 | John Milton - 1795
...round As ons great furnace flam'd, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peaca And rest can. never dvvell, hope never gomes For those rebellious, here their pris'on ordain'd... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796
...round As, one great furnace flam'd, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow,...doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never conies 66 That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed... | |
 | Bryan Edwards - 1805
...distinguish among them some faint traces of rational piety, our satisfaction is of short continuance ; No light, but rather darkness visible, Serves only to discover sights of woe: MILTON. or it is a light that glimmers for a moment, and then in blood. It is asserted, and I believe... | |
 | John Milton - 1807
...round As one great furnace flam'd, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Scrv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where Peace 65 And Rest can never dwell, Hope never comes That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges,... | |
 | Thomas Clarkson - 1808
...When they went to rest, would not their dreams be frightful? When they awoke, would they not awake . " only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow,...doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes That comes to all ; hut torture without end Still urges?" They knew no change, except... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810
...round As one great furnace flam'd: yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow,...doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell; hope never comes That comes to all; but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810
...round, As one great furnace flam'd ; yet from those flames No light ; but rather darkness visible ServM only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow,...doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never comes That comes to all : but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed... | |
 | Age - 1810
...round As one great furnace flam'd, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow,...doleful shades where peace And rest can never dwell : hope never comes That comes to all. A singular circumstance. The whole as oven fiercely blaz'd When... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...one great furnace lUim'd ; yet from those flames No light ; bat rather darkness visible Serv'd oniy to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest ca« never ilwcH ; hope never comes That comes to all : but torture without end Still urges, and a... | |
 | Isaac Watts - 1811
...round, As one great furnace flam'd ; yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Serv'd only to discover sights of woe ; Regions of sorrow,...doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never comes, That comes to all : But torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge fed... | |
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A dungeon horrible, on all sides round As one great furnace flamed, yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell... 
