 | Greek literature - 1813 - 406 pages
...shuttle through the threads to guide : Pallas to these her double gifts imparts, Inventive genins, and industrious arts. Close to the gates a spacious...storms defended, and inclement skies. Four acres was the' allotted space of ground, Fenc'd with a green enclosure all around : Tall thriving trees confess'd... | |
 | Thomas Leybourn - Mathematics - 1817 - 442 pages
...QUESTION. The gardens of Alcinous, from the seventh book of Homer's Odysseys, translated by Mr. Pope. Close to the gates, a spacious garden lies, From storms...th' allotted space of ground ; Fenc'd with a green inclosure all around. Tall thriving tress confess'd the fruitful mould, And red'ning apples ripen here... | |
 | Homerus - 1818 - 434 pages
...pride, The flying shuttle throngh the threads to guide : Pallas to these her double gifts imparts, 140 Inventive genius, and industrious arts. Close to the...around. 145 Tall thriving trees confess'd the fruitful mould; The reddening apple ripens here to gold. Here the blue fig with luscious juice o'erflows, With... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1819 - 296 pages
...here present the reader with a translation of it. z3 THE GARDEN OF ALCINOUS. From Homer's Odyss. vii. Close to the gates a spacious garden lies, From storms defended and inclement skies : Four acres was the allotted space of ground, Feac'd with a green inclosure all around. Tall thriving trees confess... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 348 pages
...pride, The flying shuttle through the threads to guide : Pallas to these her double gifts imparts, Inventive genius, and industrious arts. Close to the...storms defended, and inclement skies. Four acres was the' allotted space of ground, Fenced with a green enclosure all around : Tall .thriving trees confess'd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1822 - 472 pages
...here present the reader with a translation of it. The Garden of Alcinous, from Homer's Odyss. trii. ' Close to the gates a spacious garden lies, From storms defended and inclement skies : Four acres was the allotted space of ground, Fenc'd with a green inclosure all around. Tall thriving trees confess... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 264 pages
...here present the reader with a transla-* tion of it. THE GARDEN OF ALCINOUS. From Homer's Odyss. vii, Close to the gates a spacious garden lies, From storms...ground, Fenc'd with a green enclosure all around. Tall thriving trees confess the fruitful mould : The redd'ning apple ripens here to gold ; Here the... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 280 pages
...here present the reader with a translation of it. THE GARDEN OF ALCINOUS. From Homer's Odyts. vii. Close to the gates a spacious garden lies, From storms defended and inclement skies : Four acres was the allotted space of ground, Fenced with a green inclosure all around. Tall thriving trees confess... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 748 pages
...here present the reader with a translation of it. THE GARDEN oP ALCINoUS, FRoM HoMER'S oDYSS. vii. Close to the gates a spacious garden lies, From storms defended and inclement skies : Four aeres was th'allotted space of ground, Fenced with a green inclosure all around. Tall thriving trees... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...enclosed within a quickset hedge. The whole compass of this pompous garden enclosed — four acres : Four acres was th* allotted space of ground, Fenc'd with a green enclosure all around. The trees were apples, figs, pomegranates, pears, olive», and vines. Tall thriving trees confessed... | |
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