 | Lewis Crusius - Latin poetry - 1753 - 396 pages
...eyes. By day from lofty tow'rs -her head fhe fhews, And fpreads through trembling crowds diiaft'rous news ; With Court Informers haunts, and Royal Spies;...fhe feigns, and mingles truth with lies. Talk is her bufinefs; and her chief delight To tell of prodigies, and caufe aflfright. Dry sien. IN the fame book,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1130 pages
...crouds, difaftrous news. With court-informers haunts, and royal fpies, 170 This done relates, nor done me feigns ; and mingles truth with lies. Talk is her...delight To tell of prodigies, and caufe affright. She fills the people's ears with Dido's name ; Who, loft to honour, and the fenfe of fhaine, 275 Admits... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 374 pages
...With court-informers haunts, and royal fpies, 270 This done relates, nor done'fhe feigns; and mingle* truth with lies. Talk is her bufmefs; and her chief...delight To tell of prodigies, and caufe affright. She fills the people's ears with Dido's name; Who, loft to honour', and the fenfe of fhame, 27 5 Admits... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 482 pages
...eyes ; By day, from lofty towers her head she shews, And spreads through trembling crowds disastrous news; With court informers haunts, and royal spies ; Things done relates, not done she feigns, and mingles truth with lies. Talk is her business ; and her chief delight To tell of prodigies,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 484 pages
...eyes ; By day, from lofty towers her head she shews, And spreads through trembling crowds disastrous news; With court informers haunts, and royal spies ; Things done relates, not done she feigns, and mingles truth with lies. Talk is her business ; and her chief delight To tell of prodigies,... | |
 | Virgil - 1819 - 404 pages
...eyes : By day, from lofty tow'rs her head she shews, And spreads through trembling crowds disastrous news ; With court informers haunts, and royal spies ; Things done relates; not done she feigns; and mingles truth with lies. Talk is her bus'ness ; and her chief delight To tell of prodigies,... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - English literature - 1836 - 488 pages
...eyes : By day, from lofty tow'rs her head she shows, And spreads thro1 trembling crowds disas'trous news, With court informers haunts, and royal spies ; Things done relates ; not done she feigns ; and mingles truth with lies. Talk is her bus'ness ; and her chief delight To tell of prodigies,... | |
 | Hannah More - Marriage - 1836 - 250 pages
...And every mouth is furnished with a tongue ; And round with list'ning ears the flying plague is hung With court informers' haunts, and royal spies ; Things done relates, not done she feigns, And mingles truth with lies.' But in plain prose, I know of no animal more impertinent,... | |
 | William Peter - English poetry - 1847 - 562 pages
...eyes: By day, from lofty tow'rs her head she shews. And spreads through trembling crowds disastrous With court informers haunts, and royal spies; Things done relates; not done she feigus; and mingles truth with lies. Talk is her bus'ness ; and her chief delight To tell of prodigies,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 482 pages
...eyes : By day, from lofty tow'rs her head she shows, Arid spreads thro' tremhling erowds disas'trous news, With court informers haunts, and royal spies ; Things done relates ; not done she feigns ; and mingles truth with lies. Talk is her hus'noss ; and her chief delight To tell of prodigies,... | |
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And round with list'ning ears the flying plague is hung. She fills the peaceful universe with cries; No slumbers ever close her wakeful eyes; By day, from lofty tow'rs her head she shews, And spreads thro... 
