| 1714 - 528 sidor
...foul Nefts, like Swallows, build ,' Clofe to the Palace.Roof, and Tow'rs that p'rerce the SRf.' Much fwifter far is execrable Care Than Stags, or Winds, that, thro' the Skies, Thick-driving Snows and fiather'd Tempefts bear : Purfuing Cure the failing Ships oujflies, Climbs... | |
| John Oldmixon - 1728 - 484 sidor
...cervis, & agente nimbos Ocyor Euro. •Thus render'd into English by Mr. John Hughes : But Swifter far is execrable Care Than Stags, or Winds, that thro* the Skies Thick driving Snows, and gathered Tempejts bear, Turfuing Care the failing Ship out-flies. Climbs the tall... | |
| John Hughes - 1735 - 390 sidor
...all thy Care. So ffies the wounded Stag, provok'd with Pain, Bounds o'er the fpacious Downs in vain ; The feather'd Torment flicks within his Side, And...execrable Care Than Stags, or Winds that thro' the Skies Thick-driving Snows and gather'd Tempefts bear ; Purfuing Care the failing Ship out-ffies, Climbs the... | |
| Horace - 1767 - 298 sidor
...Side, And from the fmarting Wound, a Purple Tide Mar!;s all his Way with Blood, and dies thegrafiy Plain. V. But fwifter far is execrable CARE Than Stags, or Winds, that thro' the Skies Thick-drivingSnows and gather'dTempefts bear ; Purfuing Care the failing Ship out-flies, Climbs the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 sidor
...with pain, Bounds o'er the fpacious downs in vain ; y» The feather'd torment flicks within his fide, And from the fmarting wound a purple tide Marks all his way with blood, and dyes the graffy plain. V. But fwifter far is execrable Care Than flags, or winds lhat through the fties 55 Thick-driving... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 528 sidor
...the fpacious downs in vain ; 5-0 The feather'd torment (ticks within his fide, And from the fmsrting wound a purple tide Marks all his way with blood, and dyes the graffy plain. V. But fwifter far is execrable Care Than ftags, of winds that through the ikies 55 Thick-driving... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 334 sidor
...with pain, Bounds o'er the fpacious downs in vain ; 50 The feather'd torment flicks within his fide, And from the fmarting wound a purple tide Marks all...grafly plain. V. But fwifter far is execrable Care Than ftags, or winds that through the fkies 5 5 Thick-driving fnows and gather'd tempeits bear ; Purfuing... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1813 - 466 sidor
...the spacious downs in vain ; The feather' d torment sticks within his side, And front the smarting wound a purple tide Marks all his way with blood, and dyes the grassy plain. » V. But swifter far is execrable Care Climbs the tall vessel's painted sides ; Nor... | |
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