 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 pages
....' Above the Greeks his deathless fame to raise, And crown her hero with distinguish'd praise, H gh on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray; TV unwearied blaze incessant streams supplies, Like the red scar that fires th' autumnal skies. But... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 408 pages
...from his beamy crest the lightnings play, High on helm From his broad buckler flash'd the living ray; High on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray ; The Goddess with her breath the flame supplies, Bright as the star whose fires in Autumn rise ; Her... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 pages
...fires ; Above the Greeks his deathless fame to raise, And crown her hero with distinguish'd praise. High on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray ; Th' unwearied blaze incessant streams supplies, Like the red star that fires th' autumnal skies.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 404 pages
...beamy crett the lightnings play, High on helm From his broad buckler flash' d the living ray ; High ou his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray ; The Goddess with her breath the flame supplies, Bright as the star whose fires in Autumn rise ; Her... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1811 - 400 pages
...hand, it evaporates in three pompous lines, each of which repeats the same image in different words : High on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray; Th' unwearied blaze incessant streams supplies, Like the red star that fires th' autumnal skies. IT... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 366 pages
...from his beamy crest the lightnings play, High on helm From his broad buckler flash'd the living ray ; High on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray ; The goddess with her breath the flames supplies, Bright as the star whose fires in autumn rise ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...his beamy crest the lightnings play, High on helm From his broad buckler flaft1'd the living ray ; High on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray; The Goddess with her breath the flames supplies, Bright as the star whose fires in Autumn rise ; Her... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 410 pages
...fires ; Above the Greeks his deathless fame to raise, And crown her hero with distinguish'd praise. High on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray; Th' unwearied blaze incessant streams supplies, Like the red star that fires th' autumnal skies. But... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1816 - 452 pages
...following instances, from the best poet, for versification at least, that England has to boast of. High on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray, Th' unweary'd blaze incessant streams supplies, Like the red star that fires th' autumnal skies. Iliad,... | |
 | Henry Home (lord Kames.), Lord Henry Home Kames - 1817 - 532 pages
...following instances, from the best poet, for versification at least, that England has to boast of. High on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray, Th' unwearied blaze incessant streams supplies, Like the red star that fires th' autumnal skies. Iliad,... | |
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High on his helm celestial lightnings play, His beamy shield emits a living ray. The Goddess with her breath the flame supplies, Bright as the star whose fires in Autumn rise; Her breath divine thick streaming flames supplies, Bright as the star that... 
