 Then with their sharpen'd fangs their limbs and bodies grind. The wretched father, running to their aid With pious haste, but vain, they next invade ; Twice round his waist their winding volumes roll'd ; And twice about his gasping throat they fold. The...  Curiosities of Natural History - Page 152de Francis Trevelyan Buckland - 1865 - 362 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Virgil - 1997 - 434 pages
...aid With pious haste, but vain, they next invade: Twice round his waist their winding volumes rolled; And twice about his gasping throat they fold. The priest thus doubly choked — their crests divide, And towering o'er his head in triumph ride. With both his hands he labours at the knots;... | |
 | Virgil - 1997 - 476 pages
...285 With pious Haste, but vain, they next invade: Twice round his Waste their winding Volumes rowl'd, And twice about his gasping Throat they fold. The Priest, thus doubly choak'd, their Crests divide, And tow'ring o're his Head, in Triumph ride. 290 With both his Hands... | |
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...aid With pious haste, but vain, they next invade: Twice round his waist their winding volumes rolled, And twice about his gasping throat they fold. The priest thus doubly choked, their crests divide, And, towering o'er his head, in triumph ride. With both his hands he labours at the... | |
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