 In vain to free her fasten'd feet she strove, And as she struggles only moves above; She feels the encroaching bark around her grow By slow degrees, and cover all below. Surprised at this, her trembling hand she heaves To rend her hair; her hand is fill'd...  Ovid - Page 286by Ovid - 1844Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...But when she backward would have fled, she found Her stiff'ning feet were rooted in the ground: 40 In vain to free her fasten'd feet she strove, And as she struggles only moves above; She feels th' encroaching bark around her grow By quick degrees, and cover all below. Surpriz'd at this, her... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...would have fled, she found Her stiff'ning feet wererooied in the ground: 49 In vain to free herfasten'd feet she strove, And as she struggles only moves above; She feels th' encroaching bark around her grow By quick degrees, and cover all below. Surpri2'd at this, her... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...But when she backward would have fled, she found Her stiff'ning feet were rooted in the ground : 40 In vain to free her fasten'd feet she strove, And as she struggles only moves above ; She feels th' encroaching bark arov(jd her grow By quick degrees, and cover all below. Surpris'd at this, her... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...pow'rs ador'd : But when she backward wouldhave fled, srn Her stirTning feet were rooted in thegroum In vain to free her fasten'd feet she strove, And as she struggles only moves above; She feels th' encroaching bark around her j By quick degrees, and cover all below. Surpris'd at this, her trembling... | |
 | Publius Ovidius Naso - 1812 - 582 pages
...: But when she backward would have fled, she found Her stiffening feet were rooted to the ground : In vain to free her fasten'd feet she strove, And...around her grow, By slow degrees, and cover all below. Surpris'd at this, her trembling hand she heaves To rend her hair; her hand is fill'd with leaves :... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 356 pages
...ador'd: But when she backward would have fled, she foun Her stiff'ning feet were rooted in the ground : In vain to free her fasten'd feet she strove, And, as she struggles, only moves above ; She feels th' encroaching bark around her grow By quick degrees, and cover all below: Surpriz'd at this, her... | |
 | Greek literature - 1813 - 408 pages
...ador'cl: But when she backward would have tied, she found Her stiffening feet were rooted to the ground: In vain to free her fasten'd feet she strove, And...around her grow, By slow degrees, and cover all below. Surpris'd at this, her trembling- band she heaves To rend her hair; her hand is fill'd with leaves... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1819 - 396 pages
...ador'd: But when she backward would have fled, she found Her stiffening feet were rooted in-the ground: In vain to free her fasten'd feet she strove, And...She feels the' encroaching bark around her grow By quick degrees, and cover all below: Surpris'd at this, her trembling hand she heaves To rend her hair;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pages
...would have fled, she found Her stiff'ning feet were rooted in the ground: In vain to free her fastened feet she strove, And, as she struggles, only moves above: She feels th' encroaching bark around her grow By quick degrees, and cover all below; Surprised at this, her... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 304 pages
...name. But when she backward would have fled, she found Her stiffening feet were rooted to the ground: In vain to free her fasten'd feet she strove, And...To rend her hair; her hand is fill'd with leaves: Where late was hair, the shooting leaves are seen To rise, and shade her with a sudden green. The child... | |
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