 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...airy Flight. Such deadly Stenches from the Depth arife, And (learning Sulphur that infefts the Skies. From hence the Grecian Bards their Legends make,* And give the Name Aw™ us to the Lake. Dryd. Vitf. AUTUMN. Set Year. When yellow Autumn weight The Year, and adds to... | |
 | Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1721 - 456 pages
...Flight; Such deadly Stenches from the Depth arile, And fteaming Sulphur, that infefts the Skies. 34j" From hence the Grecian Bards their Legends make, And give the Name Avtrnus to the Lake. Four fable Bullocks, in the Yoke untaught, For Sacrifice the pious Heroe brought.... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...infefts.the Ikies. i From I From hence the Grecian bards their legends [make, And give the name Aornus to the lake. Four fable bullocks in the yoke untaught,...brought. The prieftefs pours the wine betwixt their horns : Then cuts the curling hair, that firft oblation [burns, Invoking Hecate hither to repair ; (A powerful... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 418 pages
...; Such deadly flenches from the depth arife, And flcaming folphur that infers the f-.lv.-. i Fr:.. From hence the Grecian bards their legends [make, And give the name Aornus to the lake. Four fable bullocks in the yoke untaught, For facrifice, the pious hero brought.... | |
 | Patrick Delany - 1759 - 460 pages
...flight •, Such deadly flenches from the depth arife, And fleam ing fulphur, that infects the fkies. From hence the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernus to the lake. DRYDE N. * Going to Avernus, a Grecian would exprefs by going to dornon, irejf ''Acpw, or <-l{*Aoptoi'l... | |
 | François Pomey - Mythology, Classical - 1784 - 458 pages
...: Such deadly Stenches from the Depth arife, And fteaming Sulphur which infects the Skies. Hence do the Grecian Bards their Legends make, And give the Name Avernus to the Lake. c Avernus dicitur quafi aojs®-, id eft, fine avibus. Quod nullae volucres lacum ilium, ob lethiferum... | |
 | Thomas West - Lake District (England) - 1789 - 336 pages
...lake extends ; O'er whofe unhappy waters, void of light, No bird prefumes to fteer his airy flight : From hence the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernm to the lake. After viewing for fome time with horror and aftonifhtnent Its dreadful afpeft from... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 374 pages
...deadly flenches from the depth arife, And fteaming fulphur, that infefts the flues. 34? From henoe the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the...The prieftefs pours the wine betwixt their horns; 350 Then cuts the curling hair; that firft oblation burns, Invoking "Hecate hither to repair (A powerful... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...airy flight ; Such deadly denches from the deep arifc. And deaming fulphur, that infects the (ties. from hence the Grecian bards their legends make. And...untaught, For facrifice the pious hero brought ; The priedefs pours the wine betwixt their horns ; Then cuts the curling hair ; that liiil oblation burns.... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...airy flight ; Such deadly flenches from the deep arife, And dcamingfulphur, that infects the Ikies. From hence the Grecian bards their legends make. And give the name Avcrnus to the lake. Four fable bullocks, in the yoke untaught, For facrifice the pious hero brought... | |
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O'er whose unhappy waters, void of light, No bird presumes to steer his airy flight : Such deadly stenches from the depth arise, And steaming sulphur, that infects the skies. From hence, the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernus,... 
