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" Her wide sleeves green, and bordered with a grove, Where Venus in her naked glory strove To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies ; Her kirtle blue, whereon was many a stain, Made with the blood of wretched lovers... "
Restituta: Or, Titles, Extracts, and Characters of Old Books in English ... - Page 114
by Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813
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Hero and Leander: A Poem

Christopher Marlowe, George Chapman - 1821 - 228 pages
...border'd with a grove, \Vhere Venus in her naked glory strove To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies ; Her kirtle...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath. Her veil was artificial flowers...
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The Works of Christopher Marlowe, Volumes 1-3

Christopher Marlowe - Dramatists, English - 1826 - 1070 pages
...border'd with a grove, Where Venus in her naked glory strove To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies; Her kirtle...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath. Her veil was artificial flowers...
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The Works of Christopher Marlowe ...

Christopher Marlowe - 1826 - 398 pages
...border'd with a grove, Where Venus in her naked glory strove To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies ; Her kirtle...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath. Her veil was artificial flowers...
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Lust's dominion; or, The lascivious queen. Hero and Leander. Certain of Ovid ...

Christopher Marlowe - Dramatists, English - 1826 - 388 pages
...border'd with a grove. Where Venus in her naked glory strove To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies ; Her kirtle...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath. Her veil was artificial flowers...
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The Works of Christopher Marlowe: With Some Account of the Author, and Notes ...

Christopher Marlowe, Alexander Dyce - 1865 - 476 pages
...The modem editors print " was oj laœn". But sue note §, To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies ; Her kirtle...many a stain, Made with the blood of wretched lovers Juin. Upon her head she ware * a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath...
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The Works of George Chapman ...

George Chapman - 1875 - 524 pages
...cities stood, Sea-borderers, disjoin'd by Neptune's might ; The one Abydos, the other Sestos hight. Her kirtle blue, whereon was many a stain, Made with...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath. Her veil was artificial flowers...
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Three centuries of English poetry: selections from Chaucer to Herrick, with ...

Rosaline Orme Masson - English poetry - 1876 - 454 pages
...bordered with a grove, Where Venus in her naked glory strove To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies ; Her kirtle...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reached to the ground beneath. Her veil was artificial flowers...
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Three Centuries of English Poetry: Being Selections from Chaucer to Herrick

Rosaline Orme Masson - English poetry - 1876 - 454 pages
...bordered with a grove, Where Venus in her naked glory strove To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies ; Her kirtle...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reached to the ground beneath. Her veil was artificial flowers...
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The Works of Christopher Marlowe: With Some Account of the Author, and Notes ...

Christopher Marlowe - 1876 - 474 pages
...The modern editors print " was of lam". But see note |, To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies ; Her kirtle...blood of wretched lovers slain. Upon her head she ware * a myrtle wreath, From whence her veil reach'd to the ground beneath : Her veil waa arti&cial...
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The poems of Robert Greene, Christopher Marlowe, and Ben Jonson, ed., with ...

Robert Greene - 1876 - 576 pages
...strove Her wide sleeves green, and bordered with a grove, To please the careless and disdainful eyes Of proud Adonis, that before her lies; Her kirtle...stain, Made with the blood of wretched lovers slain. From whence Ler veil reached to the ground beneath: Upon her head she wore a myrtle wreath, Her veil...
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