circumftance of the Phofts lingering near vaults,... | |
| Horace - Poetry - 1766 - 288 pages
...are thofe thick and gloomy fhadows damp, Oft feen in charnel vaults and fepulchres, Ling'ring, and fitting by a new-made grave, As loth to leave the body, that it lov'd, And linkt itfelf by carnal fenfualjty Ta $ degenerate and degraded ftate. . Afajk at Ludlow Caftle. This phHofophy of imbruied... | |
| Plutarch, John Langhorne, William Langhorne - Greece - 1770 - 458 pages
...Such are thofe thick and gloomy fliadws damp Oft lem in charnel vaults and fcpulchres, Ling'rin^, nnd fitting by a new-made grave, As loth to leave the body that it lov'd, And links itfelf hy carnal fcnfuali'.y To a degenerate and degraded (late. and at laft, if, as in the myfteries,... | |
| Horace - Poetry - 1776 - 282 pages
...thofe thick and gloomy jfhadows damp, Oft fcen in charnel vaults and fepulchres, . JLing'ring, and fitting by a new-made grave, As loth to leave the body that it lov'd, ._ And And linkt itfelf by carnal fenfuality To a degenerate and degraded ftate. Majk at Ludltav Co/lie.... | |
| John Bell - English drama - 1777 - 374 pages
...are thofe thick and gloomy fliadows damp, Oft fecn in charnel-vaults and fepulchres, Ling'iing and fitting by a new-made grave, As loth to leave the body that it lov'd, Andlink'ci ittcU in c;unal feniuality To a degen'rate and degraded llate • ToungeftBrotbcr. How charming... | |
| Plutarch - 1795 - 420 pages
...Such are thofe thick and gloomy fhadows damp Oft feen in charnel vaults and fepulchres, Ling'ring and fitting by a new-made grave, As loth to leave the body that it lov'd, And links itfelf by carnal fenfuality To a degenerate and deg aded ftate. * Hefiodwas the fir fl whodiftinguii'hed... | |
| Plutarchus - 1809 - 584 pages
...those thick and gloomy shadows damp Oft seen in charnel vaults and sepulchres, Lingering and sitting by a new-made grave, As loth to leave the body that it loved, And link'd itself by 'carnal sensuality To a degenerate and degraded state. (vv. 465— 475.)... | |
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