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... land was far away across the sea , so far that the birds could not come and go in one year , so great a sea was that and peril- ous . Also there was a dragon that guarded the Fleece of Gold , and no man could face it and live . But the ...
... land was far away across the sea , so far that the birds could not come and go in one year , so great a sea was that and peril- ous . Also there was a dragon that guarded the Fleece of Gold , and no man could face it and live . But the ...
Page 25
... land of the world's end . All day they rowed , and at night they beached the ship , as was then the custom , for they did not sail at night , and they went on shore , and took supper , and slept , and next day to the sea again . And old ...
... land of the world's end . All day they rowed , and at night they beached the ship , as was then the custom , for they did not sail at night , and they went on shore , and took supper , and slept , and next day to the sea again . And old ...
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... a sea and many a land , till they came to a distant isle , and there they slew the harpies with their swords . And that isle was called " Turn Again , " for there the sons of the North Wind turned , THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE 31.
... a sea and many a land , till they came to a distant isle , and there they slew the harpies with their swords . And that isle was called " Turn Again , " for there the sons of the North Wind turned , THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE 31.
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... land of the world's end , and they saw the lights burn- ing in the palace of Æetes the king . So now they were come to the last stage of their journey , and there they slept , and dreamed of the Fleece of Gold . III THE WINNING OF THE ...
... land of the world's end , and they saw the lights burn- ing in the palace of Æetes the king . So now they were come to the last stage of their journey , and there they slept , and dreamed of the Fleece of Gold . III THE WINNING OF THE ...
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... land Mortals that weep , Come from the cloudy west , Soft over brain and breast , Bidding the Dragon rest , Come to me , Sleep ! This was Orpheus's song , and he sang so sweetly that the bright small eyes of the dragon closed , and all ...
... land Mortals that weep , Come from the cloudy west , Soft over brain and breast , Bidding the Dragon rest , Come to me , Sleep ! This was Orpheus's song , and he sang so sweetly that the bright small eyes of the dragon closed , and all ...
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Page 123 - That which is now a horse, even with a thought The rack dislimns, and makes it indistinct, As water is in water.
Page 177 - Sheer o'er the crystal battlements : from morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer's day ; and with the setting sun Dropt from the zenith like a falling star...
Page 126 - QUEEN and huntress, chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep: Hesperus entreats thy light, Goddess, excellently bright!
Page 127 - Earth, let not thy envious shade Dare itself to interpose : Cynthia's shining orb was made Heaven to clear when day did close. Bless us then with wished sight, Goddess excellently bright ! Lay thy bow of pearl apart, And thy crystal shining quiver ; Give unto the flying hart Space to breathe, how short soever : Thou that mak'st a day of night, Goddess excellently bright ! Cynthia's JRevels.
Page 179 - Or view the Lord of the unerring bow, The God of life, and poesy, and light — The Sun in human limbs array'd, and brow All radiant from his triumph in the fight; The shaft hath just been shot — the arrow bright With an immortal's vengeance; in his eye And nostril beautiful disdain, and might, And majesty, flash their full lightnings by Developing in that one glance the Deity.
Page 191 - Thetis all the gods were invited with the exception of Eris, or Discord. Enraged at her exclusion, the goddess threw a golden apple among the guests, with the inscription,
Page 181 - Because thou canst not be My mistress, I espouse thee for my tree: Be thou the prize of honour and renown; The deathless poet, and the poem crown. Thou shalt the Roman festivals adorn, And, after poets, be by victors worn.
Page 63 - To the ocean now I fly, And those happy climes that lie Where day never shuts his eye, Up in the broad fields of the sky. There I suck the liquid air, All amidst the gardens fair Of Hesperus, and his daughters three That sing about the golden tree.
Page 183 - How the pale Phoebe, hunting in a grove, First saw the boy Endymion, from whose eyes She took eternal fire that never dies; How she...
Page 184 - ... clouds at sunset or at dawn came over the countenance of Diana thus taken by surprise. Surrounded as she was by her nymphs, she yet turned half away, and sought with a sudden impulse for her arrows. As they were not at hand, she dashed the water into the face of the intruder, adding these words: "Now go and tell, if you can, that you have seen Diana unapparelled.