 But who is this? what thing of sea or land — Female of sex it seems — That, so bedecked, ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing, Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for the isles Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails...  The Birds of Aristophanes - Page 201by Aristophanes - 1864 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 828 pages
...That so bedeck'd, ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for th' isles Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails fill'd, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play, An amber scent of odorous... | |
 | Matilda Barbara Betham- Edwards - 1868 - 368 pages
...with clasped hands, drooped eyelids, and low, earnest prayers on her lips. Once in the streets — " With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving " — up goes the head, hither and thither flash the lively eyes, and to many acquaintances the plump... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 116 pages
...ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing, — Like a stately ship Of Tarsus bound for the isles 715 Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play — An amber sent of odorous perfume 720 Her harbinger,... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 352 pages
...bedeckt, ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for th' isles 715 Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails fill'd, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play ; An amber scent of odorous... | |
 | John Milton - 1871 - 530 pages
...peaceful end. But who is this ? what thing of sea or land ? Female of sex it seems, That, so bedeck'd, ornate, and gay, Comes this way, sailing Like a stately...Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails fill'd, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play An amber scent of odorous... | |
 | John Milton - 1872 - 104 pages
...bedeck'd, ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for th' isles 715 Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails fill'd, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play ; An amber scent of odorous... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - History - 1873 - 500 pages
...True slavery; and that blindness worse than this, That saw not how degenerately I served. MANOAH.* But who is this ? what thing of sea or land ? Female...and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds, that hold them play, An amber scent of odorous perfume Her harbinger, a damsel... | |
 | John Milton - 1873 - 678 pages
...bedeck' d, ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for the isles 715 Of Javan or Gadire With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails fill'd, and streamers waving, 695. Or to the unjust tribunals. Here, no doubt, Milton reflected upon... | |
 | John Milton - English poetry - 1874 - 504 pages
...turn His labours, for thou canst, to peaceful end. But who is this? what thing of sea or land — 710 Female of sex it seems — That, so bedecked, ornate,...and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play ; An amber scent of odorous perfume 720, Her harbinger,... | |
 | John Milton - 1874 - 518 pages
...turn His labours, for thou canst, to peaceful end. But who is this? what thing of sea or land — 710 Female of sex it seems — That, so bedecked, ornate,...and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play ; An amber scent of odorous perfume 720 Her harbinger,... | |
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