 | Homerus - 1721 - 324 páginas
...Circling around the place, where times to come Shall view Patroclus' and Achilles' tomb. The failing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry> The builder oak, file ting of firefls ali, Tlic afpine food for faiies, the tjprefs fmerat. The laurel, meed of mighty... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1758 - 574 páginas
...their fong to fcorn the cruel fky. Much 'gan they praife the trees fo ftraight and high, The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The builder Oak, fole King of forrefts all, The Afpine, good for ftaves, the Cyprefs funeral. The Laurel, meed of mighty... | |
 | Publius Papinius Statius - 1767 - 696 páginas
...Forefls, is thought by Mr. Pope the heft in our Author, and copied by Spencer and TaJ/b. The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The Vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The Builder Oak, fole King of Forefts all, The Afpin good for Staves, the Cyprefs Funeral. The Laurel, Meed of mighty... | |
 | Publius Papinius Statius - 1767 - 352 páginas
...Forefls, is thought by Mr. Pope the belt in our Author, and copied by Spencer and Taffb. ,, The failing Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The Vine-prop Elm, the Poplar never dry, The Builder Oak, fole King of Forefts all, The Afpin good for Staves, the Cyprefs Funeral. The Laurel, Meed of mighty... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1775 - 664 páginas
...this work is executed : SPENSER. Much 'gan they praife the trees fo ftraight and high, The failing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry, The builder oak, fole king of foreib all, The afpine good for Haves, the cyprefs funeral. The laurel, mead of mighty... | |
 | 1803 - 408 páginas
...epithets of the trees in the forest where the Red-Cross Kight lost truth, B. 1. Cant. I.Stan. 8, 9. The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole king of forests all, The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. The laurel,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 494 páginas
...epithets of the trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. B. i. Cant. i. Stan. 8, 9. " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole kiny of forests all, The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. " The l.iurcl,... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 304 páginas
...epithets of the trees in the forest where the ved-cross knight lost Truth, B. 1 Cant. 1. Stan. 8,9' The sailing- pine, the cedar proud and tall, ' The...' The builder oak, sole king of forests all, ' The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9 ' The laurel meed of mighty conquerors, ' And poets... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - 1816 - 414 páginas
...shrowded io that grove from tempests dread, Seein'd in their song to scorn the cruel sky. Much can they praise the trees so straight and high. The sailing...Pine ; the Cedar, proud and tall ; The vine-prop Elm j the Poplar, never dry ; The builder Oak, sole king of forests all ; The Aspin, good for staves :... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1819 - 274 páginas
...epithets of the trees in the forest, where the Redcross Knight lost Truth. B. i. Cant. i. Stan. 8; 9. " The sailing pine, the cedar proud and tall, The vine-prop elm, the poplar never dry. The builder-oak, sole king of forests all. The aspine good for staves, the cypress funeral. 9. And poets... | |
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The laurel, meed of mighty conquerors And poets sage, the fir that weepeth still. The willow, worn of forlorn paramours, The yew obedient to the bender's will, The birch for shafts, the sallow for the mill... 
