 Th' impetuous ocean roars, And rocks rebellow from the sounding shores. The watchful hero felt the knocks, and found The tossing vessel sail'd on shoaly ground. Sure of his pilot's loss, he takes himself The helm, and steers aloof, and shuns the shelf....  The Works of Virgil - Page 238by Virgil - 1881 - 425 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 372 pages
...flics : J •Glides by the fyren's cliffs, a fhelfy coaft, m5 Long infamous for mips and failors loft ; And white with bones : th' impetuous ocean roars ; And rocks rebellow from the founding fh ores. The watchful hero felt the knocks ; and found The toffing veflel fail'd on fhoaly... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 374 pages
...navy : Glides by the fyren's cliffs, a fhelfy coaft, 1 1 25 Long infamous for mips and failors loft ; And white with bones : th' impetuous ocean roars; And rocks rebellow from the founding fhores. The watchful hero felt the knocks; and found The toffing veflel fail'd on fhoaly ground.... | |
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...fecure flies: Glides by the fyren's cliffs, a Ihelfy conft. Long infamous for (hips and failois loft ; And white with bones: th' impetuous ocean roars; And rocks rebellow from the luunjmg llinrts. The watchful hero ft It the knocks; and found The tolling veilel faii'd en fhoaly... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...nav flics : Glides by the fyren's cliffs, a (belfy coaft, Long infamous for fhips and failors loft ; And white with bones: th" impetuous ocean roars; And rocks rebellow from the founding (liores. The watchful hero felt the knocks ; and found The tofling vcflel fail'd on fltoaly... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 486 pages
...saxa sonabant. JEn. lib. 5. Glides by the Syren's cliffs, a shelfy coast, Long infamous for ships and sailors lost, And white with bones : th' impetuous...roars, And rocks rebellow from the sounding shores. DKYDEN. I have before said that they often find medals in this island. Many of those they call the... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...Sirens' cliffs, a shelfy coast, 1125 Long infamous for ships and sailors lost, And white with bones. TV impetuous ocean roars, And rocks rebellow from the...found The tossing vessel sail'd on shoaly ground. 11 30 02 Sure of his pilot's loss, he takes himself The helm, and steers aloof, and shuns the shelf.... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 376 pages
...infamous for ships and sailors lost, And white with bm»es. Th' impetuous ocean roars ; And rocks rehellow from the sounding shores. The watchful hero felt the...found The tossing vessel sail'd on shoaly ground. 1130 Sure of his pilot's loss, he takes himself, The hehu, and steers aloof, and shuns the shelf. Inly... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pages
...Sirens' cliffs, a shelfy coast, Long infamous for ships and sailors lost, And white with bones. The impetuous ocean roars, And rocks rebellow from the...hero felt the knocks ; and found The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground. Sure of his pilot's loss, he takes himself The helm, and steers aloof, and... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 484 pages
...Sirens' cliffs, a shelfy coast, Long infamous for ships and sailors lost, And white with bones. The impetuous ocean roars," And rocks rebellow from the...hero felt the knocks ; and found The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground. Sure of his pilot's loss, he takes himself The helm, and steers aloof, and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 770 pages
...deep secure the navy flies : Glides by the syren's cliffs, a shelfy coast, long infamous for ships and sailors lost ; And white with bones : th' impetuous ocean roars ; And rocks rebellow from resounding shores. The watchful hero felt the knocks ; and found The tossing vessel sail'd on shoaly... | |
| |
