 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 filled,...  The Birds of Aristophanes - Page 193by Aristophanes - 1849 - 228 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Boston Symphony Orchestra - 1913 - 1308 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... | |
 | Literature - 1909 - 502 pages
...already ! Behold him in this state calamitous, and turn His labours, for thou canst, to peaceful end. But who is this? what thing of sea or land — Female...all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play; An amber scent of odorous perfume... | |
 | Ellen Spolsky - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 292 pages
...strange power" (1003). She is not merely beautiful, she is something like the principle of beauty itself: Like a stately ship Of Tarsus, bound for the isles...all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold them play. This description of Dalila's first... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 2001 - 528 pages
...ver. 8. t " 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 An amber-scent of odorous perfume... | |
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