 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
 | John Milton - 1852 - 424 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... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 554 pages
...v. ver. 8. " But who is this, what thing of sea or land I Female of sex it seems, That so bedecVd, 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... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1853 - 528 pages
...v. ver. 8. " 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 Mitchel - Exiles - 1854 - 384 pages
...water that, "kerchiefed in a comely cloud," confes this way sailing like a stately ship of Tarshuh, bound for the isles of Javan or Gadire, with all her bravery on. I hare visions of crystal brooks, and my ear and brain are filled with the murmuring of the Roe- and... | |
 | John Milton - Bookbinding - 1855 - 564 pages
...canst, to peaceful end. But who is this, what thing of sea or land ? Female of sex it seems, That BO bedecked, ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing,...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... | |
 | Questions and answers - 1855 - 1080 pages
...Dalila ? — " 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... | |
 | George Lewis Prentiss - Lawyers - 1855 - 598 pages
...ourselves in the offing, when lo ! bearing down upon us, a stately whale-ship, " bound for the islea Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving." Fortunately, she chanced at that moment to " heave to" for a farewell visit... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1856 - 384 pages
...soul. 473. C. 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... | |
 | William Langland - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1856 - 382 pages
...bedeck'd, ornate and gay, Comes this way sailing Of Tarsus, bound for th' isles Like a stately ship Of Javan or Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim. 12753. y-Uk a lusard. In the illuminations of manuscripts representing the scene of the temptation,... | |
 | William M. Thayer - Conduct of life - 1859 - 372 pages
...females who answer to the poet's description : " But who is this, what thing of sea or land, That 's so bedecked, ornate, and gay, Comes this way sailing...Gadire, With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails trimmed and streamers waving, Courted by all the winds that hold their play. An amber seent of odorous... | |
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