Into this wild abyss, The womb of nature, and perhaps her grave,* Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire, But all these in their pregnant causes mixed Confusedly, and which thus must ever fight, Unless the almighty Maker them ordain His dark materials... Critical, Historical, and Philosophical Contributions to the Study of the ... - Page 324by Henry Clark Barlow - 1864 - 607 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...embroils the fray By which he reigns : next him high arbiter Chance governs all. Into this wild abyss, 910 The womb of nature, and perhaps her grave, Of neither...nor air, nor fire, But all these in their pregnant causes.mix'd Confus'dly, and which thus must ever fight, Unless th' almighty maker them ordain His... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...embroils the fray By which he reigns : next him high arbiter Chance governs all. Into this wild abyss, 910 The womb of Nature, and perhaps her grave, Of neither...fire, But all these in their pregnant causes mix'd Confus'dly, and which thus must ever fight, Unless th' Almighty Maker them ordain 915 His dark materials... | |
| John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...fray, By which he reigns; next him high arhiter ' Chance governs all. Into this wild ahyss, The womh of nature, and perhaps her grave, Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire, But ;ili these in their pregnant causes mix'd Confus'dly, and which thus must ever fight, Unless th' Almighty... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...embroils the fray By which he reigns : next him hi^h arbiter Chance governs all. Into this wild abyss 910 The womb of Nature and perhaps her grave, Of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire, Bat all these in their pregnant causes mix'd Confus'dty, and which thus must ever fight, Unless th'... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 484 pages
...by decision more embroils the fray, By which he reigns : next him high arbiter Chance governs all. Into this wild abyss The womb of Nature, and perhaps...fire, But all these in their pregnant causes mix'd Confus'dly, and which thus must ever fight, Unless the Almighty Maker them ordain His dark materials... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...governs all. Into this wild abyss, Ol« The womb of nature, and perhaps her grave, OF neithee iea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire, But all these in their pregnant causes mix'd Confus'dly, and which thus must ever fight, Unless th' almighty Maker them ordain 91* His dark materials... | |
| Frances Brooke - 1818 - 250 pages
...of earth, that seemed to separate the waters above from the waters below, might precipitate them " Into this wild abyss, The womb of nature, and perhaps...nor air, nor fire, But all these, in their pregnant causts mix'd Confusedly " Their passage through this dismal region seemed •intolerably slow, as no... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...by decision more embroils the fray, By which he reigns : next him high arbiter Chance governs all. 820 Confus'dly, and which thus must ever fight, Unless the Almighty Maker them ordain His dark materials... | |
| William Bengo' Collyer - 1820 - 514 pages
...anarchy, and the loss of all the beautiful combinations of material nature in a wild abyss, composed " Of neither- sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire, But...these in their pregnant causes mix'd Confusedly?" such, on a smaller scale, was the chaos of the arts, when portraits, landscapes, historical delineations,... | |
| John Milton - 1821 - 346 pages
...embroils the fray By which he reigns ; next him high arhiter Chance governs all. Into this wild abyss, 910 The womb of nature, and perhaps her grave, Of -neither...fire, But all these in their pregnant causes mix'd Cbnfus'dly, and which thus must ever fight, Unless th' Almighty Maker them ordain 915 His dark materials... | |
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