 Are but the beings of a summer's day, Have held the scale of empire, ruled the storm Of mighty war, then with victorious hand, Disdaining little delicacies, seized The plough, and greatly independent scorned All the vile stores corruption can bestow.  The Works of Virgil - Side 41af Virgil - 1825 - 476 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | James Thomson - 1838 - 220 sider
...plough employed The kings and awful fathers of mankind : And some, with whom compared your insect-tribes Are but the beings of a summer's day, Have held the scale of empire, ruled the storm Of mighty war; then, with unwearied hand, Disdaining little delicacies, seized The... | |
 | James Thomson - 1840 - 203 sider
...employed The kings and awful fathers of mankind :' And some, with whom compared your insect tribes 60 Are but the beings of a summer's day, ' '• Have held the scale of empire, ruled the i-torm Of mighty war ; then, with unwearied hand, r- •• SPRING. 0 Disdaining little delicacies,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1841 - 271 sider
...rural Maro sung To wide imperial Rome, in the full height Of elegance and taste, by Greece refined. In ancient times, the sacred plough employ 'd The...and awful fathers of mankind : And some, with whom compared your insect tribes Are but the beings of a summer's day, Have held the scale of empire, ruled... | |
 | James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch - 1842 - 320 sider
...full height Of elegance and taste, by Greece refin'd. In ancient times, the sacred plough employ'd The kings and awful fathers of mankind ; And some, with whom compar'd your insect tribes eo Are but the beings of a summer's day, Have held the scale of empire, rul'd the storm Of mighty war,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1842 - 415 sider
...full height Of elegance and taste, hy Greece refin'd. In ancient times, the sacred plough employ'd The kings and awful fathers of mankind: And some, with whom compar'd your insect trihes Are hut the heings of a summer's day, Have held the scale of empire, rul'd the storm Of mighty... | |
 | James Thomson - 1843 - 32 sider
...failed in identifying t'enus. Note 5. In ancient times, the sacred Plough employ'd, The kinyi and aufvl Fathers of Mankind : And some, with whom compar'd...Insect Tribes Are but the beings of a summer's day. Spring. Note 6. Sidney Godolphin, Earl of Godolphin, the bosom friend and political associate of Marlborough.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 807 sider
...the full height Of elegance and taste, by Greece refin'd. In ancient times, the sacred plow employ'd gin, in eternal care, Well merited, consume his nighls and days : Let barba insect-tribes Are but the beings of a summer's day. Have held the scale of empire, rul'd the storm... | |
 | 1845
...times, the sacred plough employed The kings and awful fathers of mankind ; And some, with whom compared, your insect tribes Are but the beings of a summer's day, Have held the scale of empire — ruled the storm Of mighty war — then, with unwearied hand, Disdaining little delicacies, seized... | |
 | Samuel Watkins Eager - 1847 - 652 sider
...times the sacred plough employed The Kings and awful fathers of mankind ; And some, with whom compared your insect tribes Are but the beings of a summer's day — Have held the scale of empire, ruled the storm Of mighty war: then with unwearied hand, Disdaining little delicacies, seized The plough,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 432 sider
...the sacred plough employed The kings and awful fathers of mankind : 40 And some, with whom compared your insect tribes Are but the beings of a summer's day, Have held the scale of empire, ruled the storm Of mighty war ; then, with unwearied hand, Disdaining little delicacies, seized 45>... | |
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