 A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer...  Waverley Novels: Kenilworth. The pirate - Page 534by Walter Scott - 1844Full view - About this book
 | Henry Richard Fox Bourne - Philosophy - 1876 - 512 pages
...which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-inform'd the tenement of clay : A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger when the waves went high, He sought the storms, but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay, And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. wilt, swear by thy gracious self, Which is the god of my idolatry, A went high, He sought the storms ; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his... | |
 | Powys-land Club - Montgomeryshire (Wales - 1875 - 526 pages
...the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or waked to ecstacy the living lyre."1 And have often noted " A daring pilot in extremity : Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high, He sought the storm."3 In the merciless Wars of the Roses, and in the protracted conflict... | |
 | David Daiches - 1979 - 336 pages
...which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay And o'er informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity. Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1902 - 394 pages
...spirits, I was but poorly received,) to make a visit to our other friend at Fitful-head, welljudging from certain points of the story, at which my other...for a calm unfit, Will steer too near the sands, to show my wit." ' ' I showed little wit in intrusting myself to your charge,' said Triptolemus ; ' and... | |
 | Robert Atwan, Laurance Wieder - Poetry - 1993 - 514 pages
...which working out its way, Fretted the pigmy body to decay: And o'er informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms; but for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands, to boast his... | |
 | William L. Fox - 1997 - 606 pages
...which working out its way, Fretted the pygmy-body to decay: And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms . . . John Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel" A little past five in the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 2001 - 382 pages
...how seaman-like I piloted him to the little haven, within a quarter of a mile of Norna's dwelling.' * Why, to be sure,' replied the minstrel, ' I am, as...for a calm unfit, Will steer too near the sands, to show my wit." ' * I showed little wit in intrusting myself to your charge,' said Triptolemus ; * and... | |
 | Hugh Ross Williamson - History - 2002 - 380 pages
...which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy-body to decay And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A daring pilot in extremity; Pleased with the danger when the waves went high, He sought the storms; but, for a calm unfit, Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his... | |
 | Paul Hammond - Drama - 2002 - 484 pages
...which working out its way 1 Fretted the pigmy body to decay, > And o'erinformed the tenement of clay. J A daring pilot in extremity: Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high 160 He sought the storms; but for a calm unfit Would steer too nigh the sands to boast his... | |
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