 When (dreadful to behold) from sea we spied Two serpents, ranked abreast, the seas divide, And smoothly sweep along the swelling tide. Their flaming crests above the waves they show; Their bellies seem to burn the seas below; Their speckled tails advance...  Virgil's Æneid - Page 108by Virgil - 1909 - 432 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...feem to burn the Seas below : Their fpeckled Tails advance to fteer their Courle, And on the founding Shore the flying Billows force. And now the Strand,...bloody Streaks were fill'd ; Their nimble Tongues they brand ifh'd as they came, And lick'd their hifling Jaws, that fputter'd Flame. Drjd. Serpent tempting... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...fpeckled Tails advance to fteer their Courfe, '' And on the founding Shore the flying Billows farce. And now the Strand, and now the Plain they held, Their...bloody Streaks were fill'd ; Their nimble Tongues they brandifh'd as they came, And lick'd their billing Jaws, that fputter'd Flame. SERPENT tempting EV E.... | |
 | Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1721 - 456 pages
...the Seas below : Their fpeckled Tails advance to fteer their Courfe, 174 And on the founding Shear the flying Billows force. And now the Strand, and...the Plain they held; Their ardent Eyes with bloody ftreaks were fill'd: Then- nimble Tongues they brandifh'd as they came, And lick'd their hifling Jaws,... | |
 | Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 408 pages
...serpents, rank'd abreast, the seas divide, 270 And smoothly sweep along the swelling tide. Their flaming crests above the waves they show: Their bellies seem...And now the strand, and now the plain, they held. 27<S Their ardent eyes with bloody streaks were fill'd : Their nimble tongues they brand ish'd as they... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...serpents, rank'd abreast, the seas divide, 270 And smoothly sweep along the swelling tide. Their flaming crests above the waves they show: Their bellies seem...Their speckled tails advance to steer their course, 274 And on the sounding shore the flying billows force. And now the strand, and now the plain, they... | |
 | Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1806 - 414 pages
...serpents, rank'd abreast, the seas divide, 27O And smoothly sweep along the swelling tide, Their flaming crests above the waves they show : Their bellies seem...Their speckled tails advance to steer their course, 274 And on the sounding shore the flying billows force. And now the strand, and now the plain, they... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 378 pages
...Their speckled tails advance to steer their course, And on their sounding shore the flyinghil lows force. And now the strand, and now the plain they held, Their ardent eyes with bloody streaks were till'di Their nimhle tongues thry hrandish'd as they came, And lick'd their hissing jaws, that sputter'd... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 484 pages
...serpents, ranked abreast, the seas divide, And smoothly sweep along the swelling tide. ) Their flaming crests above the waves they show ; Their bellies seem...they held. Their ardent eyes with bloody streaks were filled ; Their nimble tongues they brandished as they came, And licked their hissing jaws, that sputtered... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...serpents, ranked abreast, the seas divide, And smoothly sweep along the swelling tide. J Their flaming crests above the waves they show; Their bellies seem...they held. Their ardent eyes with bloody streaks were filled ; Their nimble tongues they brandished as they came, And licked their hissing jaws, that sputtered... | |
 | Biography - 1808 - 578 pages
...serpents, rank'd abreast, the seas divide, And smoothly sweep'd along the swelling tide. Their flaming crests above the waves they show: Their bellies seem to burn the sea& below: Their speckled tails advance to steer their course, And now the sounding shore the flying... | |
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