 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 624 pages
...wretched Men ! Lee fA ME. Feme, the great 111, from finall Beginnings grow) j Swift from the ftrfly and every Moment brings New Vigour to her Flights, new Pinions to her Wing5t Soon grows the Pigmy to gigantick Size ; Her Feet on Earth, her Forehead in the Skies. Inrag'd... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 pages
...More ugly fhape yet never living Creature faw. (Spin. FAME. Fame, the great 1ll, from fmall Beginnings grows; Swift from the firft, and every Moment brings...New Vigour to her Flights, new Pinions to her Wings. Sain grows the Pigmy to gigamick Size : Her Feet on Emh, her Forehead in the Skies; larag'd againft... | |
 | Virgil - 1721 - 456 pages
...Libyan Cities goesr Fame, the great 111, from fmall beginnings grows. Swift from the firft j and ev'ry Moment brings New Vigour to her flights, new Pinions to her Wings. Soon grows the Pygmee to Gigantic fee ; Her Feet on Earth, her Forehead in the Skies : ajy Inrag'd againft the Gods,... | |
 | 1744 - 106 pages
...acquirit eundo. Virgil. The great 111, from frmll Beginnings grows. Swift from the firft, and ev'ry Moment brings New Vigour to her Flights, new Pinions to her Wings.' Dryden. RT has many Inventions, which themfelves are certainly not only inconfiftent with, but even... | |
 | Longinus, William Smith - 1752 - 244 pages
...Virgil has copied it verbatim, but applied it to Fame. Ingrediturque folo & caput inter nubila condit. Soon grows the pigmy to gigantic fize, Her feet on earth, her forehead in the skies. Shake/fear This defcription may with more juftice be applied to Homer's genius than the extent... | |
 | Lewis Crusius - 1753 - 396 pages
...fedet cußos, aut fummi culmine tecli, Turribus aut altis, & magnus territat urbes ; Tam fitti pratique tenax, quam nuncia veri. Lib. 4. Ver. 174. Fame, the...gigantic fize, Her feet on earth, her forehead in the ikies: Enrag'd againft the Gods, revengeful Earth Produc'd her, lafl of the Titanean birth. Swift in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 342 pages
...fhame. 150 The loud report through Libyan cities goes ; Tame, the great ill, from fmall beginnings grows. Swift from the firft ; and every moment brings...flights, new pinions to her wings. Soon grows the pygmy to gigantic Cze; 15; Her feet on earth, her forehead in the fkies : Inrag'd againft the gods... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 pages
...fliame. z50 The loud report through Libyan cities goes ; Pame, the great ill, from finall beginnings grows. . Swift from the firft ; and every moment brings New vigour to her nights, new pinions to her wings. Soon grows the pygmy to gigantic fize ; z55 Her feet on earth, her... | |
 | François Pomey - 1784 - 458 pages
...nuncia veri. JEn. 4, Fame, the great 111, from fmall Beginnings grows, Swift from the firft, and ev'ry Moment brings New Vigour to her Flights, new Pinions to her Wings.' Soon grows the Pigmy to gigantick Size, Her Feet on Earth, her Forehead in the Skies.. . Enrag'd againlt the Gods, revengeful... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 374 pages
...fhame. 2 ro The loud report through Libyan cities goes ; Fame, the great ill, from fmall beginnings grows. Swift from the firft; and every moment brings...her wings. Soon grows the pigmy to gigantic fize; 25» Her feet on earth, her forehead in the fkies : Inrag'd againft the gods revengeful earth Produc'd... | |
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Libyan cities goes. Fame, the great ill, from small beginnings grows — Swift from the first ; and every moment brings New vigour to her flights, new pinions to her wings. 
