They heard, and were abashed, and up they sprung Upon the wing; as when men, wont to watch On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Civil service guide - Page 152by Robert Johnston (F.R.G.S.) - 1870 - 178 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...the bottom of this gulf. Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n. 330 They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to...dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel; Yet to... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...the bottom of this gulf. Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n. 330 They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to...dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight 335 In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet... | |
| John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...of this gulph. Awake, arise, or he for ever fall'n. They heard, and were ahash'd, and up they spru< Upon the wing ; as when men wont to watch On duty, sleeping found hy whom they dread. Rouse and hestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...the bottom of this gulf. Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n. 330 THEY heard, and were abash 'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to...On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread, Rouse rind bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight 335 ID which they... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...jiir.1 i. To put into vigorous action. It is seldom used otherwise than with the reciprocal pronoun. As when men wont to watch On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread, Rouze and bcttir themselves ere well awake. Mitt* Bestirs her then, and from each tender stalk Whatever... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...the bottom of this gulf. Awake ! arise! or be for ever fall'n. 330 They heard, and were ahash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to...dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight 336 In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet... | |
| William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...to the bottom of this gulph. Awake, arise, or be for ever fallen ! They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing; as when men wont to...dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to... | |
| 1810 - 482 pages
...bottom of this gulf. Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n. They heard, and were abash'd, and up they <j sprung Upon the wing, as when men wont to watch On...dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel; Yet to... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...the bottom of this gulf. Awake, arise, or be for ever fall'n !" 330 They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men wont to...dread, Rouse, and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the e* il plight 335 In which they were, or the fierce pains not ftel ;,... | |
| John Milton - Fall of man - 1820 - 342 pages
...this gnlf. Awake, arise, or he forever fall'n !" 330 They heard, and were abash'd, and up they spwmg Upon the wing, as when men wont to watch On duty,...dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight 335 In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet... | |
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