 | Sydney Smith, Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey, Macvey Napier, William Empson, Sir George Cornewall Lewis, Henry Reeve, Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot (Hon.), Harold Cox - 1902
...live the life of brutes, But virtue to pursue and knowledge high." With these few words I sharpened for the voyage The mind of my associates, that I then...scarcely have withheld them. To the dawn Our poop we turned, and for the witless flight Made our oars wings, still gaining on the left. Each star of the... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1822
...The str»its of Ribraltur' But virtue to pursue and knowledge high.' With these few words I sharpened for the voyage The mind of my associates, that I then Could scarcely have withheld them. To the dawn 120 Our poop we turn'd, and for the witless flight Made our oars wings, still gaining on the left.... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1831
...were not form'd to live the life of brutes, ' But virtue to pursue and knowledge high.' With these few words I sharpen'd for the voyage The mind of my...dawn Our poop we turn'd, and for the witless flight Made our oars wings," still gaining on the left. Each star of the' other pole night now beheld,0 And... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1842 - 137 pages
...live the life of brutes. But virtue to pursue and knowledge high.' With these few words I sharpen 'd for the voyage The mind of my associates, that I then...dawn Our poop we turn'd, and for the witless flight Made our oars wings, still gaining on the left. Each star of the other pole night now beheld, And ours... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1844 - 600 pages
...were not form'd to live the life of brutes, ' But virtue to pursue and knowledge high.' With these few words I sharpen'd for the voyage The mind of my...dawn Our poop we turn'd, and for the witless flight Made our oars wings 1, still gaining on the left. Each star of the other pole night now beheld2, And... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1850 - 587 pages
...were not fonn'cl to live the life of brutee, ' But virtue to pursue and knowledge high.' With these few words I sharpen'd for the voyage The mind of my...them. To the dawn Our poop we turn'd, and for the witlees flight Made our oars wings,1 still gaining on the left. Each star of the other pole night now... | |
 | Antonio Carlo N. Gallenga - 1854
...town." I spoke earnestly ; they listened gravely. " With these few -words of mine, I sharpened thus The mind of my associates, that I then Could scarcely have withheld them."* Hence I proceeded to give the opportune instructions. The night was darker than I ever remember to... | |
 | Vincenzo Botta - 1865 - 413 pages
...live the life of brutes, But virtue to pursue and knowledge high.' With these few words I sharpened for the voyage The mind of my associates, that I then...scarcely have withheld them. To the dawn Our poop we turned, and for the witless flight Made our oars wings, still gaining on the left. Each star of the... | |
 | William Lucas Collins - 1870 - 136 pages
...live 'the life of brutes, But virtue to pursue and knowledge high.' With these few words I sharpened for the voyage The mind of my associates, that I then...scarcely have withheld them. To the dawn Our poop we turned, and for the witless flight Made our oars wings,* still gaining on the left. Each star of the... | |
 | William Lucas Collins - 1870 - 136 pages
...live the life of brutes, But virtue to pursue and knowledge high.' With these few words I sharpened for the voyage The mind of my associates, that I then...scarcely have withheld them. To the dawn Our poop we turned, and for the witless flight Made our oars wings,* still gaining on the left. Each star of the... | |
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To this the short remaining watch, that yet Our senses have to wake, refuse not proof Of the unpeopled world, following the track Of Phoebus. Call to mind from whence ye sprang: Ye were not form'd to live the life of brutes, But virtue to pursue and knowledge... 
