 For Chryses sought with costly gifts to gain His captive daughter from the victor's chain. Suppliant the venerable father stands, Apollo's awful ensigns grace his hands: By these he begs; and, lowly bending down, Extends the sceptre and the laurel crown....  The Iliad, tr. by Pope - Page 2by Homerus - 1870Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...facred Sire defy'd, And for the King's offence the people dy'd. » i For Chryfes fought with coftly gifts to gain His captive daughter from the Victor's chain ; Suppliant the venerable Father Hands, Apollo's awful enfigns grace his hands, By thefe he begs, and, lowly bending down, Extends the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 516 pages
...the facred Sire defy'd, And for the King's offence the people dy'd. For Chryfes fought with coftly gifts to gain His captive daughter from the Victor's chain ; Suppliant the venerable Father ftands, Apollo's awful enfigns grace his hands, By thefe he begs, and, lowly bending down, Extends... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...the facred Sire defy'd, And for the King's offence the people dy'd. For Chryfcs fought with coftly gifts to gain His captive daughter from the Victor's chain; Suppliant the venerable Father flands, Apollo's awful enfigns grace his hands, By thde he begs, and, lowly bending down* Extends the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...the facred Sire defy'd» And for the King's offence the people dy'd. ^ For Chryfcs fought with coftly gifts to gain His captive daughter from the Victor's chain; Suppliant the venerable Father ftands, Apollo's awful enfigns grace his hands, By thefe he begs, and, lowly bending down, Extends... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...sceptre and the laurel crown.For Chryscs sought by prtifntf fs regain costly gifts to gain Hie cap'ive daughter from the Victor's chain ; Suppliant the venerable Father stands, Apollo's awful ensign g ac'd his hands. By these he begs, and lowly benr.ing down The giMt* sceptre and the laurel... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
...bending down, Extends the sceptre and the laurel crown. -For Chryses sought by prejenti tt regain ' costly gifts to gain His captive daughter from the...Suppliant the venerable Father stands, Apollo's awful ensign grac'd his hinds, By these he begs, and lowly btm.ing down fae £ihlen sceptrr and the laurel... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...millions of the dead : The King of Men the Sacred Sire defy'd, And for the King's offence the people dy'd. For Chryses sought with costly gifts to gain His captive...hands ; By these he begs, and, lowly bending down, Extends the sceptre and the laurel ciown. For Chryses sought by presents to regain costly gifts to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 494 pages
...millions of the dead; The king of men the sacred sire defy'd, And for the king's offence the people dy'd. For Chryses sought with costly gifts to gain His captive...hands ; By these he begs, and, lowly bending down, Extends the sceptre and the laurel crown. For Chryses sought by presents to regain costly gifts to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 760 pages
...of the dead; The King of men his reverend priest defy'd, And for the king's offence the people dy'd. For Chryses sought with costly gifts to gain His captive...hands : By these he begs ; and, lowly bending down, Extends the sceptre and the laurel crown. He sued to all, but chief implor'd for sraee The brother... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...lowly bending down* Extends the sceptre and the laurel crown. For Cbryscs sought by present: to regain costly gifts to gain His captive daughter from the...the venerable father stands, Apollo's awful ensigns grao'd his hands. By these he begs, and, lowly bending dowa The golden tccptre and the laurel crown,... | |
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