 Lean'd on the walls and bask'd before the sun: Chiefs, who no more in bloody fights engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer days, like grasshoppers rejoice, A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice.  The Iliad, tr. by A. Pope - Page 80by Homerus - 1807Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1807 - 472 pages
...wisest of the rev'rend throng, Antenor grave, and sage Ucalegon, Lean'd on the walls, and hask'd hefore the sun. Chiefs, who no more in bloody fights engage, But wise thro' time, and narrative with age, 200 In summer-days, like grass-hoppers rejoice, A bloodless race,... | |
 | Homerus - 1808 - 574 pages
...Ucalegon, Xean'd on the walls, and hask'd hefore the sun. Chiefs, who no more in hloody fights engage, Bat wise through time, and narrative with age, 200 In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice, A hloodless race, that send a feehle voice. These, when tl.oSpartanqueen approach's the tower, In secret... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 790 pages
...the wi«*t of the reverend throug, Anttvor grave, and sage Ucalegon, Lcan'd on the walls, and bask'4 before the Sun. Chiefs, who no more in bloody fights engage, But mise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice, A bloodless race,... | |
 | English literature - 1813 - 352 pages
...at his side ; Linnpus and Clytius, long in council tried ; Panthus, and Hicetaon, once the strong ; And next, the wisest of the reverend throng, Antenor...engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days, like grasshoppers rejoice, A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice- [tower, These,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 312 pages
...at his side ; Lampus and Clytius, long in council tried ; Panthus, and llicetiion, once the strong; And next, the wisest of the reverend throng, Antenor...engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, Tn summer-days, like grasshoppers rejoice, A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice, [tower, These,... | |
 | Homerus - 1822 - 320 pages
...Thymcetes at his side; Lampus and Clytius, long in council tried; Panthus, and Hicetaon, once the strong; And next, the wisest of the reverend throng, Antenor...engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days, like grasshoppers rejoice, A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice, [tower, These,... | |
 | Homer - Epic poetry, Greek - 1825 - 298 pages
...at his side ; / Lampus and Clytius, long in council try'd ; Panthu.s, and Hicetaon once the strong; And next, the wisest of the reverend throng, Antenor...grave, and sage Ucalegon, Lean'd on the walls, and hask'd hefore the sun. Chiefs, who no more in hloody fights engage, But wise through time, and narrative... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...h:s side ; Lam p us and Clytius, long in counsel tried ; Panthus and Hi'cetaon, once the strong; 195 , the enamour'd Phrygian hoy 555 Rush d to the hed,...hashful charms, And ctasp'd the hlooming hero in her fight engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, 200 In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...the strong ; And next, the wisest of the reverend throng, Antenor grave, and eage Ucalegon, l*in'd n /(n /@ / fight engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, 200 In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice,... | |
 | George Hamilton (writer on art.) - Painting, British - 1833 - 470 pages
...cate. There sat the seniors of the Trojan race , ( Old Priam's chiefs , and most in Priam's grace ) Chiefs , who no more in bloody fights engage , But wise through time , and narrative with age , These , when the Spartan queen approach'*! the tower In secret own'd resistless beauty's power :... | |
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