 Olympian games or Pythian fields; Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal With rapid wheels, or fronted brigades form. As when, to warn proud cities, war appears Wag'd in the troubled sky, and armies rush To battle in the clouds, before each van...  Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education - Page 58by Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1855Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...: As when to warn proud Cities, War appears = Wag'd in the troubl'd Sky, and Armies rufh To Battel in the Clouds ; before each Van Prick forth the airy Knights, and couch their Spears, Till thickeft Legions clofe ; with Feats of Arms From either Side of Heav'n the Welkin burn;. ." Others... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - Atomism - 1714 - 508 pages
...Battles in the Air,of which, by the way, Lucretius makes no Mention, Milton gives us th Defcription : As 'when, to warn proud Cities, War appears, Wag'd in the troubled Sky, and Armies rulli To Battle in the Clouds ; before each Van Prick forth the airy Knights, and couch their Spears,... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 506 pages
...in the Air. of which, by the way, Lucretius makes no Mention, Milton giye; us this Defcnptipn : At when, to warn proud Cities, War appears, Wag'd in the troubled Sky, and Armies rufli To Battle in the Clouds ; before each Van Prick forth the airy Knights, and couch their Spears,... | |
 | John Milton - 1746 - 260 pages
...Pytbian fields t 530 Part curb their fiery fteeds, or 1hun the goal With rapid wheels, or fronted hrigads form. As when, to warn proud cities, war appears Wag'd in the troubled iky, and armies rufh To battel in the clouds; before each van 535 Prick forth the aery Knights, and... | |
 | John Milton - 1746 - 464 pages
...Part curb their fiery -fteeds, or fhun the goal- 531 With rapid wheels, or fronted brigades forms. As when, to warn proud cities, war appears . • Wag'd in the troubled iky, and armies rufh To battle in the clouds ; before each van 53 y Prick forth the aery knights, and... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 630 pages
...Pythian fields : Part curb their fiery Steeds, or fhun the goal With rapid wheels, or fronted Brigads form. As when, to warn proud Cities, War appears Wag'd in the troubled sky, and armie* ruft» To battle in the Clouds ; before each Van Prick forth the airy Knights, and couch their... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1750 - 674 pages
...Pythian fields ; 530 Part curb their fiery fteeds, or fhun the goal With rapid wheels, or fronted brigads form. As when to warn proud cities war appears Wag'd in the troubled iky, and armies rufh To battel in the clouds, before each van 53 j Prick forth, the aery knights, and... | |
 | John Milton - Fall of man - 1754 - 342 pages
...their fiery fteeds , or shun the goal With rapid wheels , or fronted bri gads form.. As when, to tram proud cities , war appears Wag'd in the troubled sky, and: armies rush To barrel in the. clouds ; before each van Prick forth.thtaery. Knights; and couch their fpears TrlLthickeft... | |
 | John Milton - Epic poetry, English - 1759 - 608 pages
...Pythian fields; 530 Part curb their fiery fleeds, or fhun the goal With rapid wheels, or fronted brigads form. As when, to warn proud cities, war appears Wag'd in the troubled Iky, and armies rufh To battel in the clouds, before each van 535 Prick forth the aery knights, and... | |
 | John Milton - 1763 - 670 pages
...Pythian fields ; 53$ Part curb their fiery fteeds, or (hun the goal With rapid wheels, or fronted brigads form. As when to warn proud cities war appears Wag'd in the troubled iky, and armies rum To battel in the clouds, before each van 535 Prick forth the aery knights, arid... | |
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