 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 2000 - 60 pages
...dazzles his Roman listeners with his account. The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne, Burned on the water. The poop was beaten gold, Purple the...As amorous of their strokes. For her own person, It beggared all description: she did lie In her pavilion, cloth-of-gold of tissue, O'er picturing that... | |
 | Robert S. Miola - Literary Criticism - 2000 - 206 pages
...writers. Witness Enobarbus' description of Cleopatra: The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne Burned on the water. The poop was beaten gold; Purple the...As amorous of their strokes. For her own person, It beggared all description. She did lie In her pavilion — cloth of gold, of tissue — O'er-picturing... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Generals - 2000 - 404 pages
...Appendix A). Burned on the water; the poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails, and so perfumed that 200 The winds were lovesick with them; the oars were silver,...faster, As amorous of their strokes. For her own person, lt beggared all description: she did lie 205 ln her pavilion — cloth-of-gold of tissue — O'er-picturing... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Drama - 2001 - 162 pages
...river of Cydnus. AGRIPPA There she appear'd indeed; or my reporter devis'd well for her. ENOBARBUS I will tell you. The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd...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 The fancy outwork... | |
 | Theodore Vrettos - History - 2010 - 290 pages
...Plutarch, colorfully described the occasion: The barge she sat in like a burnish'd throne, Burn'don the water: the poop was beaten gold; Purple the sails,...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 The fancy outwork... | |
 | Barry Strauss - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 180 pages
...(Ezekiel 27:6) Now, here is Shakespeare's portrait of Cleopatra on her galley, seducing Mark Antony: The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd...beat to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes. (Antony and Cleopatra, II, ii) The Romans enjoyed boat races and also mock naval battles. The emperor... | |
 | G. Wilsin Knight - Drama - 2002 - 368 pages
...contrast to set against tempests is the description of Cleopatra in her barge at Cydnus: Enobarbus. I will tell you. The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd...own person, It beggar'd all description: she did lie In her pavilion— doth-of-gold of tissue — O'er-picturing that Venus where we see The fancy outrwork... | |
 | George Wilson Knight - Drama - 2002 - 396 pages
...visionary unit. First there is Enobarbus* description of Cleopatra's meeting with Antony: Enobarbus. I will tell you. The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd...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 The fancy outwork... | |
 | Martina Mittag - English literature - 2002 - 280 pages
...Monolog des Enobarbus in Antony and Cleopatra, UU 1 94-245 : The barge she sat in, like a bumish'd throne,/ Burn'd on the water. The poop was beaten...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... | |
 | Millicent Bell - Literary Criticism - 2002 - 316 pages
...the queen called Gloriana by the Elizabethans: The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne Burned on the water. The poop was beaten gold; Purple the...As amorous of their strokes. For her own person, It beggared all description: she did lie In her pavilion — cloth of gold, of tissue — O'erpicturing... | |
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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... 
