 And hissing flames receive, and hungry lick the food. Then thrice the mounted squadrons ride around The fire, and Arcite's name they thrice resound: Hail, and farewell!  The Thebaid of Statius - Page 256by Publius Papinius Statius - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...their fhields, and fome their lancet And gave their warrior's ghoft a warrior's due. Full bowls of wine, of honey, milk, and blood, Were pour'd upon the pile of burning woo And luffing flames receive, and hungry lick I food. Then thrice the mounted fquadrons ride around... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...threw ; And gave the warrior's ghost a warrior's due. blood, "» vood, I y, lick f 991 J Full bowls of wine, of honey, milk, and blood, Were pour'd upon the pile of burning wood, And hissing flames receive, and, hungry, the food. Then thrice the mounted squadrons ride around The fire;... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...bowls of wine, of honey, milk, and blood, Were poured upon the pile of burning wood ; And hissing' flames receive^ and, hungry, lick the ' food. Then...thrice the mounted squadrons ride around The fire, and Arcite's name they thrice resound. Hail and farewell! they shouted thrice. amain, Thrice facing to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 612 pages
...Full bowls of wine, of honey, milk, and blood, Were pourM upon the pile of burning wood, And hissing flames receive, and hungry lick the food. Then thrice the mounted squadrons ride around The fire, and Arcite's name they thrice resound ; Hail, and farewel, they shouted thrice amain, Thrice facing to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...shields, and some their lances throw, And gave their warrior's ghost, a warrior's due. Full bowls of wine, of honey, milk, and blood, Were pour'd upon the pile of burning wood, And hissing flames receive, and hungry lick the food. Then thrice the mounted squadrons ride around The... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...their lances throw, , And gave their warrior's ghost, a warrior's due. Full bowls of wine, of-houey, milk, and blood, Were pour'd upon the pile of burning wood, And hissing flames receive, and hungry lick the food. Then thrice the mounted squadrons ride around The... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 pages
...(hields, and fome their lances threw, And gave their warrior's ghoft a warrior's due. Full bowls of wine, of honey, milk, and blood Were pour'd upon the pile of burning wood, And hifling flames receive, and hungry lickj the food. 2267. Ver. 2263. And fome their jhields, and fome... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...shields, and some their lances threw, And gave their warrior's ghost, a warrior's due. Full bowls of quence Wielded at wi" And opportunity I here have had To try thee, sift thee, hissing flames receive, and hungry lick the Food. Then thrice the mounted squadrons ride around The... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...lances threw, And gave the* warrior's ghost a warrior's due. * Derrick's Edit, their. Full bowls of wine, of honey, milk and blood, Were pour'd upon the pile of burning wood ; And hissing flames receive, and, hungry, lick the food. . Then thrice the mounted squadrons ride around... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 346 pages
...shields, and some their lances threw, And gave their warrior's ghost, a warrior's due. Full bowls of wine, of honey, milk, and blood, Were pour'd upon the pile of burning wood, And hissing flames receive, and hungry lick the food. Then thrice the mounted squadrons ride around The... | |
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