 High at the head a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with shady boughs. Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool recess Delights the Nereids of the...  The caves of the earth - Sida 35efter Caves - 1847 - 80 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 sidor
...reftrain ; Within, the waves in fofter murmurs glide, And mips fecure without their haulfers ride. High at the head a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with fhady boughs. Beneath, a gloomy Grotto's cool recefs, Delights the Nereids of the neighb'ring feas... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1727 - 406 sidor
...reftrain; Within, the Waves in fofter Murmurs glide, And Ships fecure without their Haulfers ride. High at the Head a branching Olive grows, And crowns the pointed Cliffs with fhady Boughs. Beneath, a gloomy Grotto's cool Recefs Delights the Nereids- of the neighb 'ring Seas;... | |
 | Homer - 1761 - 474 sidor
...reftrain-j- ' "Within, the waves in fofter murmers glid.', 120 And fhips fecure without their haulfcrs ride. High at the head a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with fhady boughs. Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool recefs Delights the Nereids of the neighboring feas ;... | |
 | 1774 - 300 sidor
...fuffice to fhow his want of care. Let the reader compare them with the literal tranflation given above. High at the head a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with fhady boughs. Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool recefs Delights the Nereids of the neighbouring feas... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 312 sidor
...reltrain ; Within, the waves in fofter murmurs glide, 1zo And mips fecure without their halfers ride, High at the head a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with fhady boughs. Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool recefs Delights the Nereids of the neighbouring feas,... | |
 | Proclus (Diadochus.) - 1789 - 474 sidor
...to underftand by the Cave, in the ifland of Ithaca, which Homer defcribes in the following verfes ? High at the head a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with fliady boughs. A cavern pleafant, though involv'd- in night, Beneath it lie«, the Naiades delight.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 304 sidor
...reftrain ; Within, the waves in fofter murmurs glide, 1 2 j And fhips fecure without their halfers ride, High at the head a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with fhady boughs. Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool recefs Delights the Nereidsof the neighbouring feas,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 sidor
...reftrain ; Within, the waves in foftcr murmurs glide, And fhips fecurp without their halfers ride; High at the head a branching olive grows. And crowns the pointed cliffs with lhady bougUi Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool recefs Delights the Nereids of the neighbouring feas.... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 sidor
...reftrain ; Within, the waves in fofter murmurs glide, And Ihips fecure without their haliers ride; High at the head a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with Ihady boughs. Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool recefs Delights the Nereids of the neighbouring fe«,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 496 sidor
...tcrr.pcltuous rage reltrjin; WIL'MM, the waves in k.frcr murir.urii ghdc, i And fhipi fecure without their I High at the head a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed clifis with fhady bought. Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool re'cefs Delights the Nereid- of the neighbouring... | |
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