 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 386 Seiten
...men ; as wooden legs are ftiffer Than thofe of pliant joints, to yield and bow, Which way foe'er they are defign'd to go. NAVIGATION, that withftood The...earthly creatures from the wave, Has, for it, taught the lea and w:nd To lay a tribute on mankind, That, by degrees, has fwallow'd more Than all it drown'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 404 Seiten
...pliant joints, to yield and bow, Which way foe'er they are defign'd to go'. NAVIGATION, that withftaod The mortal fury of the Flood, .- . And prov'd the...earthly creatures from the wave, Has, for it, taught the Iba and wind To lay a tribute on mankind, That, by degrees, has Iwallow'd more Than all it drowa'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 376 Seiten
...men ; as wooden legs are ftiffer Than thofe of pliant jointsrto yield and bowy Which way foe'er they are defign'd to go. NAVIGATION, that withftood . The...fury of the Flood, And prov'd the only means to fave AH earthly creatures from the wave, Has, for it, taught Ac fea and wind To lay a tribute on mankind,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 Seiten
...joints," to yield and bow, Which way foe'er they are defign'd to go. • NAVIGATION, that withstood The mortal fury of the Flood, And prov'd the only means to fave All earthlv crentures from the wave, Has, for it, taught the fea and wind To lay a tribute on mankind,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 Seiten
...men ; as wooden legs are ftifler Than thofe of pliant joints, to yield and bow, Which way foe'er they are defign'd to go. NAVIGATION, that withftood The mortal fury of the Flood, 740 And prov'd the only means to fave All earthly ereature's from the wave, Has, for it, taught the... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 414 Seiten
...pliant joints, to yield and bow, Which way so'er they are design'd to go. Navigation, that withstood, The mortal fury of the Flood, And prov'd the only means to save All earthly creatures from the wave, Has, for it taught the sea and wind To lay a tribute on mankind,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 Seiten
...pliant joints, to yield and bow, Which way soe'er they are design'd to go, NAVIGATION, that withstood The mortal fury of the Flood, And prov'd the only means to save All earthly creatures from the wave, Has, for it, taught the sea and wind To lay a tribute on... | |
 | Literary gems - 1826 - 718 Seiten
.../ .1 ...«.! The mortal fury of the Flood, ' ..; ....i .". ,,:'. And prov'd the only means to save All earthly creatures from the wave, Has, for it,...To lay a tribute on mankind, That, by degrees, has swallow'd more . . . ' Than all it drown'd at once before. As he whose destiny does prove .>=i ...':... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1827 - 344 Seiten
...pliant joints, to yield and bow, Which way soever th' are design'd to go. Navigation, that withstood The mortal fury of the Flood, And prov'd the only means to save All earthly creatures from the wave, Has, for it, taught the sea and wind To lay a tribute on... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 Seiten
...quick animal life, it generally exerts itself in poetry. — Steele. xn. Navigation, that withstood The mortal fury of the flood, And prov'd the only means to save All earthly creatures from the wave, Has, for it, taught the sea and wind , To lay a tribute on... | |
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Which way soe'er they are design'd to go. NAVIGATION, that withstood The mortal fury of the Flood, And prov'd the only means to save All earthly creatures from the wave, Has, for it, taught the sea and wind To lay a tribute on mankind, That, by degrees,... 
