 How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake a struggling country bound Where barking waves still bait the forced ground ; Building their wat'ry Babel far more high To reach the sea, than those...  History of Civilisation - Сторінка 145автори: William Alexander Mackinnon - 1846Повний перегляд - Докладніше про цю книгу
 | 1869 - 804 стор.
...the sea. " How did they rivet with gigantic piles Through the centre their new catched miles, And to stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced ground. Building their watery Babel far more high To reach the sea, than those to scale the sky. A daily deluge over them... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1891 - 440 стор.
...their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake a struggling country bound...than those to scale the sky ! Yet still his claim the injur'd ocean laid, And oft at leap-frog o'er their steeples played : As if on purpose it on land had... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1891 - 462 стор.
...their dunghill soul. How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake a struggling country bound...than those to scale the sky ! Yet still his claim the injur'd ocean laid, And oft at leap-frog o'er their steeples played : As if on purpose it on land had... | |
 | Isaac Bassett Choate - 1891 - 356 стор.
...swallows bear away. " How did they rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles, And to the stake a struggling country bound,...waves still bait the forced ground, Building their watery Babel far more high, To reach the sea, than those to scale the sky ! " Marvell is best known... | |
 | Andrew Marvell - 1892 - 320 стор.
...their dunghill soul. How did they rivet with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ? And to the stake a struggling country bound,...Where barking waves still bait the forced ground, 20 Building their watery Babel far more high To reach the sea, than those to scale the sky ! Yet still... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1896 - 446 стор.
...rivet, with gigantic piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake a si niggling country bound Where barking waves still bait the forced...than those to scale the sky ! Yet still his claim the injur'd ocean laid, And oft at leap-frog o'er their steeples played : As if on purpose it on land had... | |
 | Cecil Headlam - 1897 - 348 стор.
...their dunghill soul. How did they rivet with gigantick piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced ground ; 1 Cf. Butler's poem on the same subject. Building their wat'ry Babel far more high To reach the sea,... | |
 | Cecil Headlam - 1897 - 346 стор.
...their dunghill soul. How did they rivet with gigantick piles, Thorough the centre their new-catched miles ; And to the stake a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced ground ; 1 Cf. Butler's poem on the same subject. Building their wat'ry Babel far more high To reach the sea,... | |
 | David Storrar Meldrum - 1898 - 444 стор.
...made it memorable. " How did they rivet with gigantic piles Thorough the centre their new-catchfcd miles, And to the stake a struggling country bound,...Where barking waves still bait the forced ground, liuilding their watery Babel far more high To reach the sea, than those to scale the sky ! Yet still... | |
 | Augustine Birrell - 1905 - 264 стор.
...a struggling country bound, Where barking waves still bait the forced ground, Building their watery Babel far more high, To reach the sea, than those...scale the sky ! Yet still his claim the injured ocean laid, And oft at leap-frog o'er their steeples played, As if on purpose it on land had come To show... | |
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