The coward counsels of a timorous throng Of reverend dotards, check'd our glory long : Too long Jove lull'd us with lethargic charms, But now in peals of thunder calls to arms : In this great day he crowns our full desires, Wakes all our force, and seconds... The Iliad of Homer - Page 185by Homer - 1736Full view - About this book
| Homerus - 1721 - 292 pages
...difgiace any of his 6'; .v.-v The coward-counfils of a tim'rous throng 7f Of rev'rend dotards, chcck'd our glory long: Too long Jove lull'd us with lethargic...crowns our full defires, Wakes all our force, and fcconds all our fires. '80 He fpoko the warriors, at his fierce command, Pour a new deluge on the Grecian... | |
| Homerus - 1756 - 262 pages
...coward counfels of a timVous throng Of rev'rend dotards, check'd our glory long: Too long Jcve loird us with. lethargic charms, But now in peals of thunder...crowns our full defires, Wakes all our force, and fecoads. all our fires. V. 874 Tlii coward counfels of a tim'nas throng Of rev - rend dotards j tfciKer... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...hoftile fleets The coward counfels of a timorous throng Of reverend dotards, check'd our glory long : 875 Too long Jove lull'd us with lethargic charms, But...defires, Wakes all our force, and feconds all our fires. He fpoke — the warriours, at his fierce command, 8to Pour a new deluge on the Grecian- band. Ev'n... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 392 pages
...counlels of a timorous throng Of reverend dotards, check'd our glory long: 875 Too long Jove lullM us with lethargic charms, But now- in peals of thunder...calls to arms : In this great day he crowns our full defircs, Wakes all our force, and feconds all our fires. He fpoke — the warriours, at his fierce... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 380 pages
...hoftile fleet. The coward counfels of a timorous throng df reverend dotards, check'd our glory long : 875 Too long Jove lull'd us with lethargic charms, But...defires, Wakes all our force, and feconds all our fires. He fpoke — the warriours, at his fierce command, 880 Pour a new deluge on the Grecian band. Ev'n... | |
| Homer - 1791 - 346 pages
...coward-counfels of a tim'rous throng Of reverend dotards, check'dour glory long : 875 . Too long Joa'e lall'd us with lethargic charms, But now in peals of thunder calls to arms ,In this great day he erowns our full defires, Wakes all our force, and feconds all our fires. He ipoke —the warrinrs,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1104 pages
...greet, Bright with dedruction of yon hodile fleet. The coward counfels of a timorous throng Of reverend dotards, check'd our glory long : Too long Jove lull'd...thunder calls to arms: In this great day he crowns our lull defires, Wakes all our force, and feconds all our fires. He fpoke— the warriors, at his fierce... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 902 pages
...Bright with deftruction of yon hoftile fleet. The coward counfels of a timorous throng Of reverend dotards, check'd our glory long : Too long Jove lull'd us with lethargic charm?. But now in peal* of thunder calls to arms : Jn this great day he crowns our full defires. Wakes... | |
| 1792 - 918 pages
...erect, Bright with deftruclion of yon hodilc fleef. The coward counfels of a timorous throng Of reverend dotards, check'd our glory long: Too long Jove lull'd us with lethargic chirms But now in pealt of'thunder calls to arms : In this great day he crowns our full ildircv Wakes... | |
| Homer - 1796 - 402 pages
...though defended with Arong entrenchments while Achilles wa» Too long Jove lull'd us with lethargick charms, But now in peals of thunder calls to arms...defires, Wakes all our force, and feconds all our fires. He fpoke — the warriours, at his fierce command, 880 Pour a new deluge on the Grecian band. Ev'n... | |
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