A Dissertation on the Mysteries of the Cabiri: Or, The Great Gods of Phenicia, Samothrace, Egypt, Troas, Greece, Italy, and Crete; Being an Attempt to Deduce the Several Orgies of Isis, Ceres, Mithras, Bacchus, Rhea, Adonis, and Hecate, from a Union of the Rites Commemorative of the Deluge with the Adoration of the Hosts of Heaven, Band 2

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Seite 352 - High at the head, a branching olive grows, And crowns the pointed cliffs with ihady boughs. Beneath, a gloomy grotto's cool recefs Delights the Nereids of the neighbouring feas ; Where bowls and urns were form'd of living ftone, And
Seite 398 - in view : Then fwift afcending from the azure wave, He took the path, that winded to the cave. Large was the grot, in which the nymph he found, (The fair-hair'd nymph, with every beauty crown'd) She
Seite 114 - ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart : and put the "jewels of gold, which ye return him for a
Seite 35 - with vital breath again, Struck to the centre with his flaming dart, Th' unhappy founder of the godlike art. But Trivia kept in fecret fhades alone, Her care, Hippolytus, to fate unknown
Seite 353 - bees attend Their waxen works, or from the roof depend. Perpetual waters o'er the pavement glide ; Two marble doors unfold on either fide ; Sacred the fouth, by which the gods
Seite 237 - High titles, taken both from Earth and Heaven. For they were furely far fupreme ; and each Rul'd o'er his portion of the vaflal world, Into three parts divided : for the earth Into three parts had been by Heaven's decree Sever'd ; and each his portion held by lot. No feuds as yet, no deadly fray arofe
Seite 170 - Which that huge fonne of hideous Albion, (Whofe father Hercules in Fraunce did quell) Great Godmer threw in fierce contention At bold Canutus, but of him was flaine anon.
Seite 251 - Jamque nocens ferrum, ferroque nocentius aurum Prodierant : prodit bellum, quod pugnat utroque; Sanguineaque manu crepitantia concutit arma. Vivitur ex rapto, non hofpes ab hofpite tutus, Non
Seite 237 - plain, And all mankind one language only knew : A dread commiffion from on high was given To the fell whirlwinds, which with dire alarm Beat on the tower, and to its
Seite 417 - to bring to perfect end ; During which work the lady of the lake, Whom long he lov'd, for him in hafte did fend,

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