T' entomb his Britons slain by Hengist's guile: Or Druid priests, sprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy massy maze their mystic lore: Or Danish chiefs, enrich'd with savage spoil, To victory's idol vast, an unhewn shrine... Excursions from Bath - Стр. 180авторы: Richard Warner - 1801 - Страниц: 346Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| Thomas Warton - 1777 - Страниц: 108
...STONEHENGE. J. H 0 U nobleft monument of Albion's ifle ! Whether by Merlin's aid, from Scythia's fliorc, To Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore^ Huge frame...giant-hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons flain by Hengift's guile : * Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy maffy maze... | |
| John Britton - 1801 - Страниц: 358
...appeared. I shall now close my observations with the following Sonnet, by T. Warton. THOU, nollest monument of Albion's isle, Whether by Merlin's aid,...Amber's fatal plain, Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant hands the mighty pile, T'entomb his Britons, slain by Hengist's guile *. Or Druid Priests, sprinkled... | |
| Thomas Warton - 1802 - Страниц: 396
...made of the Britains. For though it is " not very probable that they were erefted by Ambrofius in meTo Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, 4 X' entomb his Britons flain by Hengift's guile : Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught... | |
| 1806 - Страниц: 234
...repeating the-ingenious sonnet by Warton, in which he combines all the legendary lore •n the subjept. Thou noblest monument of Albion's isle! Whether by...Merlin's aid from Scythia's shore, To Amber's fatal plain Peiidragon bore, Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons, slain by Hcngist's... | |
| James Storer - 1808 - Страниц: 332
...the science of mineralogy, their species are distinctly proved. " Thou noblest monument of Alhion's isle, Whether by Merlin's aid, from Scythia's shore,...Amber's fatal plain, Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant hands the mighty pile, T'entomb his Britons slain by Henguist's guile, Or druid priests, sprinkled... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - Страниц: 612
...place. SONNET. Thou nobleft monument of Albion's ifle ! Whether by Merlin's aid from Scythia's rtiore, To Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame...giant-hands, the mighty pile, T entomb his Britons flain by Hcngift's guile: Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy mafly maze their... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - Страниц: 616
...place. SONNET. Thou nobleft monument of Albion's ifle! Whether by Merlin's aid from Scythia's fhore, To Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame...giant-hands, the mighty pile, T* entomb his Britons flain by Hengifl's guile: Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy maffy maze their... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - Страниц: 610
...monument of Albion's ifle! Whether by Merlin's aid from Scythia's liune, To Amber's fatal plain Pcndragon bore, Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons flain by Hengift's guile: Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy mafly maze their... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1818 - Страниц: 338
...are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but strewn with flowers." Sonnet. Written at Stonthenge. " Thou noblest monument of Albion's isle, Whether, by...Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons slain by Hengist's guile: Or Druid priests, sprinkled... | |
| 1821 - Страниц: 702
...sentiments of the learned on the subject, written at Stooehenge : Thou noblest monument or ALBION'* isle, Whether by Merlin's aid from Scythia's shore,...Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant-baids, THE MIGHTY PILE, 1" entomb his Britons, slain by Hengist's guile . Or DRCID PRIESTS sprinkled... | |
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