 And sling their shields behind, to save their backs in flight. Spurring at speed to their own walls they drew; Close in the rear the Tuscan troops pursue, And urge their flight: Asylas leads the chase; Till, seiz'd, with shame, they wheel about and face,...  Virgil: The Eclogues - Page 269by Virgil - 1834Full view - About this book
 | Virgil - 1721 - 408 pages
...thund'ring Roar, Driv'n on each others Backs, infult tke Shoar; 93* Bound o'er the Rocks, incroach upon the Land; And far upon the Beach eject the Sand. Then backward with a Swing, they take their Way ; Repuls'd from upper Ground, and feck thek Mother-Sea: With equal hurry quit th' invaded Shore; 03... | |
 | Virgil - 1803 - 352 pages
...urge their flight : Asylas leads the chase ; 925 Till, seis'd with shame, they wheel about, and face, Receive their foes, and raise a threat'ning cry. The...Then backward, with a swing, they take their way, Repuls'd from upper ground, and seek their mother sea ; With equal hurry quit th' invaded shore, 935... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 312 pages
...Till, seiz'd with shame, they wheel about, and face. Receive their foes, and raise a threat'ningcry. The Tuscans take their turn to fear and fly. So swelling...Then backward, with a swing, they take their way, Repuls'd from upper ground, and seek their mother sea; f With equal hurry quit th' invaded shore, 935... | |
 | Virgil - 1806 - 362 pages
...urge their flighjt : Asylas leads the chase ; 925 Till, seis'd with shame, they wheel about, and face, Receive their foes, and raise a threat'ning cry. The...roar, Driv'n on each other's backs, insult the shore, 950 Bound o'er the rocks, encroach upon the land, And far upon the beach eject the sand; Then backward,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 376 pages
...their turn to fear and fly. §o swelling surges, w,th a thund'ring roar, Driv'u ial each other's hacks, insult the shore ;930 Bound o'er the rocks, encroach upon the land ; And far upon the heach eIect the sand. Then hackward, a ith a swing, they take their way ; Rcpuls'cl from uppc.-ground,and... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...; Till, seized with shame, they wheel about, and face, Receive their foes, and raise a threatening cry. The Tuscans take their turn to fear and fly. So swelling surges, with a thundering roar, Driven on each other's backs, insult the shore, Bound o'er the rocks, encroach upon... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 pages
...chase ; Till seiz'dwith shame they wheel about, and facet Receive their foes, and raise a threatening cry. The Tuscans take their turn to fear, and fly. So swelling surges^ with a thundering roar, Driven on each other's backs, insult the shore ; Bound o'er the rocks, incroach upon... | |
 | Michel de Montaigne - 1811 - 562 pages
...r Nunc rapidus retro, atque cestu revolufa resvrlens Saxafiiglt, litlusque vado lalente relinquit.* So swelling surges, with a thund'ring roar, Driv'n on each other's backs, insult the shore; Bound o'er the rocks, incroach upon the land, And from the bottom throw up shoals of sand ; Then backward,... | |
 | 1813 - 420 pages
...; Till, seiz'd with shame, they wheel about, and face, Receive their foes, and raise a threatening cry. The Tuscans take their turn to fear and fly. So swelling surges, with a thundering roar, Driven on each other's backs, insult the shore, Bound o'er the rocks, encroach upon... | |
 | Virgil - 1819 - 404 pages
...; Till, seis'd with shame, they wheel about, and face, Receive their foes, and raise a threat 'ning cry. The Tuscans take their turn to fear and fly....roar, Driv'n on each other's backs, insult the shore, Bound o'er the rocks, encroach upon the land, And far upon the beach eject the sand ; Then backward,... | |
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