 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...purity, Yea there, where very defolation dwells By grots, and caverns fliag'd with horrid fhades, She may pafs on with unblench'd majefty, "„•. ••...evil thing that walks by night, In fog, or fire, by Jake, or moorifli fen, Blew meager Hag, or ftubborn unlaid Ghofly :•-. That breaks his magick chains... | |
 | John Milton - 1747 - 240 pages
...purity i Yea there, where yery defolation dwells By grots, and caverns ftiag'd with horrid lhadt J, She may pafs on with unblench'd majefty, Be it not done in pride, or in preemption. Some fay no evil thing that walks by night. In fog, or fire, by lake, or moorifh fen, Blue... | |
 | John Hill - Acting - 1750 - 350 pages
...the various buftle of refort Were all too ruffled and fometimes impair'd. : i B 5 And And afterwards, No evil thing that walks by night In fog, or fire ; by lake or moorifti fen ; Blue meagre hag, or ftubbom unlaid ghoft That breaks his magic k chains at Curfew time,... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1759 - 420 pages
...430 Yea there, where every defolation dwells By grots, and caverns fhagg'd with horrid fhades. She may pafs on with unblench'd majefty, Be it not done...prefumption. Some fay no evil thing that walks by night, 435 In fog, or fire, by lake, or moorifh fen, Blue meager hag, or ftubborn unlaid ghoft, That breaks... | |
 | John Milton - 1759 - 414 pages
...430 Yea there, where every defolation dwells By grots, and caverns fhagg'd with horrid fhades, She may pafs on with unblench'd majefty, Be it not done...prefumption. Some fay no evil thing that walks by night, 435 In fog, or fire, by lake, or moorim fen, Blue meager hag, or ftubborn unlaid ghoft, That breaks... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1765 - 692 pages
...fiacerelv fo, A thovfind liveried angels lacquey her. How extremely poetical are the following lines I Some fay no evil thing that walks by night In fog or fi'C, by lake or moorilh fien, Blue meagre hag, or Aubborn nrl.iid f boft That breaks bil magic chains... | |
 | English drama - 1777 - 380 pages
...: ' Yea there where very defoladon dwells, * By grots and caverns fhagg'd with horrid fhades, 4 She may pafs on with unblench'd majefty, * Be it not done in pride or in prefumption. ' T. Brotb. How gladly would I have my terrors hufli'd, ' By crediting the wonders you relate ! •... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 334 pages
...dwells, By grots, and caverns fhagg'd with horrid fhades, She may pafs on with unblench'd majefty, 45O Be it not done in pride, or in prefumption. Some fay...that walks by night, In fog, or fire, by lake, or moorifh fen, Blue meager hag, or ftubborn unlaid ghoft, That breaks his magic chains at Curfeu time,... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1780 - 340 pages
...Broth. How gladly would I have my terrourshufh'd " By crediting the wonders you relate ! E. Broth. " Some fay no evil thing that walks by night " In fog or fire, by lake or mooriih fen, " Blue meagre hag, or ftubborn unlaid ghoft, " That breaks his magick chains at curfew... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 288 pages
...Ky grots and caverns, fhagg'd with horrid fhadoe, She may pal's on with unblerr.ifh'd majetty ; He it not done in pride, or in prefumption. Some fay no evil thing that \v alks hy night, In fog, or fire, by lake, or moorifh fen, Blue meagre hag, or ftubborn unlaid .glunft,... | |
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Some say, no evil thing that walks by night In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen, Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, No goblin, or swart faery of the mine, Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity. 
