T' entomb his Britons slain by Hengist's guile : Or Druid priests, sprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy massy maze their mystic lore: Or Danish chiefs, enrich'd with savage spoil, To victory's idol vast, an unhewn shrine, Rear'd the rude heap, or... Excursions from Bath - Page 180by Richard Warner - 1801 - 346 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1777 - 108 pages
...STONEHENGE. J. H 0 U nobleft monument of Albion's ifle ! Whether by Merlin's aid, from Scythia's fliorc, To Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore^ Huge frame...giant-hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons flain by Hengift's guile : * Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy maffy maze... | |
| John Britton - Wiltshire (England) - 1801 - 358 pages
...Scythia's shore To Amber's fatal plain, Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant hands the mighty pile, T'entomb his Britons, slain by Hengist's guile *. Or Druid...gore, Taught 'mid thy massy maze their mystic lore: Or Danish chiefs, enrich'd with savage spoil, To Victory's idol vast, an unhewn shrine, Rear'd the rude... | |
| Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1802 - 396 pages
...made of the Britains. For though it is " not very probable that they were erefted by Ambrofius in meTo Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, 4 X' entomb his Britons flain by Hengift's guile : Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught... | |
| 1801 - 432 pages
...-arduous task. " Thou noblest monument of Albion's Isle! Whether by Merlin's aid from Scythia's shore To Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame...gore, Taught mid thy massy maze their mystic lore: Or Danish chiefs, enrich'd with savage spoil. To Victory's idul vast, an unhewn shrine, Rear'd the rude... | |
| England - 1806 - 234 pages
...monument of Albion's isle! Whether by Merlin's aid from Scythia's shore, To Amber's fatal plain Peiidragon bore, Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons, slain by Hcngist's guile: Or Druid priests, sprinkl'd with human gore, Taught, mid thy massy maze, their mystic... | |
| James Storer - Engravings, British - 1808 - 332 pages
...Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant hands the mighty pile, T'entomb his Britons slain by Henguist's guile, Or druid priests, sprinkled with human gore,...Taught 'mid thy massy maze their mystic lore : Or Danish chiefs, enrich'd with savage spoil, To Victory's idol vast, an unhewn shrine, Rear'd the rude... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 612 pages
...place. SONNET. Thou nobleft monument of Albion's ifle ! Whether by Merlin's aid from Scythia's rtiore, To Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame...giant-hands, the mighty pile, T entomb his Britons flain by Hcngift's guile: Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy mafly maze their... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 616 pages
...place. SONNET. Thou nobleft monument of Albion's ifle! Whether by Merlin's aid from Scythia's fhore, To Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame...giant-hands, the mighty pile, T* entomb his Britons flain by Hengifl's guile: Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy maffy maze their... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 610 pages
...monument of Albion's ifle! Whether by Merlin's aid from Scythia's liune, To Amber's fatal plain Pcndragon bore, Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons flain by Hengift's guile: Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught mid thy mafly maze their... | |
| Architecture - 1812 - 336 pages
...Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant hands the mighty pile, T'entomb his Britons slain by Henguist's guile, Or druid priests, sprinkled with human gore,...Taught 'mid thy massy maze their mystic lore : Or Danish chiefs, enrich'd with savage spoil, To Victory's idol vast, an unhewn shrine, Rear'd the rude... | |
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