 The port capacious, and secure from wind, Is to the foot of thund'ring ^Etna join'd. By turns a pitchy cloud she rolls on high; By turns hot embers from her entrails fly, And flakes of mounting flames, that lick the sky. Oft from her bowels massy rocks...  Pompeii - Seite 8von William Clarke (architect.) - 1836Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 Seiten
...Known by the fmoaky Flames which cloud the Sky. By turns a pitchy Cloud (he rowls on high ; > By turos hot Embers from her Entrails fly, .> And Flakes of mounting Flames that lick the Sky. J Oft from her Bowels many Rocks are thrown, And fhiver'd by the Force, come Piecemeal down. Oft liquid... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 456 Seiten
...Thus render'd by Dryden : By Turns, a pitchy Cloud Ihe* rouls on high, By Turns, hot Embers from I her Entrails fly, And Flakes of mounting' Flames, that lick the Sky : ,, Oft fromiher Bowels mafly Rocks are thrown, And, ihiver'd by the Force, come piece-meal down : Oft liquid... | |
 | Charles Gildon - 1718 - 490 Seiten
...thence we fpy, Known by the fmoaky Flames which cloud the Sky; By Turns a pitchy Cloud fhe rowlson high ; ? By Turns hot Embers from her Entrails fly,...mounting. Flames that lick the Sky. ^ Oft from her Bowels mafTy Rocks are thrown, And, fhiver'd by the Force, come piece-meal down. Oft liquid Lakes of burning... | |
 | Johann Georg Keyssler - 1757 - 534 Seiten
...from wind, * Is to the foot of thund'ring flLtna joind. ' By turns a pitchy cloud (he rolls on high, 1 By turns hot embers from her entrails fly ; ' And flakes of mounting flames that lick the iky. 4 Oft from her bowels mafTy rocks are thrown, * And fhiver'd by the force come piece-meal down.... | |
 | Johann Georg Keyssler - 1760 - 474 Seiten
...- - c And fecure from wind, Is to the foot of thund'ring ./Etna join'd. By turns a pitchy cloud (he rolls on high, By turns hot embers from her entrails...fly ; And flakes of mounting flames that lick the fky. Oft from her bowels mafly rocks are thrown, And ftiiver'd by the force come piece-meal down. Oft... | |
 | John Northall - 1766 - 518 Seiten
...Interdumque atram prorumpit, &c. JEn. iii. " By turns a pitchy cloud flie rolls on high, "> By turns liot embers from her entrails fly, > And flakes of mounting flames that lick the Iky. J Oft from her bowels mafly rocks are thrown, And, fhiver'd by the force, come piece-jncal down... | |
 | Frederick Calvert Baron Baltimore - 1767 - 180 Seiten
...exsefluat imo. VIRGIL, * . . ——is to the foot of thundring Mtna join'd. By turns a pitchy cloud (he rolls on high ; By turns hot embers from her entrails...fly ; And flakes of mounting flames, that lick the (ky. Oft from her bowels mafly rocks are thrown, And fliiver'd by the force come piece-meal down. Oft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1130 Seiten
...capacious, and iecure from wind, Is to the foot of thundering JEtna join'd. By turns a pitchy cloud flic rolls on high ; By turns hot embers from her entrails...fly ; And flakes of mounting flames, that lick the iky. Oft from her bowels maffy rocks are thrown, And fliiver*d by the force come piece-m?al down. Oft... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1787 - 482 Seiten
...capacious, and fecure from wind, Is ret the foot of thundering ^Etna joined, fly turns a pitchy claud fhe rolls on high, By turns hot embers from her entrails fly, And flakes of mounting flames that lick the flty. O.ft from her bowels maffy rocks are thrown, And fhivered by the force, come piece-meal down.... | |
 | Marco Girolamo Vida (bp. of Alba.) - 1793 - 302 Seiten
...capacious and fecure from wind, Is to the foot of thund'ring Mtaa join'd. By turns a pitchy cloud fhe rolls on high ; By turns hot embers from her entrails fly, And flakes of mounting flames that lick the fky. 565. Vida here intimates that the word .poet is derived from jr«in» to make or create, and that... | |
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