| Homerus - 1720 - 382 pages
...Drawn to an arch, and joins the doubling ends; Clofe to his breaft he ftrains the nerve below, 1 55" Till the barb'd point approach the circling bow; Th'...impatient weapon whizzes on the wing; Sounds the tough horn , and twangs the quiv'ring firing. But thee, Atrides! in that dang'rous hour The Gods forget not,... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1104 pages
...yielding horn he bendi Drawn to an arch, and joins the doubling ends ; Clofc to his bread he drains the nerve below, Till the barb'd point approach the...impatient weapon whizzes on the wing: Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering lut thee, Atrides ! in that dangerous hour [ftring. The Gods forget... | |
| Homer - Achilles (Greek mythology) - 1796 - 428 pages
...yielding horn he bends, Drawn to an arch, and joins the doubling ends ; Clofe to his breaft he ftrains the nerve below, Till the barb'd point approach the...circling bow ; Th' impatient weapon whizzes on the wing ; 1 56 Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quiv'ring firing. The Greeks with fierce aflault fhould... | |
| Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...cause of future woes. Then offers vows with hecatombs to crown 150 Apollo's altars in his native town. Close to his breast he strains the nerve below, Till the barb'd point approach the circling bow; 155 Th' impatient weapon whiaaes on the wing : Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 790 pages
...full force the yielding horn he bends, Drawn to an arch, and joins the doubling ends ; Close to bis breast he strains the. nerve below, Till the barb'd point approach the circling; bow; TV impatient weapon whizzes on the wing : Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering Butthee,Atrides!... | |
| John Adams - Voyages and travels - 1816 - 352 pages
...yielded to their superiority. ' Now with fall force the yielding bow he bends, ' Drawn to an arch, mid joins the doubling ends; ' Close to his breast he...Sounds the tough bow, and twangs the quivering string." FOPI'S HOMEI. I shall only .add further on this subject, that when these Indians go to war they choose... | |
| Thomas Hastings - Archery - 1831 - 158 pages
...full force the yielding horn he benda, Drawn to an arch, and joins the doubling ends; Close to the breast he strains the nerve below, Till the barb'd...impatient weapon whizzes on the wing, Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string." The Locrians were a body of troops in the Grecian army, who... | |
| Thomas Hastings - Archery - 1831 - 168 pages
...full force the yielding horn he bends, Drawn to an arch, and joins the doubling ends ; Close to the breast he strains the nerve below, Till the barb'd...point approach the circling bow ; Th' impatient weapon wizzes on the wing, Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string." The Locrians were a body... | |
| Ely Hargrove, Alfred E. Hargrove - Archery - 1845 - 368 pages
...bravest of the Grecian race." Pandarus, aiming an arrow at Menelaus, the action is thus described : ll Till the barb'd point approach the circling bow ;...impatient weapon whizzes on the wing, Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quiv'ring string." The Locrians were a fine body of troops, who served in the... | |
| Homer - 1849 - 582 pages
...with hecatombs to crown Apollo's altars in his native town. Now, with full force, the yielding horn he bends, Drawn to an arch, and joins the doubling...impatient weapon whizzes on the wing ; Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering stria But thee, Atrides 1 in that dangerous hour, The gods forgot not,... | |
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