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" That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high. "
Eclogæ Aristophanicæ, selections from The clouds (The birds) with notes by ... - Page 101
by Aristophanes - 1852
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Foliorum silvula, selections for translation into Latin and Greek verse, by ...

Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 pages
...a spirit with this spell of my own teaching I am caught. That eagle's fate and mine are one, which on the shaft, that made him die, espied a feather of his own wherewith he wont to soar so high. Had Echo, with so sweet a grace, Narcissus' loud complaints returned, not for reflexion of his face...
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The Renewal of Life: Lectures, Chiefly Clinical

Thomas King Chambers - Clinical medicine - 1866 - 720 pages
..."goes out," he may say, " That eagle's fate and mine are une, Who in the shaft that made him die Beheld a feather of his own Wherewith he wont to soar so high." and urine in one, consist mainly of lithate of ammonia — an unattractive substance, which persons familiar...
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Lyra elegantiarum, a collection of some of the best specimens of vers de ...

Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 428 pages
...spirit, with this spell Of my own teaching, I am caught. That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high. Had Echo, with so sweet a grace, Narcissus' loud complaints return'd, Not for reflection of his face,...
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The King and the Commons: Cavalier and Puritan Song, Volume 1

Henry Morley - Ballads, English - 1868 - 284 pages
...like a spirit with this spell Of my own teaching I am caught. The eagle's fate and mine are one, Which on the shaft that made him die Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high. Had Echo, with so sweet a grace, Narcissus' loud complaints return'd, Not for reflection of his face,...
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First Greek reader, ed. after K. Halm

John Eyton B. Mayor - 1868 - 442 pages
...n. 21. lr poetic for а\ипс6/ива. Hence Waller: ' That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high.' § 107. ' ace. of limitation ; in Lat. mostly the abl. ; claudue altero pede, ' lame of one foot'....
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Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source : Passages ...

John Bartlett - Quotations - 1868 - 828 pages
...share That are so wondrous sweet and fair ! Go, lovely rose. That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high.2 To a Lady singing a Song of his Composing. The yielding marble of her snowy breast. On a Lady...
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Marmion. With intr., notes, map, and glossary, for the use of schools, [ed ...

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1869 - 244 pages
...infrequent. Cf. " Lady of the Lake," I. xx. 20, and Waller :— " The eagle's fate and mine are one, Which on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high." " Wonted " is a familiar past participle from the same verb. 12. The victim's dread.] The dread usually...
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Treasury of Choice Quotations

Treasury - 1869 - 474 pages
...share That are so wondrous sweet and fair. GO, lovely Rose. That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high.t To a Lady singing a Song of his composing. * Drawing near her death, she sent most pious thoughts...
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Sertum, a Greek reading book for the use of the fourth form at Eton

Sertum - 1869 - 114 pages
...on hearing his own verses badly sung : The eagle's fate and mine are one, Who on the shaft that bade him die Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high. 97. On this legend compare Note on Ex. 25, line 15. 3. <pavela-ris pSíjs] when the art of song had...
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Aspects of Authorship: Or, Book Marks and Book Makers

Francis Jacox - Authors - 1872 - 530 pages
...spirit, with this spell Of my own teaching, I am caught. That eagle's fate and mine are one, Which, on the shaft that made him die, Espied a feather of his own, Wherewith he wont to soar so high." Paulo minora canamus. The strain we next hear is in a lower mood. And yet, perhaps, otherwise in reality....
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