 The laurel, meed of mighty conquerors And poets sage; the fir that weepeth still; The willow, worn of forlorn paramours; The yew, obedient to the bender's will; The birch for shafts; the sallow for the mill; The...  The Thebaid of Statius - Page 249by Publius Papinius Statius - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Homerus - 1721 - 324 pages
...the load ; Circling around the place, where times to come Shall view Patroclus' and Achilles' tomb. The failing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry> The builder oak, file ting of firefls ali, Tlic afpine food for faiies, the tjprefs fmerat. The laurel, meed of mighty... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 pages
...Seem'd in their fong to fcorn the cruel fky. Much 'gan they praife the trees fo ftraight and high, The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop...the Poplar never dry, The builder Oak, fole King of forrefts all, The Afpine, good for ftaves, the Cyprefs funeral. The Laurel, meed of mighty conquerours... | |
 | Homer - 1760 - 346 pages
...fhow'd, Theyeas'd their flioulders,and difbos'd the load] The failing pine, the cedar proud and tali, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry, The builder...oak, fole king of forefts all, The afpin good for ftaves, the cyprefs funeral. The laurel, meed of mighty conquerors, And poets fage: the fir that weepeth... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 pages
...manner in which this work is executed : SPENSER. Much 'gan they praife the trees fo ftraight and high, The failing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop...the poplar never dry, The builder oak, fole king of foreib all, The afpine good for Haves, the cyprefs funeral. The laurel, mead of mighty conquerors And... | |
 | 1803 - 408 pages
...the trees in the forest where the Red-Cross Kight lost truth, B. 1. Cant. I.Stan. 8, 9. The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole king of forests all, The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. The laurel,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 pages
...trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. B. i. Cant. i. Stan. 8, 9. " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole kiny of forests all, The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. " The l.iurcl,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 304 pages
...the trees in the forest where the ved-cross knight lost Truth, B. 1 Cant. 1. Stan. 8,9' The sailing- pine, the cedar proud and tall, ' The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry, ' The builder oak, sole king of forests all, ' The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9 ' The laurel meed of... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 274 pages
...trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. B. i. Cant. i. Stan. 8; 9. " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole king of forests all. The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. And poets... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 394 pages
...the trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. B i Cant. i. Stan. 8, 9. " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole king of forests all, The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral.' 0. " The laurel,... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 924 pages
...trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. Book. i. Canto i. Stan, vni, Ix. The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry, The builder-oak, sole king of forests all, The aspine, good for staves, . the cypress funeral. Ix. The... | |
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