 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 310 pàgines
...length victorious to the top aspires, 420 Involving all the,wood in smoky fires; But most, when, driv'n by winds, the flaming storm Of the long files destroys the beauteous form. In ashes then th" unhappy vineyard lies ; Nor will the blasted plants from ruin rise ; <t25 Nor will the wither'd... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 484 pàgines
...: For first the smouldering flame the trunk receives; Ascending thence, it crackles in the leaves ; At length victorious to the top aspires, Involving...green again ; But the wild olive shoots, and shades the ungrateful plain. Be not seduced with wisdom's empty shows, To stir the peaceful ground when Boreas... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 504 pàgines
...: For first the smouldering flame the trunk receives; Ascending thence, it crackles in the leaves ; At length victorious to the top aspires, Involving...green again ; But the wild olive shoots, and shades the ungrateful plain. Be not seduced with wisdom's empty shows, To stir the" peaceful ground when Boreas... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pàgines
...: For first the smouldering tlame the trunk receives; Ascending thence, it crackles in the leaves ; At length victorious to the top aspires, Involving all the wood in smoky fires; l)ut most, when, driven by winds, ihe flaming storm Of the long files destroys the beauteous form.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 760 pàgines
...winds. For first the smouldering flame the trunk receives Ascending thence, it crackles in the leaves; At length victorious to the top aspires, Involving...fires, But most, when driven by winds, the flaming atoro) Of the long file« destroys th« beauteous form, In ashes then th' unhappy vineyard lies, Nor... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 pàgines
...victorious to the top aspires, Involving all the wood in cmoky fires, But most, when driven by win<ls, the flaming storm Of the long files destroys the beauteous form, In ashes then th' unhappy vineyard lies, Nor will the blasted plants from ruin rise : Nor will the wither'd stock... | |
 | 1813 - 432 pàgines
...; For first the smouldering flame the trunk receives; Ascending thence, it crackles in the leaves : At length victorious to the top aspires, Involving...winds, the flaming storm Of the long files destroys the beanteous form. In ashes then the' unhappy vineyard lies ; Nor will the blasted plants from ruin rise... | |
 | Virgil - 1819 - 488 pàgines
...: For first the smould'ring flame the trunk receives; Ascending thence, it crackles in the leaves ; At length victorious to the top aspires, Involving all the wood in smoky fires ; But most, when, driv'n by winds, the flaming storm Of the long files destroys the beauteous form. In ashes then th'... | |
 | John Jebb - 1820 - 502 pàgines
...For first, the smouldering flame the trunk receives, Ascending thence, it crackles in the leaves ; At length, victorious to the top aspires, Involving all the wood in smoky fires. woXXav T' opei vrug e£ evo; evSogov uifioa-cv uXav. DKYDEN. Fire from a single spark that springs,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 502 pàgines
...For first the smouldering flame the trunk receives ; Ascending thence, it crackles in the leaves ; At length victorious to the top aspires, Involving...will the blasted plants from ruin rise ; Nor will the wither'd stock be green again ; But the wild olive shoots, and shades the ungrateful plain. Be not... | |
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For sparkling fire, from hinds' unwary hands, Is often scattered o'er their unctuous rinds, And after spread abroad by raging winds : For first the smouldering flame the trunk receives; Ascending thence, it crackles in the leaves ; At length victorious... 
