 And screams of horror rend the affrighted skies. Not louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lap-dogs breathe their last; Or when rich China vessels fallen from high, In glittering dust and painted fragments lie! Let wreaths...  Satvrae XIV.: Fourteen satires - Page 265by Juvenal - 1900 - 471 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...flash'd the living lightning from her eyes. And streams of horror rend th' affrighted skies. Wot londer shrieks to pitying Heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lap-dogs, breathe their last! Or when rich China vessels, fall'n from high, In glittering dust and painted fragments lie! ' Let wreaths... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1817 - 532 pages
...period. The reader, therefore, must be satisfied with instances where this order is mixed with others. Not louder shrieks to pitying Heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lapdogs, breathe their last. Again: Steel could the works of mortal pride con found, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Again:... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 418 pages
...Then flash 'd the living lightning from her eyes, And screams of horror rend th' affrighted skies. Not louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lap-dogs, breathe their last ! Or when rich China vessels, faH'n from high, In glittering dust and painted fragments lie ! Let wreaths... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Aesthetics - 1819 - 458 pages
...period. The reader, therefore, must be satisfied with instances where this order is mixed with others. Not louder shrieks to pitying Heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lapdogs, breathe their last. Again: Steel could the works of mortal pride confound, And hew triumphal arches to the ground. Again:... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...Then flash'd the living lightning from her eyes, And screams of horrour rend th' affrighted skies. Not louder shrieks to pitying Heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lap-dogs, breathe their last ! Or when rich China vessels, fall'n from high, In glittering dust and painted fragments lie ! Let... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...! Then flash'd the living lightning from her eyes, And screams of horror rend the affrighted skies. Not louder shrieks to pitying Heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lap-dogs, breathe their last; Or when rich China vessels, fallen from high, In glittering dust and painted fragments lie ! ' Let... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...Then flash' d the living lightning from her eyes , And streams of horror rend the affrighted skies. Not louder shrieks to pitying Heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lap-dogs, breathe their last' Or when rich China vessels, fallen from high, In glittering dust and painted fragments lie ! ' Let... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...! Then flash'd the livid lightning from her eyes, And streams of horror rend the affrighted skies. state ; With eyes that pry not, tougue that ne'er repeats ; Foud to spread fri breath their last ! Or when rich china vessels, fallen from high, Iu glittering dust, and painted fragmente... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...! Then flash'd the livid lightning from her eyes, And streams of horror rend the affrighted skies. e first attack, perhaps, cannot now be easily known: he had written an invective against Pope, who ! Or when rich china vessels, fallen from high, b glittering dust, and painted fragments lie. ' [jet... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1831 - 384 pages
...! Then flash'd the living lightning from her eyes, And screams of horror rend th' affrighted skies. Not louder shrieks to pitying Heaven are cast, When husbands, or when lapdogs breathe their last; Or when rich China vessels, fall'n from high, In glittering dust and painted fragments lie ! " Let... | |
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