Within a long recess there lies a bay : An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride : Broke by the jutting land on either side, In double streams the briny waters glide, Betwixt two rows of rocks : a sylvan scene... The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 29edited by - 1803Full view - About this book
| 1876 - 714 pages
...surcroit dc bonkeur. Within a long recess there lies a bay : An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride, Broke by the jutting land on either side ; In double streams tno briny waters glide Betwixt two rows of rocks ; a sylvan scene Appears above, and proves for ever... | |
| Edward Rae - 1877 - 394 pages
...Sfax instead : Within a long recess there lies a bay : An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride, Broke by the jutting land on either side. No hnulsers need to bind the vessels here, JVtw bearded anchors, for no storms they fear. The Kerkeneh... | |
| Virgil - 1880 - 450 pages
...Libyan shores. Within a long recess there lies a bay : An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride : Broke by the...briny waters glide, Betwixt two rows of rocks : a sylvan scene . ^ Appears above, and groves forever green : A grot is form'd beneath, with mossy seats,... | |
| Sir Albert Hastings Markham - 1880 - 458 pages
...— Henry VI. " Within a long recess there lies a bay, An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride, Broke by the jutting land on either side." VIRGIL. SUNDAY, August llnd. — The rapidity of the changes that take place in these icy seas is almost... | |
| Virgil - 1884 - 328 pages
...Libyan shores. Within a long recess there lies a bay, An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride. Broke by the...the briny waters glide Betwixt two rows of rocks. A sylvan scene Appears above, and groves for ever green. A grot is formed beneath, with mossy seats,... | |
| Philip Smith - 1885 - 602 pages
...terms :— " Within a long recess there lies a bay: An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forma a port secure for ships to ride: Broke by the jutting...the briny waters glide Betwixt two rows of rocks: a sylvan scene Appears above, and groves forever green: A grot is formed beneath, with mossy seats, To... | |
| Virgil - 1886 - 336 pages
...Libyan shores. Within a long recess there lies a bay, An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride. Broke by the...the briny waters glide Betwixt two rows of rocks. A sylvan scene Appears above, and groves for ever green. A grot is formed beneath, with mossy scats,... | |
| Maurice Charles Hime - 1891 - 654 pages
...landing-place : — " Within a long recess there lies a bay : An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port secure for ships to ride : Broke by the...the briny waters glide Betwixt two rows of rocks : a sylvan scene Appears above, and groves for ever green. A grot is form'd beneath, with mossy seats,... | |
| Charles Smith - 1893 - 552 pages
...imminet umbra." ' Within a long recess there lies a bay, An island shades it from the rolling sea, And forms a port, secure for ships to ride, Broke by the...the briny waters glide Betwixt two rows of rocks : a sylvan scene Appears above, and groves for ever green." — Drydcn. Hawlbowlin The eastern channel... | |
| Edwin Newton Brown - 1894 - 314 pages
...Scenery Painting. " Within a long recess there lies a hay. An island shades it from the rolling tide, And forms a port secure for ships to ride : Broke by the...either side. In double streams the briny waters glide." — DRYDEN, Aentid, I, 159. Hope. Brighter Days. O socii, neque enim ignari sumus ante malorum, O passi... | |
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