 Nymphs in twilight shade of tangled thickets mourn In consecrated earth, And on the holy hearth, The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint ; In urns, and altars round, A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint ; And the...  Letters on demonology and witchcraft - Side 67af sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1831Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 sider
...thickets In consecrated earth, And on the holy hearth, [plaint ; The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight In urns, and altars round, A drear and dying sound...service quaint; And the chill marble seems to sweat, [seat. While each peculiar Power foregoes his wonted Peor and Baalim Forsake their temples dim, With... | |
 | University of Cambridge - 1830 - 636 sider
...shade of tangled thickets mourn. In consecrated Earth, And on the holy Hearth, The Lars and Lémures moan with midnight plaint ; In Urns, and Altars round, A drear and dying sound Affrights the Flamines at their service quaint ; And the chill marble seems to sweat, While each peculiar Power foregoes... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 sider
...the holy hearth, 190 The Lars, and Lemures moan with midnight In urns, and altars round, [plaint ; A drear and dying sound Affrights the Flamens at their...service quaint ; And the chill marble seems to sweat, 195 While each peculiar Pow'r foregoes his wonted seat. XXII. Peor and Baalim Forsake their temples... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1832 - 304 sider
...in twilight shade of tangled thickets, mourn. In consecrated earth And on the holy hearth, The Lares and Lemures moan with midnight plaint ; In urns and...altars round, A drear and dying sound Affrights the Flainens at their service quaint ; And the chill marble seems to sweat, While each peculiar power foregoes... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 498 sider
...voice heard, lamentation and weeping.' Warton. XXI. In consecrated earth, And on the holy hearth, 190 The Lars, and Lemures moan with midnight plaint ;...service quaint ; And the chill marble seems to sweat, 195 While each peculiar Pow'r foregoes his wonted seat. XXII. Peor and Baalim Forsake their temples... | |
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...shade of tangled thickets mourn. " In consecrated earth And on the holy hearth, The Lares and Lemuret moan with midnight plaint : In urns and altars round, A drear and dying sound Affrights the Fldmeni at their service quaint ; And the chill marble seems to sweat, While each peculiar power forgoes... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 680 sider
...shade of tangled thickets mourn. In consecrated earth, And on the holy hearth, The Lars, and Lémures, moan with midnight plaint; In urns, and altars round, A drear and dying sound Affrights the Klamens at their service quaint ; And the chill marble seems to sweat, While each peculiar Power foregoes... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1834 - 432 sider
...of tangled thickets mourn. "In consecrated earth And он the holi] hearth, The Lares and Lémures moan with midnight plaint ; In urns and altars round, A drear and dying sound Affrights the Flameas at their service quaint; And the chill marble seems to sweat, While each peculiar power forgoes... | |
 | John Milton - 1834 - 432 sider
...consecrated earth, And mi the holy hearth, 191) The Lars, and Lemures, moan with midnight plain! ; In urns, and altars round, A drear and dying sound Affrights the Fhiinens at their service quaint; And the chill marble seems to sweat, 195 Which each peculiar pow'r... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 sider
...of a poet, adverts to the fine force of Milton's epithets, in describing the rites of idolatry : — In urns and altars round A drear and dying sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint : And sullen Moloch fled, Hath left in shadows dread His burning idol, all of blackest hue. In vain with... | |
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