 Pythagoras' thigh, Pandora's tub, And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : the bulls, our furnace, Still breathing fire ; our Argent-vive, the dragon ; The dragon's teeth, mercury sublimate, That keeps the whiteness, hardness, and...  The modern British drama - Page 75by British drama - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 602 lehte
...largo sheep-skin, a good fat ram-vellum. Such was Pythagoras' Thigh, Pandora's Tub, And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : the bulls,...whiteness, hardness, and the biting: And they are gather'd into Jason's helm, (Th' Alembick,) and then sow'd in Mars his field, And thence sublim'd so... | |
 | 1853 - 524 lehte
...sheep-skin ; a good fat ram-vellum, Such was Pythagoras' thigh, Pandoras' tub, And all that, fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work ; the bulls, our furnace . , • Still breathing fire ; our argent vive, the dragon : The dragon's toeth, mercury sublimate, , , , That keeps the whiteness, hardness,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 lehte
...large sheep-skin, a good fat ram-vellum. Such was Pythagoras' Thigh, Pandora's Tub, And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : the bulls, our furnace, Still breathing fire : our Argent-fin, the Dragon : The Dragon'» teeth, Mercury sublimate, That keeps the whiteness, hardness,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1854 - 572 lehte
...large sheepskin, a good fat ram-vellum. Such was Pythagoras' thigh, Pandora's tub, And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : the bulls,...biting : And they are gather' d into Jason's helm (The alembic) and then sow'd in Mars his field, And thence sublimed so often, till they are fix'd.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1857 - 468 lehte
...that, indeed, they say, Will last 'gainst worms. Mam. 'Tis like your Irish wood And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : the bulls,...whiteness, hardness, and the biting: And they are gather'd into Jason's helm (Th ' Alembick) and then sow'd in Mars his field, And thence sublim'd so... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 594 lehte
...large sheep-skin, a good fat ram-vellum. Such was Pythagoras' Thigh, Pandora's Tub, And all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work : the bulls, our furnace, Still breathing fire : our Argent-rive, the Dragon : The Dragon's teeth, Mercury sublimate, That keeps the whiteness, hardness,... | |
 | Bernhard Freiherr von Tauchnitz - 1860 - 468 lehte
...Sheep-skin, a good fat Ram-vellum. Such was Pytliagoras's Thigh, Pandora's Tub; And, all that Fable of Medea's Charms, The manner of our Work : The Bulls,...Still breathing Fire: our Argent-vive, the Dragon: The Dragons Teeth, Mercury Sublimate, That keeps the whiteness, hardness, and the biting; And they are... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1860 - 570 lehte
...Dian, goddess argentine, I will obey thee !— Holiranus ! Pericia, \. 1. ARGENT-VIVE. Quicksilver. The manner of our work ; the bulls, our furnace, Still breathing fire; our argent-vive, the dragon. - Tht Alchemist, 11. 1. ARGHEDE. Astonished. (A.-S.) That arghede alle that ther ware, Bothe the leste... | |
 | sir John Scott Keltie - 1870 - 588 lehte
...sheep-skin, a good fat ram vellum. Such was Pythagoras' thigh, Pandora's tub, And, all that fable/ else Lord Lacy is unfit to live. — May it please gather'd into Jason's helm, The alembic, and then sow'd in Mars his field, And thence sublimed so often,... | |
 | 1870 - 610 lehte
...large sheep-skin, a good fat ram vellum. Such was Pythagoras' thigh. Pandora's tub, And, all that fable of Medea's charms, The manner of our work ; the bulls, our furnace, Still breathing fire ; our argent- vive, the dragon ; The dragon's teeth, mercury sublimate, That keeps the whiteness, hardness,... | |
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