 | John Walker - Elocution - 1801 - 424 pages
...taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempest shakes a guilty land, (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia...and serene he drives the furious blast ; And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides on the whirlwind, and directs the storm. This rule is one of... | |
 | 1802 - 440 pages
...and lays all his trophies at the feet of Washington. How applicable to our hero are thtselines — " So when an angel by divine command " With rising tempests...land, " Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, u Calm mid serene lie drives the furious blast } '* A,nd pleas'd.tbe Almighty's orders to perform,... | |
 | English essays - 1804 - 416 pages
...great Marlbro's mighty soul was prov'd, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmov'd, Amidst contusion, horror, and despair, Examin'd all the dreadful scenes...past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast 5 And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm "."... | |
 | English essays - 1803 - 410 pages
...battalions to engage, So when an angel, by divine command, And taught the doubtful battle wjhere to rage. With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as...and serene he drives the furious blast; And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm "." ' The whole poem... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 470 pages
...despair, Examin'd all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspir'd...and serene he drives the furious blast; And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm. The war's whole art... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 648 pages
...Terrible as the spirit of Trenmor ; when, in a whirlwind, he comes to Moreen.] ADDISOK'S Campaign. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests...Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind and directs the storm. The simile... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...That, in the shock of charging hosts unmov'd, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Exarain'd sll the dreadful scenes of war : In peaceful thought the...and serene he drives the furious blast; And, pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm. The first ONSET of... | |
 | John Aikin - Books and reading - 1806 - 346 pages
...destroying angel, to whom Marlborough at the battle of Blenheim is compared, has been much admired : So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests...and serene he drives the furious blast : And pleas'd th' Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm. An objection has been... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...comparaison si souvent citée dans les auteurs classiques : So when an angel, by divine command , ^Vith rising tempests shakes a guilty land , Such as of...blast, And, pleas'd the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the stonn. * ADDIJON , the campaign. * Ainsi, quand un ange, par... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 346 pages
...rage. So when an Angel by divine command, With rising tempests shaken a guilty land, Such as of laie o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ; And, pleas'd th* Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm J .* The whole poem... | |
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Inspir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast ;... 
