 And leaves her callow care, and cleaves the skies : At first she flutters ; but at length she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wings : So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea ; And, flying with a force, that force assists his way.  The Natural History of Selborne - Page 161by Gilbert White - 1902 - 552 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Charles L. Martin - 1799 - 200 pages
...of which the following is Dryden's translation : " A» when the dove her rocky hold forsakes, Rous'd in a fright her sounding wings she shakes The cavern...she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her Avings." .£NEID, I. v. The clattering of a single dove is but a whisper compared to the roar of accumulated... | |
 | Virgil - 1803 - 408 pages
...liquid way In larger compass on the roomy sea. 17$ As, when the dove her rocky hold forsakes, Rouz'd in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern rings with clatt'ring; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves the skies: At first she flutters;... | |
 | Publius Vergilius Maro - 1806 - 328 pages
...liquid way In' larger compass, on the roomy sea. 275 -As, when, the dove her^rocky hoWlforsakes, Rouz'd in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern rings with clatt'riug; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves the skies : . At first she flutters... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 376 pages
...hold forsakes, Rouz'd in a fright, her sourrjing wings she sl,akes, The cavern rings with clatt'ring; out she flies, And leaves her callow care, and cleaves the skies: At first she flutters; hut at leugth she springs 280 To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wings : So Mnestheus in the Dolphin... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 484 pages
...their liquid way In larger compass on the roomy sea. As, when the dove her rocky hold forsakes, Roused in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern...she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wing : So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea ; And, flying with a force, that force assists his... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 504 pages
...their liquid way In larger compass on the roomy sea. As, when the dove her rocky hold forsakes, Roused in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern...she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wing: So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea ; And, flying with a force, that force assists his way.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 482 pages
...their liquid way In larger compass on the roomy sea. As, when the dove her rocky hold forsakes, Roused in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes; The cavern...length she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon heY wing: So Mnestheus in the Dolphin cuts the sea; And, flying with a force, that force assists his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 770 pages
...sea. As when the dove her rocky hold forsakes, Kous'd in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes, Tbe cavern rings with clattering ; out she flies, And...care, and cleaves the. skies ; At first she flutters ; hut at length she springs To smoother flight, and shoots upon her wings; So Mnestheus in the Dolphin... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 790 pages
...their liquid way In larger compass on the roomy sea. As when the dove her rocky hold forsakes, Hous'd in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes, The cavern...clattering ; out she flies, And leaves her callow cure, and cleaves the skies ; At first she flutters ; but at length she springs To smoother flight,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 760 pages
...their liquid way In larger compase on the roomy sea. As when the dove her rocky hold forsakes, PuuVd in a fright, her sounding wings she shakes, The cavern rings with clattering ; out she flies, Ami leaves her callow caie, and cleaves the skies ; At first she flutters ; but at length she springs... | |
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