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" The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water ; the poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails, and so perfumed that The winds were love-sick with them, the oars were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water... "
Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced ... - Page 155
by John Bartlett - 1903 - 1158 pages
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 512 pages
...indeed; oc my reporter devised well for her. Eno. I will tell you : The barge she sat in, like a bumish'd throne, Burn'd on the water : the poop was beaten...As amorous of their strokes. For her own person. It bcggar'd all description : she did lie In her pavilion (cloth of gold, of tissue,) O'er-picturing that...
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Addresses Delivered at the Triennial Celebration ...

1824 - 706 pages
...captive of the valiant but voluptuous Anthony : "The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne, Burned on the water ; the poop was beaten gold ; Purple the...silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke." * While this Lecture is going through the press, the telegraph informs us that the Great Republic nas...
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The British Theatre: Or, A Collection of Plays, which are Acted at ..., Volume 8

Mrs. Inchbald - 1824 - 556 pages
...she came from Egypt. The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burnt on the water : the stern was beaten gold ; Purple the sails, and so perfumed,...oars were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept time, and made The water, which they beat, to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes. For her own...
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Tremaine: Or, The Man of Refinement, Volume 1

Robert Plumer Ward - 1825 - 732 pages
...on the water : the poop was beaten gold, * Purple the sails, and so perfumed that ' The winds grew love-sick with them. The oars were silver, ' Which...For her own person, ' It beggar'd all description : She did lie * In her pavilion (cloth of gold, of tissue), ' O'erpicturiog that Venus, where w« see...
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Tremaine: Or, The Man of Refinement, Volume 1

Robert Plumer Ward - 1825 - 366 pages
...Purple the sails, and so perfumed that ' The winds grew love-sick with them. The oars were silvw, ' Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made...For her own person, ' It beggar'd all description : She did lie ' In her pavilion (cloth of gold, of tissue), ' O'erpicturiag th»t Veaus, where we see...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: With Glossarial Notes, a Sketch of ...

William Shakespeare - 1825 - 936 pages
...tell you : The barge she sat In, like a bnmish'd throne, Burn'd on ¡In water : the poop was lieateu gold ; Purple the sails, and so perfumed, that The...silver : Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, anil made The water, which they ticat, to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes. For her own person,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Timon of Athens. Coriolanus ...

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 556 pages
...gaze upon her : and that when she landed be sent to her to invite her to supper. Eno. I will tell you: The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne . ',...strokes. For her own person, It beggar'd all description : she did lie In her pavilion (cloth of gold, of tissue), O'er-picturing that Venus, where we see,...
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Timon of Athens. Coriolanus. Julius Caesar. Antony and Cleopatra

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 560 pages
...: and that when she lauded be sent to her to invite her to supper. Eno. I will tell you: The harge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne " ', Burn'd on...strokes. For her own person, It beggar'd all description : she did lie In her pavilion (cloth of gold, of tissue), O'er-picturing that Venus, where we see,...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, with notes ..., Part 23, Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 554 pages
...her to invite her to supper. Eno. I will tell you : The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne 'a, Burn'd on the water: the poop was beaten gold; "Purple...strokes. For her own person, It beggar'd all description : she did lie In her pavilion •(cloth of gold, of tissue), O'er-picturing that Venus, where we see,...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text by G. Steevens ..., Volume 6

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 578 pages
...Cydnus. Agr. There she appeared indeed; or my reporter Revised well for her. Eno. I will tell you: The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd...made The water, which they beat, to follow faster, i be square to her.] \. e. if report quadrates with her, or suits •with her merits. As amorous of...
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