 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 480 páginas
...Sisyphian shade : With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaven a huge round Btone : The huge round stone, resulting with a bound. Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground. Pope. It would be endless to quote verses put of Virgil which have this particular kind of beauty in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1837 - 752 páginas
...successful attempts has been to describe the labour of Sisyphus : With many a weary step, and many a eroan, flannel clone resulting with a bound. Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground. Who does not perceive... | |
 | 1837 - 222 páginas
...kept him perpetually employed. The Sisyphian shade With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round stone; The huge round stone, returning with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground. HOMER. Seasons, by some... | |
 | Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury - 1838 - 712 páginas
...the stone up it; and, therefore, the latter part of his punishment would have been impossible, — "The huge round stone, resulting with a bound, thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground." So steep is the ascent that common sand or gravel would not lie at so great an inclination to the horizon,... | |
 | lady Charlotte Susan M. Bury - 1838 - 712 páginas
...rolled the stone up it; and, therefore, the latter part of his punishment would have been impossible,— "The huge round stone, resulting with a bound, thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground." So steep is the ascent that common sand or gravel would not lie at so great an inclination to the horizon,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1838 - 338 páginas
...motion downwards.* 230. Pope employs again the Alexandrine to describe the motion downward. Example. " The huge round stone, resulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground." 231. Easy or smooth motion may be painted by a succession of soft and harmonious sounds. * The lines... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 páginas
...perhaps inert inhale behest harmony artichoke humanise Hudibras behemoth heritage hospital vehement With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up a high hill he heaved a huge round stone. Be honest, humble, and humane; — hate not even your enemies. SECTION III.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1838 - 716 páginas
...their most successful attempts haa been to describe the labour of Sisyphus : With many a weary stop, and many a groan, Up a high hill he heaves a huge round Bfone ; The huge round stone resulting with a bound. Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 páginas
...survey'd A mournful vision ! the Sisyphian shade. With many a weary step, and many a groan, Гр the LQz Again the restless orb his toil renews, Dust mounts in clouds, and sweat descends in dews. " Now I... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 352 páginas
...harmony is his description of the labour of Sisyphus. With many a weary step and many a groan, Up the high hill he heaves a huge round stone; The huge round...Thunders impetuous down and smokes along the ground. To every reader, who has gentility enough to aspirate the h's, the second line is quite a task. He... | |
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With many a weary step, and many a groan, Up a high hill he heaves a huge round stone; The huge round stone, resulting with a bound, Thunders impetuous down, and smokes along the ground. 
