 The watery willows hiss before the fire. Now glow the waves, the fishes pant for breath, The eels lie twisting in the pangs of death : Now flounce aloft, now dive the scaly fry, Or, gasping, turn their bellies to the sky.  The Conflagration - Page 14by George Manners - 1812 - 18 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Maximus (of Tyre) - 1804 - 562 pages
...lotus, and its bulrushes; and burning its vestments and its animated offspring: " Now glow the waves, the fishes pant for breath, The eels lie twisting...scaly fry, Or, gasping, turn their bellies to the sky *." And this battle would have been unceasing, but * Iliad xxi. ver. 353. The translation from Pope.... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...elm, and cypress rising in a spire; 410 The watery willows hiss before the fire. Now glow the waves, the fishes pant for breath, The eels lie twisting in the pangs of death : Kow flounce aloft, now dive the scaly fry. Or, gasping, turn their bellies to the sky. 415 At length... | |
 | Homerus - 1808 - 574 pages
...spire ; 419 The watery hillows hiss hefore the fire. Now glow the waves, the fishes pant for hreath. The eels lie twisting in the pangs of death : Now...aloft, now dive the scaly fry,. Or, gasping, turn their hellies to the sky. 415 At length the river rear'd his languid head, And thus, short-panting, to the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 760 pages
...a spire ; J^ntiTy willows hiss before the fire. ^ • r'"» the waves, the fishes pant for breath, Now flounce aloft, now dive the scaly fry, Or, gasping, turn their bellies to the sky. At length the river rear'd his languid head. And thus, short pantine, to tbe goJ he said • "Oh, Vulcan!... | |
 | Greek literature - 1813 - 374 pages
...Broad ehu, and cypress rising in a spire ; The watry willows hiss before the fire. Now glow the waves, the fishes pant for breath. The eels lie twisting...scaly fry, Or, gasping, turn their bellies to the sky. At length the river rear'd his languid head, And thus, short-panting, to the god he said : ' Oh Vulcan!... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 348 pages
...Broad elm, and cypress rising in a spire ; The watery willows hiss before the fire. Now glow the waves, the fishes pant for breath, The eels lie twisting...scaly fry, Or, gasping, turn their bellies to the sky. At length the river rear'd his languid head, And thus, short-panting, to the god he said — 'OhVulcan!... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1822 - 344 pages
...Broad elm, and cypress rising in a spire ; The wat'ry willows hiss before the fire. Now glow the waves, the fishes pant for breath The eels lie twisting in...scaly fry, Or, gasping, turn their bellies to the sky. At length the river rear'd his languid head, Aud thus, short-panting, to the god he said : " Oh Vulcan... | |
 | Homer - 1822 - 342 pages
...Broad elm, and cypress rising in a spire ; The wat'rv willows hiss before the fire. Now glow the waves, the fishes pant for breath The eels lie twisting in...scaly fry, Or, gasping, turn their bellies to the sky. At length the river rear'd his languid head, Aud thus, short-panting1, to the god he said : " Oh Vulcan... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...elm and cypress rising in a spire ; 410 The watry willows hiss before the fire. Now glow the waves, 5 ;jÆ o {c ^3 C x Q % Ќ fM v{ [/_z 7 t G _...N /o a / = y Οs ?r * y[ ~ =} m ]s / 畿 415 At length the river rear'd his languid head, The adamantine œgie of her sire. And thus, short-panting... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...elm and cypress rising in a spire, 4 10 The watery willows hiss before the fire ; Now glow the waves, / At length the river rear'd his languid head. And thus, short-panting to the god, he said : Oh, Vulcan... | |
| |
