| Homerus - 1721 - 324 pages
...Circling around the place, where times to come Shall view Patroclus' and Achilles' tomb. The failing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry> The builder oak, file ting of firefls ali, Tlic afpine food for faiies, the tjprefs fmerat. The laurel, meed of mighty... | |
| Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 pages
...their fong to fcorn the cruel fky. Much 'gan they praife the trees fo ftraight and high, The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The builder Oak, fole King of forrefts all, The Afpine, good for ftaves, the Cyprefs funeral. The Laurel, meed of mighty... | |
| Publius Papinius Statius - 1767 - 352 pages
...Forefls, is thought by Mr. Pope the belt in our Author, and copied by Spencer and Taffb. ,, The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The Vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The Builder Oak, fole King of Forefts all, The Afpin good for Staves, the Cyprefs Funeral. The Laurel, Meed of mighty... | |
| Publius Papinius Statius - 1767 - 696 pages
...Forefls, is thought by Mr. Pope the heft in our Author, and copied by Spencer and TaJ/b. The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The Vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The Builder Oak, fole King of Forefts all, The Afpin good for Staves, the Cyprefs Funeral. The Laurel, Meed of mighty... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 pages
...this work is executed : SPENSER. Much 'gan they praife the trees fo ftraight and high, The failing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry, The builder oak, fole king of foreib all, The afpine good for Haves, the cyprefs funeral. The laurel, mead of mighty... | |
| 1803 - 408 pages
...the trees in the forest where the Red-Cross Kight lost truth, B. 1. Cant. I.Stan. 8, 9. The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole king of forests all, The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. The laurel,... | |
| Thomas Warton - 1807 - 384 pages
...Spenser's imitations from Chaucer, both of language and sentiment. • B. icis viii. Much can they praise the trees so straight and high, The sayling pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elme, the poplar never dry, The builder oake, sole king of forests all, The aspinc good for staves,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 pages
...trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. B. i. Cant. i. Stan. 8, 9. " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole kiny of forests all, The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. " The l.iurcl,... | |
| Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 304 pages
...the trees in the forest where the ved-cross knight lost Truth, B. 1 Cant. 1. Stan. 8,9' The sailing- pine, the cedar proud and tall, ' The vine-prop elm,...poplar never dry, ' The builder oak, sole king of forests all, ' The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9 ' The laurel meed of mighty conquerors,... | |
| James Ferguson - 1819 - 274 pages
...trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. B. i. Cant. i. Stan. 8; 9. " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole king of forests all. The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. And poets... | |
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