 | English poetry - 1770 - 268 pages
...the dead, His radiant arms preferv'd from hoIlile fpoil, And laid him decent on the fun'ra! pile ; Then rais'da mountain where his bones were burn'd : The mountain nymphs the rural tomb adorn'd, love's filvan daughters bade their elms beftow JO A Barren fhade, and in his honour grow. By the fame... | |
 | Homerus, William Holwell - 1776 - 392 pages
...rever'd the dead, His radiant arms preferv'd from hoftile fpoil, And laid him decent on the fun'ral pile; Then rais'da mountain where his bones were burn'd...The mountain nymphs the rural tomb adorn'd, Jove's filvan daughters bade their elms beftow A barren fhade, and in his honour grow. By the fame arm my... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 396 pages
...the dead, His radiant arms preferv'd from hoftile fpoil, And laid him decent on the funeral pile ; Then rais'da mountain where his bones were burn'd : The mountain nymphs the rural tomb adorn'd, 3. Jove's Jove's fylvan daughters bade their elms beftow A barren-made, and in his honour grow. By... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...rever'd the dead, His radiant arms preferv'd from hoiHle fpoil, And laid him decent on the fun'ral pile ; Then rais'da mountain where his bones were burn'd...The mountain nymphs the rural tomb adorn'd, Jove's filvan daughters bade their elms beftow A barren made, and in his honour grow. By the fame arm my fev'n... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 902 pages
...rever'd the dead ; f& radiant arms preferv'd from hodilc fpoil, And laid him decent on the funeral pile ; Then rais'da mountain where his bones were burn'd...tomb adorn'd, Jove's Sylvan daughters bade their elms bedow A barren (hade, and in his honour grow. By the fame arm my feven brave brothers fell ; In one... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...His radiant arms prcferv'd from hoftile fp'oil, And laid him decent on the funeral pile; Tlun raM'da mountain where his bones were burn'd : The mountain nymphs the rural tomb adorn'd, Jove's I'yUan daughters bade their elnu be:\ov A barren (hade, and in his honour (I By the lame nrm my 1'even... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...decent on the fun'ral pile ; Then rais'da mountain where his bones were burn'd The mountain-nymphs the rural tomb adorn'd; Jove's sylvan daughters bade...the same arm my seven brave brothers fell; In one sac} day beheld the gates of hell : While the fat herds and snowy flocks they fed j Amid their fields... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 760 pages
...rais'da mountain where his bones were burn'd : Тм mountain nymphs the rural tomb adorn'd, fare's sylvan daughters bade their elms bestow A barren shade, and in his honour grow. ** By the same агш my seven brave, brothers I- oc; sad day beheld the gatr-s of Hell : 'a"ii> th<: fat herds and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 790 pages
...His radiant arms preserv'd from hostile spoil, And laid him decent on the funeral pile ; Tntnrais'da mountain where his bones were burn'd : The mountain nymphs the rural tomb adorn'd, Jwe's sylvan daughters baric their elms bestow A barren sh.ule, and in his honour grow. " By the same... | |
 | Education - 1825 - 404 pages
...customary to plant about their tombs such trees as bore no seeds, particularly the Elm : " Jove's silvan daughters bade their Elms bestow A barren shade, and in his honour grow. — VIRGIL. "The Elm is certainly a native of this country — there can be no stronger proof of it,... | |
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In one sad day beheld the gates of hell ; While the fat herds and snowy flocks they fed, Amid their fields the hapless heroes bled ! My mother... 
