 There, deaf for ever to the martial strife) Enjoy the dear prerogative of life. Life is not to be bought with heaps of gold ; Not all Apollo's Pythian treasures hold, Or Troy once held, in peace and pride of sway, Can bribe the poor possession of a day...  The Greek Tragic Theatre: Euripides - Seite 351809Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 312 Seiten
.... Or Troy once held, in peace and pride of sway, Canbribe the poor possession of a dayt Lost her^s and treasures we by arms regain, And steeds unrival'd...dusty plain. But, from our lips the vital spirit fled, f Returns no more to wake the silent dead. He concludes -with declaring his determined resolution not... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 Seiten
...hold, , 535 Or Troy once held, in peace and pride of sway, Can bribe the poor possession of a day! Lost herds and treasures, we by arms regain, And steeds...the dusty plain: But from our lips the vital spirit tied, 530 Returns no more to wake the silent dead. My fates long since by Thetis were disclos'd, Here... | |
 | Lodovico Ariosto - 1807 - 300 Seiten
...the ambassadors in the IXth Iliad. Lost herds and treasures we by arms regain, And steeds unrivaU'd on the dusty plain, But from our lips the vital spirit fled, Returns no more to wake the silent dead. Pope, ver. 52C. Arms, steed, and vest, I ne'er to others yield... | |
 | Homerus - 1808 - 574 Seiten
...hrihe the poor possession of a day ! Lost herds and treasures, we hy arms regain, And steeds unrivall'd on the dusty plain; But from our lips the vital spirit fled, 530 Returus no more to wake the silent dead. My fates long since hy Thetis were disclos'd, And each... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 770 Seiten
...bribe the poor possession of a day ! Lost herds and treasures we by arms regain, And steeds unrivall'd on the dusty plain: But from our lips the vital spirit fled, - Returns no more to wake the silent dead. My fates long since by Thetis were disclos'd, And each alternate,... | |
 | 1813 - 352 Seiten
...bribe the poor possession of a day ! Lost herds and treasures we by arms regain, And steeds unrivall'd on the dusty plain : But from our lips the vital spirit fled, Returns no more to wake the silent dead. My fates long since by Thetis were disclos'd, And each alternate,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 304 Seiten
...treasures hold, Or Troy once held, in peace and pride of sway, Can bribe the poor possession of a day ! Lost herds and treasures we by arms regain, And steeds...dusty plain : But from our lips the vital spirit fled, Returns no more to wake the silent dead. My fates long since by Thetis were disclosed, And each alternate,... | |
 | Homerus - 1822 - 320 Seiten
...bribe the poor possession of a day ! Lost herds and treasures we by arms regain, And steeds unrivall'd on the dusty plain : But from our lips the vital spirit fled, Returns no more to wake the silent dead. My fates long since by Thetis were disclos'd, And each alternate,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 Seiten
...treasures hold, Or Troy once held, in peace and pride of sway, Can bribe the poor possession of a day! Lost herds and treasures we by arms regain, And steeds...dusty plain : But from our lips the vital spirit fled, Returns no more to wake the silent dead. My fates long since by Thetis were disclosed, And each alternate,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 442 Seiten
...treasures hold, Or Troy once held, in peace and pride of sway, Can bribe the poor possession of a day ! Lost herds and treasures we by arms regain, And steeds...dusty plain : But from our lips the vital spirit fled, Returns no more to wake the silent dead. My fates long since by Thetis were disclosed, And each alternate,... | |
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