Scarce had he finish'd, when, with speckled pride, A serpent from the tomb began to glide; His hugy bulk on... Pompeii - Seite 114von William Clarke (architect.) - 1836Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Thomas Henry Dyer - 1867 - 630 Seiten
...attributed to serpents, is only describing a scone which ho may often have witnessed : — Scarce had he finished, when with .speckled pride, A serpent from the tomb began to glide ; Mi- hugy bulk on seven high volumes rolled ; lllue was his breadth of back, but streaked with scaly... | |
| Virgil - 1868 - 340 Seiten
...the promised shores of Italy, Or Tiber's flood, what flood soe'er it be." 110 Scarce had he finish'd, when, with speckled pride, A serpent from the tomb began to glide : His hugy bulk on sev'n high volumes roll'd ; Blue was his breadth of back, but streak'd with scaly gold: Thus riding... | |
| Virgil - 1877 - 528 Seiten
...reach the promised shores of Italy, Or Tiber's flood— what flood soe'er it be." 1 10 Scarce had he finished, when, with speckled pride, A serpent from...gold : Thus riding on his curls, he seemed to pass 115 A rolling fire along, and singe the grass. More various colours through his body run, Than Iris... | |
| Levi W. Yaggy - 1881 - 984 Seiten
...attributed to serpents, is only describing a scene which he may often have witnessed : Scarce had he finished, when with speckled pride, A serpent from...streaked with scaly gold; Thus, riding on his curls, ho seemed to pass A rolling fire along, and singe the grass. More various colors through his body run,... | |
| Levi W. Yaggy - 1882 - 990 Seiten
...often have witnessed : Scarce had he finished, when with speckled pride, A serpent from the tomb be^an to glide; His hugy bulk on seven high volumes rolled...streaked with scaly gold ; Thus, riding on his curls, ho seemed to pass A rolling fire along, and singe the grass. More various colors through his body run,... | |
| Virgil - 1886 - 336 Seiten
...Should reach the promised shores of Italy, Or Tiber's flood, what flood soe'er it be." Searee had he finished, when, with speckled pride, A serpent from...rolled, Blue was his breadth of back, but streaked with sealy gold. Thus riding on his curls, he seemed to pass Л rolling tire along and singe the grass ;... | |
| Levi W. Yaggy, Thomas Louis Haines - 1886 - 978 Seiten
...have witnessed : Scarce had he finished, -when with speckled pride, A serpent from the tomb besjan to glide; His hugy bulk on seven high volumes rolled; Blue was his breadth of back, but streaked with ecaly gold; Thus, riding on his curls, he seemed to pass A,rolling fire along, and singe the grass.... | |
| Virgil - 1909 - 450 Seiten
...reach the promis'd shores of Italy, Or Tiber's flood, what flood soe'er it be." Scarce had he finish'd, when, with speckled pride, A serpent from the tomb began to glide; His hugy bulk on sev'n high volumes roll'd; Blue was his breadth of back, but streak'd with scaly gold: Thus riding... | |
| John Dryden - 1909 - 1112 Seiten
...reach the promis'd shores of Italy, Or Tiber's flood, what flood soe'er it be." Scarce had he finish'd, when, with speckled pride, A serpent from the tomb began to glide; His hugy bulk on sev'n high volumes roll'd; Blue was his breadth of back, but streak'd with scaly gold: Thus riding... | |
| Virgil - 1909 - 454 Seiten
...reach the promis'd shores of Italy, Or Tiber's flood, what flood soe'er it be." Scarce had he finish'd, when, with speckled pride, A serpent from the tomb began to glide; His hugy bulk on sev'n high volumes roll'd; Blue was his breadth of back, but streak'd with scaly gold : Thus riding... | |
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