She threaten'd death, she roar'd, she cried and fought ; Each other nymph, in armour likewise dight, A Cyclops great became ; he fear'd them nought, But on the myrtle smote with all his might, Which groan'd, like living souls, to death nigh brought; The... Godfrey of Bulloigne: Or The Recovery of Jerusalem - Page 540by Torquato Tasso - 1726 - 659 pagesFull view - About this book
| Torquato Tasso, Edward Fairfax - Crusades - 1749 - 562 pages
...Hands : XXXII. xxxvi. With fifty Swords, and fifty Targets bright Shethreaten'd Death, ihe roar'd, fte cry'd and fought; Each other Nymph, in Armour likewife dight, A Cyclops great became ; he fcar'd them nought, But on the Myrtle fmote with all his Might, Which groan'd, like living Souls, to... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...hundred hands : With fifty fwords, and fifty targets bright, She threaten'd death, Ihe roar'd, &e cried, and fought , Each other nymph, in armour likewife dight, A Cyclops great became; he fcar'd them nought, But on the myrtle fmote with all his might, Whith groan'd, like living fouls to... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...bright, She threaten'd death, she roar'd, she cried, and fought : Each other nymph, in armour likewise dight, A Cyclops great became ; he fear'd them nought, But on the myrtle smote with all his might, Which groan'd, like living souls to death nigh brought ; [hell, The sky seem'd... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1841 - 844 pages
...[fought; She threaten'd death, she roarM, she cry'd and Each other nymph, in armour likewise (light, trains of Sir John Davies, and those of Sir Fulke Greville, write smote with all his might, Which groan'd, like living souls, to death nigh brought ; The sky seem'dPluto's... | |
| Torquato Tasso - Crusades - 1858 - 518 pages
...bright, She threat'ned death, she roared, cried, and fought ; Each other nymph, in armour likewise dight, A Cyclops great became : he fear'd them nought, But on the myrtle smote with all his might, That groan'd, like living souls to death nigh brought ; The sky seem'd Pluto's... | |
| George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 392 pages
...bright, She threaten'd death, she roar'd, she cried and fought ; Each other nymph, in armour likewise dight, A Cyclops great became ; he fear'd them nought, But on the myrtle smote with all his might, Which groan'd, like living souls, to death nigh brought; The sky seem'd Pluto's... | |
| George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 pages
...bright, She threaten'd death, she roar'd, she cried and fought ; Each other nymph, in armour likewise dight, A Cyclops great became ; he fear'd them nought, But on the myrtle smote with all his might, Which groan'd, like living souls, to death nigh brought; The sky seem'd Pluto's... | |
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