 Tydides rushing to the war. As when the winds, ascending by degrees, First move the whitening surface of the seas, The billows float in order to the shore, The wave behind rolls on the wave before; Till, with the growing storm, the deeps arise, Foam o'er...  The Iliad, tr. by A. Pope - Page 104by Homerus - 1807Full view - About this book
 | American periodicals - 1863 - 648 pages
...billows that float in order to the shore J wave rolling behind wave, till, with growing storm of winds, " the deeps arise, foam o'er the rocks, and thunder to the skies. "-J- And in the ninth it is that the host undertake a night march, and, as they tramp along in the... | |
 | Children's literature, English - 1867 - 632 pages
...and making it appear alive ! As when wave behind wave rolls on, foaming over the rocks and thundering to the skies, So to the fight the thick battalions throng, Shields urge on ahielda, and ants drive ants along. The armies meet midway between their respective habitations... | |
 | History - 1869 - 730 pages
...ascending by degrees, Disturbs the whitening surface of the seas, The billows float in order to the shore, The wave behind rolls on the wave before, 'Till, with...Foam o'er the rocks, and thunder to the skies." So began the process of populating this great and powerful State, ten years ago to-day, when the California... | |
 | Henry Young (schoolmaster.) - 1873 - 128 pages
...by degrees, First move the whitening surface of the seaa, The billows float in order to the shore, The wave behind rolls on the wave before ; Till with...and men drove men along. Sedate and silent move the num'rous bands ; No sound, no whisper, but their chiefs' commands, Those only heard ; with awe the... | |
 | Homerus - 1874 - 494 pages
...by degrees,14 First move the whitening surface of the seas, The billows float in order to the shore, The wave behind rolls on the wave before ; Till, with...to the fight the thick battalions throng, Shields urged on shields, and men drove men along Sedate and silent move the numerous bands ; No sound, no... | |
 | Homer - 1877 - 558 pages
...degrees, First move the whitening surface of the seas, The billows float in order to the shore, 480 The wave behind rolls on the wave before: Till, with...to the fight the thick battalions throng, Shields urged on shields, and men drove men along : Sedate and silent move the numerous bands ; No sound, no... | |
 | Homer - Achilles (Greek mythology) - 1878 - 596 pages
...degrees," First move the whitening surface of the seas, The billows float in order to the shore, 480 The wave behind rolls on the wave before ; Till, with...to the fight the thick battalions throng, Shields urg d on shields, and men drove men along. 485 Sedate and silent move the numerous bands ; No sound,... | |
 | William T. Dobson - Epic poetry - 1879 - 458 pages
...by degrees, First move the whitening surface of the seas, The billows float in order to the shore, The wave behind rolls on the wave before; Till, with...arise, Foam o'er the rocks, and thunder to the skies. He slays many of the Trojan heroes, and at length they begin to flee before him wherever he appears,... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - 1880 - 240 pages
...whitening surface of the seas, The billows float in order to the shore, The waves behind roll on the waves before, Till with the growing storm the deeps arise, Foam o'er the rocks, and thunder to the skies." Each phrase is either wrong or escapes from error by vaoneness, and one would swear that Pope had never... | |
 | Leslie Stephen - 1880 - 238 pages
...whitening surface of the seas, The billows float in order to the shore, The waves behind roll on the waves before, Till with the growing storm the deeps arise, Foam o'er the rocks, and thunder to the skies." Each phrase is either wrong or escapes from error by vagueness, and one would swear that Pope had never... | |
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