 Oh grant me, gods ! ere Hector meets his doom, All I can ask of heaven, an early tomb ! So shall my days in one sad tenor run, And end with sorrows as they first begun. No parent now remains, my griefs to share, No father's aid, no mother's tender care.  Greek exercises - Page 182by William Neilson - 1834Full view - About this book
 | 1792 - 918 pages
...one fad tenor nm. And end with forrows as they firfl begun. No parent now remains my griefs to (hare. No father's aid, no mother's tender care. The fierce Achilles wrapt our walls in fire ! Laid Thcbe wade, and flew my warlike fire '. His fate compaffion in the vic"Vor bred ; Stern as he was,... | |
 | Homer - Achilles (Greek mythology) - 1796 - 428 pages
...tenour run, 520 And end with forrows as they firft begun. No parent now remains my griefs to mare, No father's aid, no mother's tender care. The fierce Achilles wrapt our walls in fire, Laid Thebe wafte, and flew my warlike Sire .'525 Ver. 520.] As fo little, like this couplet, appears in Homer,... | |
 | Charles Rollin - Education - 1804 - 520 pages
...me, gods ere Hector meets his doom, 1 can ask of heav'n, an early tomb ! [zj II. vi. 490, 494., " So shall my days in one sad tenor run, " And end with...begun. " No parent now remains my grief to share, " No fathers aid, no mother's tender care." POPE. After having digressed, perhaps somewhat too long, upon... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 312 pages
...be slain ; O grant me gods ! ere Hector meets his doom, All I can ask of heav'n, an far/y tomb f So shall my days in one sad tenor run, And end with sorrows, as they first begun. No parent now remains, my griefs to share, No father's aid, no.mother's tender care. The fierce Achilles wrapt our -walls injire,... | |
 | James Burgh - Elocution - 1804 - 308 pages
...in one sad tenor run, And end with sorroivs, as they first begun. No parent norv remains, my griefs to share, No father's aid, no mother's tender care. The fierce Achilles wrapt our walls \njire, Laid Thebe -waste, and slew my warlike sire. His fate, compassion in the victor bred; Stern... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...tenmir run, jio And end with forrows as they firft begun. No parent now remains my griefs to lhare, No father's aid, no mother's tender care. The fierce Achilles wrapt our walb in fire ! L.iid Thebè wafle, and flew my warlike fire! 525 His fate companion in the viitor bred... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...days in one sad tenour ran, And end with sorrows as they first hegun. No parent now remains my griefs to share, No father's aid, no mother's tender care....The fierce Achilles wrapt our walls in fire, Laid Thehe waste, and slew my warlike sire ! His sate compassion in the victor hred ; Stern as he was, he... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 472 pages
...one sad tenor run, 520 ' And end with sorrows as they first hegun. ' No parent now remains, my griefs to share, ' No father's aid, no mother's tender care. ' The fierce Achilles wrapt our walls in lire, ' Laid Thebe waste, and slew my warlike sire 1 525 ' His fate compassion in the victor bred ;... | |
 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...meets his doom, All I can ask of heaven, an early tomb! So shall my days in one sad tenor run, 520 And end with sorrows as they first begun. No parent now remains my griefs to share, No father's aid, no mother's tender care. The fierce Achilles wrapt our walls in fire,... | |
 | Homerus - 1808 - 574 pages
...one sad tenor run, 520 And end -with sorrows as they first hegun. l!lo parent now remaius my griefs to share, No father's aid, no mother's tender care. The fierce Achilles wrapp'd our walls in fire, laid Thehe waste, and slew my warlike sire! 5ZJ His fate compassion in the... | |
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