 She said, and gliding pass'd unseen in air. I strove to speak : but horror tied my tongue : And thrice about her neck my arms I flung, And, thrice deceiv'd, on vain embraces hung. Light as an empty dream at break of day, Or as a blast of wind, she rush'd...  The Works of Virgil - Page 212by Virgil - 1870Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1714 - 528 pages
...— — — She gliding pafsM unfeen in Air : I ftrove to fpeaJt, but HoiTour ty'd my Tongue : J:* And thrice about her Neck my Arms I flung ; . > And, thrice deceiv'd, on vain Embraces hung ; 5> L-ight as an empry Dream at Break of Day. Or as a Blaft of Wind (he rufli'd away. Dryd. Virg.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1130 pages
...iflue to your care. She faid : and gliding pafs'd unfeen in air. I drove to fpeak, but horror ty'd my tongue ; And thrice about her neck my arms I flung...hung. Light as an empty dream at break of day, Or as a blaft of wind, ftie rufh'd away. 1080 Thus, having pafs'd the night in fruitlefs pain, I to my longing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 408 pages
...to your care. •She- faid. : and gliding pafs'd unfeen in air. I ftrove'to fpeak, but horror ty'd my tongue ; And thrice about her neck my arms I flung : And thrice, decciv'd, on vain embraces . hung. Light as an empty dream at break of day, <Or as a blaft of wind,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 424 pages
...'J And thrice about her'ieck mj arms I flung : C And thrice, deceiv'd, on v^in'embraces hung. fc J Light as an empty dream at break of day, • Or as a blaft of wind, fhc rufh'd away. ' £f * 1080 Thus, having pafs'd the night in fiuitlefs pain, I to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 412 pages
...my tongife ; And^thricc aboiat her neck my arms I flung : And'-tlirice, clccciv'd, of^v^in embra<% hung. Light as an empty dream at break -of day, Or as atlaft of wind, flic rufh'd away. Thus, having pafs'd the night in ^fuitlefs I to my longing friends... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 374 pages
...iflue to your care. Shefaid: and gliding pafs'd unfeen in air. 1O75" I ftrove to fpeak, but horror ty'd my tongue; And thrice about her neck my arms I flung:...hung. Light as an empty dream at break of day, Or as a blaft of wind, fhe rufh'd away. 1080 Thus, having pafs'd the night in fruitlefs pain, I to my longing... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...iflue to your care. She faid : and gliding pafs'd unfeeri in air. I ftrovc to fpeak, but horror ty'd my tongue; And thrice about her neck my arms I flung...hung. Light as an empty dream at break of day, Or as a blafl of wind, (he rufh'd away. Thus, having pafs'd the nighj in fruitlefs pain, I to my lunging friends... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...fpeak, but horror ty'd my tongue j And thrice about her neck my arms I flung : And, thrice dcceiv'd, on vain, embraces hung. Light as an empty dream at break of day/, Or as a blaft of wind, ilic rufh'd awaj. Thus, having pals' d the night in t mitlefs pain, I to my. longing... | |
 | Art - 1806 - 708 pages
...conatus ibi tollo dare brachia circum ; Ter fruftra comprefia manus eftugit imago. 1. J 9 i. Dryden : And thrice about her neck my arms I flung, And thrice deceiv'd, on vain embraces hung, MONTHLY MAC., No. 143. Light as an empty dream at break of day, Or asa blaftof wind, (he ruft'd away.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...iffue to your care. She faid : and gliding pafs'd unfeen in air. 1 ftrovc tofpeak, but horror ty'd my tongue; And thrice about her neck my arms I flung; And thrice, dccciv'd, on vain embraces hung. Light a« an empty dream at break of day, Oras a bhft o/wind, (be... | |
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