 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 sider
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the * BRITON'S fate, 925 As with ./!>/? prow, (what have not BRITONS dar'd !) He for the paflage fought, attempted fince... | |
 | James Thomson - 1763 - 458 sider
...of the defcending fun; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, * The other Uemi'plicrc. The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the * BRITON'S fate, 925 As wither/? prow, (what have not BRITONS dir'd!), He for the pafiage fought, attempted fince So... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 sider
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the f BUI-TON'S fate, 925 As with frft prow, (what have notBiuTONS dar'd !) He for the paffage fought,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 sider
...Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; \\%ile, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the f BRITON'S fate, 925 As with firjl prow, (what have not BRITONS dar'd!) He for the paflage fought,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 280 sider
...ice, Take their laft look of the dcfcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the * Briton's fate, 9z5 As with firft prow, (what have not Briton's dar'd !) He for the paffage fought, attempted fince... | |
 | John Bell - 1787 - 510 sider
...ice, Take their laft look of the defeending fun ! While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long, long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the Briton's fatei, 925 As with £rft prow (what have not Britons dar'd !) He for the paflage fought, attempted... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1788 - 326 sider
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the BRITON'S* fate, As with ,/$>/? prow, (what have not BRITONS dar'd!) He for the pafTage fought, attempted fmce So much in vain,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 292 sider
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the * Briton's fate, 925 As with///? prow, (what have not Britons dar'd !) He for the paflage fought, attempted fmce So... | |
 | James Thomson - 1793 - 300 sider
...they! 920 Who, here entangled in the gathering ice, Take their last look of the descending sun; E £ While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold frost,...heads, Falls horrible. Such was the BRITON'S fate, 925 As with first prow, (what have not BRITONS dar'd!) He for the passage sought, attempted since So... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1793 - 308 sider
...ice, Take their laft look of the defcending fun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold froft, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. Such was the BRITON'S* fate, As with firft prow, (what have not BRITONS dar'd!) He for the paffage fought, attempted fmce So much in vain,... | |
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Miserable they! Who, here entangled in the gathering ice, Take their last look of the descending sun ; While, full of death, and fierce with tenfold frost, The long long night, incumbent o'er their heads, Falls horrible. 
