 | Edward Gibbon - 1781 - Liczba stron: 418
...curious Mcmeirc of the Abb« Gedoyn (Academic des Jnfcriptior.s, tooi> «. p. ip8 ). binding attitude, with a golden cup in his hand, pouring out a libation...as if he fupplicated the venerable mother to give to his arms the cold and beauteous DAPHNE : for the fpot was ennobled by fiction ; and the fancy of... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1804 - Liczba stron: 502
...gems, and adorned by the skill of the Grecian artists. The deity was represented in a bending attitude, with a golden cup in his hand, pouring out a libation on the earth; as if he supplicated the venerable mother to give to his arms the cold and beauteous DAPHNE: for the spot was... | |
 | Elisa Rogers - 1811 - Liczba stron: 488
...gems, and adorned by the skill of the Grecian artists. The deity was represented in a bending attitude, with a golden cup in his hand, pouring out a libation on the earth, as if he supplicj»'d the venerable mother to give to his arms the cold and beauteous Daphne, for the spot was... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1816 - Liczba stron: 498
...the skill of the Grecian artists. The deity was represented in a bending attitude, with a golden cap in his hand, pouring out a libation on the earth; as if he supplicated the venerable mother to give to his arms the cold and beauteous DATUM:. : for the spot... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - Liczba stron: 864
...gems, and adorned by the skill of the Grecian artists. The deity was represented in a bending attitude, with a golden cup in his hand, pouring out a libation on the earth ; as if he supplicated the venerable mother to give to his arms the cold and beauteous DAPHNE : for the spot was... | |
 | George Coventry - 1830 - Liczba stron: 232
...gems, and adorned with skill by the Grecian artists. The Deity was represented in a bending attitude, with a golden cup in his hand, pouring out a libation on the earth; as if he supplicated the venerable mother to give to his arms the cold and beauteous Daphne : for the spot was... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1841 - Liczba stron: 1052
...gems, and adorned by the skill of the Grecian artists. The deity was represented in a bending attitude, with a golden cup In his hand, pouring out a libation on the earth, as If he supplicated the venerable mother to give to his arms the cold and beauteous Daphne ; for the spot was... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - 1843 - Liczba stron: 586
...the skill of the Grecian artists. The deity wo» represented in a bending attitude, with a golrien cup in his hand, pouring out a libation on the earth, as if he supplicated the venerable mother to give to lite arms the cold and beauteous Daphne; for the spot was... | |
 | William Harrison Ainsworth - 1844 - Liczba stron: 656
...bulk estimated as equal to that of a thousand men. The deity was represented in a bending attitude, with a golden cup in his hand, pouring out a libation on the earth, as if he supplicated the venerable mother, to give up to his arms the coy and retiring Daphne. The Olympic games... | |
 | 1844 - Liczba stron: 398
...luxurious frieze revealed a perfect masterpiece of art The deity was represented in a bending attitude, with a golden cup in his hand, pouring out a libation on the earth, as if he The trumpets sounded again. The popoe, whose duty it was to slay the victim, and make the libation... | |
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A magnificent temple rose in honour of the god of light ; and his colossal figure almost filled the capacious sanctuary, which was enriched with gold and gems, and adorned by the skill of the Grecian artists. The deity was represented in a bending attitude,... 
