Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson to BeattieT. Wardle, 1840 - 807 pages |
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Page 162
... courser's bridle , and his feet embrac'd . " Tell me , " said Theseus , " what and whence you are , And why this funeral pageant you prepare ? Is this the welcome of my worthy deeds , To meet my triumph in ill - omen'd weeds ? Or envy ...
... courser's bridle , and his feet embrac'd . " Tell me , " said Theseus , " what and whence you are , And why this funeral pageant you prepare ? Is this the welcome of my worthy deeds , To meet my triumph in ill - omen'd weeds ? Or envy ...
Page 171
... courser , goodly to behold , The trappings of his horse adorn'd with barbarous gold . Not Mars bestrode a steed with greater grace ; His surcoat o'er his arms was cloth of Thrace , Adorn'd with pearls , all orient , round , and great ...
... courser , goodly to behold , The trappings of his horse adorn'd with barbarous gold . Not Mars bestrode a steed with greater grace ; His surcoat o'er his arms was cloth of Thrace , Adorn'd with pearls , all orient , round , and great ...
Page 174
... courser paw'd the ground with restless feet , And snorting foam'd , and champ'd the golden bit . The smiths and armorers on palfreys ride , Files in their hands , and hammers at their side , And nails for loosen'd spears , and thongs ...
... courser paw'd the ground with restless feet , And snorting foam'd , and champ'd the golden bit . The smiths and armorers on palfreys ride , Files in their hands , and hammers at their side , And nails for loosen'd spears , and thongs ...
Page 175
... courser stumbles on the fallen steed , And , floundering , throws the rider o'er his head . Thus through the southern gate they take their way , One rolls along , a foot - ball to his foes ; And at the list arriv'd ere prime of day ...
... courser stumbles on the fallen steed , And , floundering , throws the rider o'er his head . Thus through the southern gate they take their way , One rolls along , a foot - ball to his foes ; And at the list arriv'd ere prime of day ...
Page 186
... courser , mends his pace ; And all the vision vanish'd from the place . Long stood the noble youth , oppress'd with awe And stupid at the wondrous things he saw , Surpassing common faith , transgressing Nature's law . He would have been ...
... courser , mends his pace ; And all the vision vanish'd from the place . Long stood the noble youth , oppress'd with awe And stupid at the wondrous things he saw , Surpassing common faith , transgressing Nature's law . He would have been ...
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