...presume to name that sacred mystery) in our words of consecration at the altar. IX. Lines 853, 854. At the full stretch of both his hands, he drew, And almost joiu'd, the horns of the tough yew. The first of these lines is all of monosyllables, and both verses...

...both his hands he drew, And ahuost join'd the horns of the tough yew. But, first, hefore the tbrone of Jove he stood : 855 And thus with lifted hands invok'd the God : ' My iirst attempt great Jupiter ! succeed : ' An annual off'ring in tby grove shall bleed; ' A snow-white...

...men, who know the martial trade.* This foul reproach Ascanius could not hear With patience, or a vowed revenge forbear. At the full stretch of both his hands, he drew, And almost joined, the horns of the tough yew. * But, first, before the throne of Jove he stood, And thus with...

...Resign the war to men, who know the martial trade." This foul reproach Ascanius could not hear Wjih patience, or a vow'd revenge forbear. At the full...yew. But first, before the throne of Jove he stood; And thus, with lifted hands m-- uk'd the yod : " My first attempt, great Jupiter, succeed ; An annual...

...poetry a bow is sometimes expressed by the word yew, as in Dryden's translation of the /Eneid, Book 9. At the full stretch of both his hands he drew, And almost join'd the horns of the tough eugh. These verses the poet animadverts as energetical and forceful, the very sound expressing the...

...patience, or a vow'd revenge forbear. At I in: full stretch of both his hands, he drew, And ahuost join'd, the horns of the tough yew. But, first, before the throne of Jove he stood, And thus with lifted hands invok'd the god : ' My first attempt, great Jupiter, succeed ! An aunual...

...with more striking and impressive effect, exerts his utmost strength in straining the " tough yew" — At the full stretch of both his hands, he drew, And almost join'd, the horns of the tough yew. Too many spondees render the verse heavy and prosaic. Although three may sometimes be tolerated, two...

...to name that sacred mystery) in our words of consecration at the altar. ^NE'I'D 9, lines 853, 854. At the full stretch of both his hands, he drew, And almost join'd, the horns of the tough yew. The first of these lines is all of monosyllables, and both verses are very rough ; but of choice ;...

...shade : Resign the war to men, who know the martial trade." This foul reproach Ascanius could not hear With patience, or a vow'd revenge forbear. At the...yew.* But, first, before the throne of Jove he stood, And thus with lifted hands invoked the god : — " My first attempt, great Jupiter, succeed ! An annual...

...ample shield Is falsified, and round with javelins fill'd.* * Note II. NOTES jENEIS, BOOK IX. Note I. At the full stretch of both his hands, he drew, And almost join'd, the horns of the tough yew—P. 54. The first of these lines is all of monosyllables, and both verses are very rough, but...