 | Ovid - 1833 - 344 pages
...and the same ; Who not by corn, or herbs his life sustains, But the sweet essence of amomum drains ; And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet...he draws The plan with his broad bill, and crooked claw Nature's artificers ; on this the pile Is form'd, and rises round, then with the spoil Of cassia,... | |
 | Ovid - 1836 - 298 pages
...the same ; Who not by corn, or herbs his life sustains, 580 But the sweet essence of amomum drains ; And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet...fulfill'd,) His nest on oaken boughs begins to build, 585 Or trembling tops of palm ; and first he draws The plan with his broad bill, and crooked claws,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1837 - 548 pages
...and the same. Who not by corn or herbs his life sustains, But the sweet essence of amomum drains : And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet...they drop their tears. He (his five centuries of life fulfill 'd) His nest on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops of palm, and first he draws... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...his life sustains, But the sweet essence of Amomum drains : And watches the rich gums Arahia hears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. He...five centuries of life fulfill'd) His nest on oaken houghs hegins to huild, Or tremhling tops of palm : and first he draws The plan with his hroad hill,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 868 pages
...Who [the Phoenix] not by corn or hearbs his life sustains But the sweet essence of amomum draint : And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. Dryden. Ovid. Sletamorphotel, book xv. It [the meat] was then laid in inch a position as to permit... | |
 | William Peter - 1847 - 568 pages
...and the same ; Who not by corn, or herbs his life sustains, But the sweet essence of amomum drain*; And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. He, (lus five centuries of life fulrlU'd.) His nest on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1853 - 684 pages
...and the same. Who not by corn or herbs hia life sustains, But the sweet essence of Amomum drains : And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. He (hia five ccnturiea of life fulfill'd) Ilia neat on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1853 - 684 pages
...and the same. Who not by corn or herbs his life sustains, But the sweet essence of Amomum drains : And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. lie (his five centuries of life fulfill'd) His nest on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 688 pages
...AVho not by corn or herbs his life sustains, But the sweet essence of Amotunm drains : And watehes the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. He (his five centurics of life fulh'U'd) His nest on oaken boughs begins to build, Or trembling tops of palm, and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 pages
...his life sustains, But the sweet essence of Amomum drains : And watehes tho rich gums Arahia hears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. He (his five centuries of life futfill'd) His nest on oaken houghs hegins to huild, Or tremhling tops of palm : and first he draws... | |
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But the sweet essence of amomum drains: And watches the rich gums Arabia bears, While yet in tender dew they drop their tears. He, (his... 
