 | 1981 - 532 стор.
...turbulent of wit; Restless, unfixed in principles and place; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace. A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted...to decay; And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. (Extract) If John Dryden had a reader in mind when writing that poem, it was most certainly not the... | |
 | David Daiches - 1979 - 336 стор.
...turbulent of wit, Restless, unfixed in principles and place, In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace; 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... | |
 | Merriam-Webster, Inc - 1984 - 950 стор.
...Atlantic by air— Manchester Guardian) Daring heightens the implication of fearlessness <a during pilot in extremity, pleased with the danger, when the waves went high — Dryden) Daredevil implies ostentation in daring and is often specifically applied to adversary... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1902 - 394 стор.
...again,' said the Factor. ' Why, to be sure,' replied the minstrel, ' I am, as glorious John says, — " A daring pilot in extremity, Pleased with the danger when the waves go high, I seek the storm — but, for a calm unfit, Will steer too near the sands, to show my wit."... | |
 | Robert Atwan, Laurance Wieder - 1993 - 514 стор.
...turbulent of wit: Restless, unfixed in principles and place; In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace. 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... | |
 | William L. Fox - 1997 - 606 стор.
...Went High 1969-1985 Henry C. Clausen A fiery soul, which working out its way, Fretted the pygmy-body to decay: And o'er-informed the tenement of clay....Pleased with the danger, when the waves went high He sought the storms . . . John Dryden, "Absalom and Achitophel" A little past five in the morning... | |
 | Rose A. Zimbardo - 1998 - 222 стор.
...chaotic energy,"turbulent of wit ... Restless, unfixed in principles and place," "for calm unfit," A fiery soul, which, working out its way Fretted the...body to decay And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. [156-158]6" As order begets order, so also Achitophel, the center of chaos, can produce only chaos,... | |
 | Hugh Ross Williamson - 2002 - 380 стор.
...power unpleased, impatient of disgrace. A fiery soul which, working out its way, Fretted the pigmy-body to decay And o'er-informed the tenement of clay. A...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 wit . . .... | |
 | Paul Hammond - 2002 - 484 стор.
...principles and place, In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace. A fiery soul, 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... | |
 | John Carrington - 2003 - 344 стор.
...turbulent of wit, Restless, unfixed in principles and place, In power unpleased, impatient of disgrace; A fiery soul, which, working out its way, Fretted...body to decay And o'er-informed the tenement of clay Great wits are sure to madness near allied And thin partitions do their bounds divide; Else, why should... | |
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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 too... 
