| 1852 - 874 pàgines
...perfuni'd prey. Which, flank'd with rocks, did close in rover/ U* And round about their murdering c&nnon he strength of big-com'd powder loves to try, And ball and cartridge sorts for every bore. Eac English undertake th' unequal war: Seven ships alone, by which the port is barr'd, Besiege tho Indies,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 pàgines
...coast they bring : By the rich scent we found our perfum'd prey, Which, flank'd with rocks, did close in covert lie ; And round about their murdering cannon...Fiercer than cannon, and than rocks more hard, The English undertake th' unequal war : Seven ships alone, by which the port is barr'd, Besiege the Indies,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 346 pàgines
...Eastern spring. By the rich scent we found our perfum'd prey, Which, flank'd with rocks, did close in covert lie ; And round about their murdering cannon...Fiercer than cannon, and than rocks more hard, The English undertake th' unequal war ; Seven ships alone, by which the port is barr'd, Besiege the Indies... | |
| John Dryden - 1854 - 324 pàgines
...eastern spring.* 26 By the rich scent we found our perfumed prey,t Which, flanked with rocks, did close in covert lie ; And round about their murdering cannon lay, At once to threaten and invite the eye. 27 Fiercer than cannon, and than rocks more hard, The English undertake the unequal war : Seven ships... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1858 - 418 pàgines
...our perfum'd prey. Which, flank'd with rocks, did close in covert He: And round about their murd'ring cannon lay, At once to threaten and invite the eye....Fiercer than cannon, and than rocks more hard, The English undertake th' unequal war' Seven ships alone, by which the port, is barrM, Besiege the Indies,... | |
| John Dryden - 1866 - 348 pàgines
...eastern spring. no By the rich scent we found our perfum'd prey, Which, flank'd with rocks, did close in covert lie ; And round about their murdering cannon...Fiercer than cannon, and than rocks more hard, The English undertake th' unequal war: Seven ships alone, by which the port is barr'd, Besiege the Indies,... | |
| John Dryden - 1867 - 556 pàgines
...ico XXVI. By the rich scent we found our perfumed prey, Which, il. ii ' 1, VI with rocks, did close in covert lie ; And round about their murdering cannon lay, At once to threaten and invite the eye. XXVII. Fiercer than cannon, and than rocks more hard, tes The English undertake th* unequal war : Seven... | |
| John Dryden - 1871 - 368 pàgines
...eastern spring. 26 By the rich scent we found our perfumed prey, Which, flanked with rocks, did close in covert lie ; And round about their murdering cannon lay, At once to threaten and invite the eye. 27 Fiercer than cannon and than rocks more hard, The English undertake the unequal war: Seven ships... | |
| John Dryden - 1897 - 764 pàgines
...eastern spring. 26 By the rich scent we found our perfumed prey, Which, flanked with rocks, did close in covert lie ; And round about their murdering cannon lay At once to threaten and invite the eye. 27 Fiercer than cannon and than rocks more hard, The English undertake the unequal war : Seven ships... | |
| John Dryden - 1871 - 380 pàgines
...eastern spring. 26 By the rich scent we found our perfumed prey, Which, flanked with rocks, did close in covert lie ; And round about their murdering cannon lay, At once to threaten and invite the eye. 27 Fiercer than cannon and than rocks more hard, The English undertake the unequal war: Seven ships... | |
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