 As, when the dove her rocky hold forsakes, Roused in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes ; The cavern rings with clattering ; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves the skies : At first she flutters ; but at length she springs To smoother...  Virgil's Aeneid - Page 109by Virgil - 1884 - 319 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Charles L. Martin - 1799 - 200 pages
...hold forsakes, Rous'd in a fright her sounding wings she shakes The cavern rings with clattering, out she flies And leaves her callow care, and cleaves...she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her Avings." .£NEID, I. v. The clattering of a single dove is but a whisper compared to the roar of accumulated... | |
 | Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 408 pages
...forsakes, Rouz'd in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern rings with clatt'ring; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves...skies: At first she flutters; but at length she springs 280 To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wings : So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea; And,... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...hoWlforsakes, Rouz'd in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern rings with clatt'riug; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves...At first she flutters ; but at length she springs 2JO To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wings: So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea; * And,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 376 pages
...forsakes, Rouz'd in a fright, her sourrjing wings she sl,akes, The cavern rings with clatt'ring; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves the skies: At first she flutters; hut at leugth she springs 280 To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wings : So Mnestheus in the Dolphin... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 504 pages
...forsakes, Roused in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern rings with clattering ; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves...she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wing: So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea ; And, flying with a force, that force assists his way.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 484 pages
...forsakes, Roused in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern rings with clattering ; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves...she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wing : So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea ; And, flying with a force, that force assists his... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...forsakes, Roused in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern rings with clattering; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves...length she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon heY wing: So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea; And, flying with a force, that force assists his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 760 pages
...sounding wings she shakes, The cavern rings with clattering ; out she flies, Ami leaves her callow caie, and cleaves the skies ; At first she flutters ; but...she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her »ings; So Mnestbeus in the Dolphin cuts the sea, And flying with a force, that force assists his way.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 790 pages
...sounding wings she shakes, The cavern rings with clattering ; out she flies, And leaves her callow cure, and cleaves the skies ; At first she flutters ; but...length she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon hc;r wings; So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea, And flying with a force, that force assists his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 770 pages
...forsakes, Kous'd in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes, Tbe cavern rings with clattering ; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves the. skies ; At first she flutters ; hut at length she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wings; So Mnestheus in the Dolphin... | |
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