 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Mouth, a rocky rough Defcent. And here th'Acccfs a gloomy Grove defends ; And there rh'unnavigable Lake extends, O'er whofe unhappy Waters, void of Light, No Bird prefumes to fteer his airy Flight. Such deadly Stenches from the Depth arife, And (learning Sulphur that infefts the Skies. From hence... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 456 pages
...Mouth, a rocky rough Defcent: And here th' Accefs a gloomy Grove defend» ; And here th' unnavigable Lake extends; O'er whofe unhappy Waters, void of Light, , No Bird prefumes to fteer his airy Flight : Such deadly Stenches from the Depth arife, And fteaming Sulphur, that mfeds the Skies. From hence... | |
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...Mouth, a Rocky rough Defcenr. And here th' Accefs, a gloomy Grove defends; And there th' unnavi^able Lake extends, O'er whofe unhappy Waters, void of Light, No Bird prefumes ro fleer his a ry Flighr. Such deadly Stenches from the Depth arife, And foaming Sulphur thatinfedts... | |
 | Virgil - Aeneas (Legendary character) - 1721 - 456 pages
...Delcent; And here th" Accefs a gloomy Grove defends; }4« And here th'unnavigable Lake extends. O'er wbofe unhappy Waters, void of Light, No Bird prefumes to fteer his Airy Flight; Such deadly Stenches from the Depth arile, And fteaming Sulphur, that infefts the Skies. 34j" From... | |
 | Patrick Delany - 1740 - 388 pages
...Graii dixerunt nomine Avernuru. And here th' accefs a gloomy grove defends. And here th' unnavigable lake extends ; O'er whofe unhappy waters, void of light, No bird prefumes to fteer his airy flight ; Such deadly ftenches from the depth arife, And (learning fulphur, that infers the skies. From hence... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 418 pages
...[tem. BUt YDE N. Deep was the cave ; and downward as k went, From the wide mouth, a rocky wide defcem ; And here th' accefs a gloomy grove defends ; And there...unhappy waters, void of light. No bird prefumes to fleer his airy flight ; Such deadly flenches from the depth arife, And flcaming folphur that infers... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 366 pages
...as it went, From the wide mouth, a rocky wide defcent j And here th' accefs a gloomy grove defends j And there th' innavigable lake extends. O'er whofe...unhappy waters, void of light, No bird prefumes to fleer his airy flight ; Such deadly flenches from die depth arife, ', And Reaming fulphur that infefts.the... | |
 | Patrick Delany - 1759 - 460 pages
...Graii dixerunt nomine Avernum. And here th'accefs a gloomy grove defends, And here th' unnavigable lake extends ; O'er whofe unhappy waters, void of light, No bird prefumes to fleer his airy flight •, Such deadly flenches from the depth arife, And fleam ing fulphur, that infects... | |
 | William Dodd - 1767 - 292 pages
...mouth a rocky rough defcent : And here th' accefs a gloomy grove defends. And there th' unnavigable lake extends : O'er whofe unhappy waters, void of light, No bird prefumes to fleer his airy flight : Such deadly ftenches from the depth arife, And fteaming fulphur, that infefts... | |
 | William Dodd - English poetry - 1767 - 460 pages
...mouth a rocky rough defcent : And here th' accefs a gloomy grove defends, And there th' unnavigable lake extends: O'er whofe unhappy waters, void of light, No bird prefumes to (leer his airy flight : Such deadly ftenches from the depth arifc, And fteaming fulphur, that infcfts... | |
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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 depths arise, And steaming sulphur, that infects the skies. From hence the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernus to... 
