 A dungeon horrible on all sides round, As one great furnace flam'd ; yet from those flames No light ; but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never...  Reflections on Death - Page 199by William Dodd - 1815 - 206 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...withodurate Pride and ftedfaft Hate : At once, as far as Angels kenn, he views The difmal Situation, wafte and wild ; A Dungeon horrible, on all Sides round, As one great Furnace, flam'd ; yet from thefe Flames No Light, but rather Darknefs vifible, Serv'd only to difcorer Sights of Woe, Regions... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...obdurate Pride, and ftedfaft Hate . At once, as far as Angels ken, he views The difmal Situation, wafte and wild ; A Dungeon horrible, on all Sides round, As one great Furnace, flam'd ; yet from thole Flames No Light, Luc rather darknefs vifible, Serv'donly 10 difcover Sightsof Woe, Regions of... | |
 | Freemasonry - 1794 - 518 pages
...precipices, and deep yawning cavern* ever head, brought to my remembrance the following lines of Milton ;; ' The dismal situation waste and wild, ' A dungeon horrible on all sides— ' No light, but rather darkness visible, ' Sei v'd only to discover sights of woe, ' Regions of horror,... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...ken, he views The dismal situation wast;e and wild; 6a A dungeon horrible on all sides round As ons great furnace flam'd, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peaca And rest can.... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...and stedfast hate. At once, as far as Angels ken, he views The dismal situation waste and wild ; 60 A dungeon horrible on all sides round As, one great...those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...as far as angels ken, lie views •- , " ' The dismal situation waste and wild ; A dungeon horrihle on all sides round As one great furnace flam'd, yet from those flam% ,\ No light, hut rather darkness visihle . , Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, , / Regions... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...and stalt'ust hate : At once, as far as Angels ken, he views The dismal situation waste and wild ; 60 A dungeon horrible on all sides round As one great...those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace 65 And rest can... | |
 | E. H. Seymour - 1805 - 454 pages
...of immediate death."' Perhaps Milton had a view to this passage, ia these lines of Paradise Lost : " A dungeon horrible, on all sides round, " As one great...those flames " No light, but rather darkness visible, " Serv'd only to discover sights of woe." ACT II. SCENE I. 368. / know not thy mistress ; out on thy... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...affliction and dismay, Mix'd with obdurate pride and stedfast hate: At once, as far as Angels ken, he views The dismal situation waste and wild ; A dungeon...those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Kegions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can... | |
 | John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...and stcdfast hate: At once, as far as angels ken, he views The dismal situation waste and wild ; 60 A dungeon horrible on all sides round As one great...those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Scrv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where Peace 65 And Rest can... | |
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