 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 lehte
...airy Flight. Such deadly Stenches from the Depth arife, And (learning Sulphur that infefts the Skies. From hence the Grecian Bards their Legends make,* And give the Name Aw™ us to the Lake. Dryd. Vitf. AUTUMN. Set Year. When yellow Autumn weight The Year, and adds to... | |
 | Virgil - 1721 - 456 lehte
...Flight; Such deadly Stenches from the Depth arile, And fteaming Sulphur, that infefts the Skies. 34j" From hence the Grecian Bards their Legends make, And give the Name Avtrnus to the Lake. Four fable Bullocks, in the Yoke untaught, For Sacrifice the pious Heroe brought.... | |
 | Patrick Delany - 1759 - 460 lehte
...flight •, Such deadly flenches from the depth arife, And fleam ing fulphur, that infects the fkies. From hence the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernus to the lake. DRYDE N. * Going to Avernus, a Grecian would exprefs by going to dornon, irejf... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 342 lehte
...their legends make, And gi\e the name Avernus to the lake. Four fable bullocks, in the yoke untaut'ht, For facrifice the pious hero brought ; The prieftefs pours the wine betwixt their horns ; 3 50 Then cuts the curling hair; that f.rft oblation burns. Invoking Hecate hither to repair (A pov.'eiiul... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 372 lehte
...flight ; Such deadly flenches from the depth arile, And fteaming fulphur, that infefts the fkies. 3^5 From hence the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernus to the lake. Four fable bullocks, in the yoke untaught,. For facrifice the pious hero brought... | |
 | Thomas West - 1789 - 336 lehte
...lake extends ; O'er whofe unhappy waters, void of light, No bird prefumes to fteer his airy flight : From hence the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernm to the lake. After viewing for fome time with horror and aftonifhtnent Its dreadful afpeft from... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 374 lehte
...that infefts the flues. 34? From henoe the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernus to the lake. Four fable bullocks, in the yoke untaught,...The prieftefs pours the wine betwixt their horns; 350 Then cuts the curling hair; that firft oblation burns, Invoking "Hecate hither to repair (A powerful... | |
 | 1792 - 918 lehte
...airy flight ; Such deadly flenches from the deep arife, And dcamingfulphur, that infects the Ikies. From hence the Grecian bards their legends make. And give the name Avcrnus to the lake. Four fable bullocks, in the yoke untaught, For facrifice the pious hero brought... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 lehte
...airy flight ; Such deadly denches from the deep arifc. And deaming fulphur, that infects the (ties. from hence the Grecian bards their legends make. And give the name Avernus to the lake. Four fable bullocks, in the yoke untaught, For facrifice the pious hero brought... | |
 | Friedrich Leopold Stolberg (Graf zu) - 1796 - 560 lehte
...airy flight. Such deadly ftenches from the depth arife, And ftearning fulphur, that infects the fkies. From hence the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernus to the lake. DRTDEN, v. 338. This defcription was well applied, to a place where fuch exhalations... | |
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O'er whose unhappy waters, void of light, No bird presumes to steer his airy flight : Such deadly stenches from the depth arise, And steaming sulphur, that infects the skies. From hence, the Grecian bards their legends make, And give the name Avernus,... 
