 | Homerus - 1807 - 568 pages
...; Officious with the cincture girds him round ; 791 And to his wrist the gloves of death are bound. Amid the circle now each champion stands, And poises high in air his iron hands; With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, 79? Their crackling jaws re-echo to the blows, And... | |
 | Homerus - 1808 - 574 pages
...friend; 790 Officious with the cincture girds him round; And to his wrist the gloves of death are hound. Amid the circle now each champion stands, And poises high in air his iron hands ; With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, ') Their crackling jaws re-echo to the hlows, 796... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1822 - 344 pages
...friend; Officious with the cincture girds him round; And to his wrist the gloves of death are bound. Amid the circle now each champion stands, And poises high in air his iron hands; With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, ~) Their crackling jaws re-echo to the blows, > And... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 348 pages
...friend; Officious with the cincture girds him round; And to his wrist the gloves of death are bound. Amid the circle now each champion stands, And poises high in air his iron hands ; With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, Their crackling jaws reecho to the blows, And painful... | |
 | Homer - 1822 - 342 pages
...friend; Officious with the cincture girds him round ; And to his wrist the gloves of death are bound. Amid the circle now each champion stands, And poises high in air his iron hands; With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, Their crackling jaws re-echo to the blows, And painful... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...; 790 Officious with the cincture girds him round ; And to his wrist the gloves of death are bound. ves ; With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, 795 Their crackling jaws re-echo to the blows, And... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...friend; 790 Officious with the cincture girda him round ; And to his wrist the gloves of death are bound. C Explorée the lost, the wandering : With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, Their crackling jaws re-echo to the blows. And painful... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 502 pages
...; 790 Officious with the cincture girds him round ; And to his wrist the gloves of death are hound. Amid the circle now each champion stands, And poises high in air his iron hands : With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, Their crackling jaws re-echo to the hlows, And painful... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...friend ; Officious with the cincture girds him round ; And to his wrist the gloves of death are bound. re never to o'ershoot, but just to hit ; While still too wide or short is human ; With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, Their crackling jaws re-echo to the blows, And painful... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - Bible - 1841 - 390 pages
...combat of Euryales and Epeus, in the Iliad, will exhibit this cruel art and its consequences. 4. " Amid the circle now each champion stands, And poises high in air his iron hands ; With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, Their crackling jaws re-echo to the blows, And painful... | |
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Officious with the cincture girds him round; And to his wrist the gloves of death are bound. Amid the circle now each champion stands, And poises high in air his iron hands; With clashing gauntlets now they fiercely close, Their crackling jaws re-echo... 
