 The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water ; the poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails, and so perfumed that The winds were love-sick with them, the oars were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water...  Centennial Records of the Women of Wisconsin - Page 153by Woman's State Centennial Executive Committee, Wis - 1876 - 223 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 666 pages
...water; the Poop was beaten Gold, Purple the Sails, and fo perfumed, that The Winds wtre Love-fick. With them the Oars were Silver, Which to the tune of Flutes kept ftroke, and mad* The water which they bear, to follow fafter, As amorous of their ftrokes. For her... | |
 | FRANCIS L. HAWKS, D.D., LL.D. - 1850
...Cleopatra ruled, and " The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne Burned on the water : the poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails, and so perfumed....winds were lovesick with them ; the oars were silver." ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA. Alexandria, whether it be Greek, Roman, Christian or Patriarchal, Saracenic,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 490 pages
...Eno. I will tell you : The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water : the poop was beaten gold ; Purple the sails, and so perfumed,...beat, to follow faster. As amorous of their strokes. For her own person, It beggar'd all description : she did lie In her pavilion, (cloth of gold, of tissue,)... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 648 pages
...Eno. I will tell you: The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water: the poop was beaten gold; Purple the sails, and so perfumed,...beat, to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes. For her own person, It beggar'd all description: she did lie In her pavilion, (cloth of gold, of tissue,)... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 520 pages
...upon the river of Cydnus. The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water: the poop was beaten gold; Purple the sails, and so perfumed,...The winds were love-sick with them: the oars were Eno. I will tell you: silver; Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water, which they... | |
 | John Griffiths (M. D.) - Levant - 1805 - 440 pages
...poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails, and so perfum'd, that The winds were love-sick with 'em ; th' oars were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The waters which they beat, to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes — For her own person, It beggar'd... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 502 pages
...£720. I will tell you : The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water : the poop was beaten gold ; Purple the sails, and so perfumed, that The winds were love- sick with them : the oars were silver; Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...of one body upon another. The oar's were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroie, and macle The water which they beat to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes. Sbakspeare. His white-man'd steeds, that bow'd beneath the yoke, lie dicir'd to coixigc v.'itli a gentle... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 368 pages
...Eno. I will tell you : The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water : the poop was beaten gold; Purple the sails, and so perfumed,...beat, to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes. For her own person, It beggar'd all description : she did lie In her pavilion, (cloth of gold, of tissue,)... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...CYDNUS. (SHAKESPEARE.) THE barge she sat in, like a burnish' d throne, Burnt on the water ; the poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails, and so perfumed, that The winds were love-sick with them : th' oars were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water, which they beat,... | |
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