 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...aflame to cheat thy Sight, And with vain Images of Beads affright. With foamy Tusks will feem a briftly Boar, Or imitate the Lion's angry Roar ; Break out in crackling Flames to fliun thy Snares, Or hifs a Dragon, or a Tiger ftares : Or with a Wile thy Caution to betray, In fleeting... | |
 | Pierre Bayle - Biography - 1826 - 434 pages
...be not over bold, The slippery god will try to loose his hold. And various forms assume to cheat thy sight . And with vain images of beasts affright. With...imitate the lion's angry roar; Break out in crackling names to shun thy snares, Or hiss a dragon, or a tyger stares : * Jam. i, 17. Or with a wile thy caution... | |
 | 1745 - 540 pages
...cheat thy Sight j Jlnd with vain Images of Beafts affright : With foamy Tufks will feem a hrtftly BoarT Or imitate the Lion's angry Roar ; Break out in crackling Flames to Jhun thy Snares, Or hifs a Dragon, or a Tyger flares : Or with a IVile, thy Caution to bitray, In fleeting... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...to cheat thy fight ; And with vain images of beafts affright. With foamy tulks will feem a brilrly boar, Or imitate the lion's angry roar ; Break out in crackling flames to fliun thy fnarc, Or hifs i dragon, or a tiger dare : Or with a wile thy caution to betray. In fleeting... | |
 | Virgil - Agriculture - 1803 - 364 pages
...over bold: 585 The slipp'ry god will try to loose his hold, And various forms assume, to cheat thy sight, And with vain images of beasts affright; With...a bristly boar, Or imitate the lion's angry roar; 590 Break out in crackling flames to shun thy snare, Or hiss a dragon, or a tiger stare ; Gr, with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...sight. Drydcn. Trembling the miscreant stood ; He itar'J, and roll'd his haggard eyes around. Dry Jen. Break out in crackling flames to shun thy snare, Or hiss a dragon, or a tyger stire. Dryden. Why dost thou not Try the virtue of that gorgon face, To stare me into statue... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...over bold : 585 The slipp'ry god will try to loose his hold, And various forms assume, to cheat thy sight, And with vain images of beasts affright; With...a bristly boar, Or imitate the lion's angry roar; 596 Break out in crackling flames to shun thy snare, Or hiss a dragon, or a tiger stare; Or, with a... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 310 pages
...S. v^(J4^M. Dacier observes, " Jl doimc a apiitm 1'epithete de itdum, humicle; GEORGIC IV. Line 591. Break out in crackling flames to shun thy snare, Or hiss a dragon, or a tiger stare. Dr. Carey, having found " snares " and <' stares " in the first and second editions, says, " I have... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 378 pages
...of heasts affright. With foamy tusks will seem a hristly hoar, Or imitate the lion's angry roar; 590 Break out in crackling flames to shun thy snare; Or hiss a dragon, or a tiger stare ; Or with a wile, thy caution to hetray, In fleeting streams attempt to slide away. But thou, the more he varies... | |
 | George Horne - English essays - 1808 - 320 pages
...vertet in omnes, Tantb, nate, magis contende tenacia vincla. —Various forms'assume, to cheat thy sight, And with vain images of beasts affright, With...a bristly boar, Or imitate the lion's angry roar; But thou, the more he varies forms, beware To strain his fetters with a stricter care. DRYDEN, 587.... | |
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Or, with a wile thy caution to betray, In fleeting streams attempt to slide away. But thou, the more he varies forms, beware To strain his fetters with a stricter care, Till, tiring all his arts, he turns again To his true shape, in which he first was... 
