| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 514 Seiten
...backwards down again;. But in the Airy Regionyet Hangs like the Body ofMahome,'i . for if it be above ihe Shade, That by the Earth's round Bulk is made , 'Tis...Appear no Bullet , but a Star. This faid , he to his Engme ftew , Tlac'd near at hand in open view , And rats' d it till it level! A right Again/1 the Glow-worm... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 610 Seiten
...maintain , It ne'er came backwards down again s But in the Airy Regional Hangs like the Body ofMahainet : For if it be above the Shade , That by the Earth's round Bidk is made , ' Tis probable it may from far Appear no Bullet , but a, Star. • • This faid , he... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 Seiten
...It ne'er came backwards down again-} But, in the airy Region yet, Hangs like the Body of MAHOMET : For if it be above the Shade, That by the Earth's round Bulk is made, 445 'Tis probable it may from far Appear no Bullet, but a Star. This faid, he to his Engine flew1,... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 Seiten
...again : 440 " But, in the airy region yet, Hangs like the body of Mahomet ; For ii it be above the made That by the earth's round bulk is made, Tis probable it may from far 445 Appear no bullet, but a ftar. ' This faid, he to his engine flew, Plac'd near at hand in open view,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 Seiten
...down again, But in the airy region yet , Hangs, like the body of Mahometi For if it be above the fhade That by the earth's round bulk is made, 'Tis probable it may, from far, 445 Appear no bullet, but a ftar. This faid, he to his engine flew, Plac'd near at hand, in open view,... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 Seiten
...again, 440 But in the airy region yet Hangs, like the body of Mahomet : For if it be above the fhade That by the earth's round bulk is made, 'Tis probable it may, from far, 445 Appear no bullet, but a ftar. This faid, he to his engine flew, Plac'd near at hand , in open view,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 Seiten
...down again, But in the airy region yet Hangs, like the body of Mahomet : For if it be above the fhade That by the earth's round bulk is made, 'Tis probable it may, from far, Appear no bullet, hut a ftar. This fa.id, he to his engine flew, Plac'd near at hand, in open view, And rais'il it till... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 Seiten
...ne'er came backwards down again, But in the airy region yet Haacrs, like the body of Mahomet : f(t if it be above the shade That by the Earth's round bulk is made, Tn probable it may, from far, Appear no bullet, but a star." This said, he to his engine flew, Plu-'d... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 Seiten
...ne'er came backwards down again: 440 But, in the airy region yet, Hangs like the body of Mahomet ; For if it be above the shade That by the earth's round bulk is made,. *T is probable it may from far 445 Appear no bullet, but a star. Thia said, he to his engine flew,... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 Seiten
...ne'er came backwards down again ; 440 But, in the airy region yet, Hangs like the body of Mahomet : For if it be above the shade That by the earth's round bulk is made, 'Tis probable it may from far 445 Appear no bullet, but a star. This said, he to his engine flew, Plac d near at hand in open view,... | |
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