 Thessalians paid divine honors to the Peneus, on account of its beauty : the Scythians worshipped their Ister, on account of its size: the Germans the Rhine, because it was the judge whether their offspring...  Poems and Imitations - Page 177by Daniel Cabanel - 1814 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Fitzgerald Pennie - Epic poetry, English - 1823 - 392 pages
...From the romantic banks of Vaga's stream, p. 54. e The bard's delight, renowned Deva spreads, p. 54. " There is no river in England which has been so much celebrated by our poets as the Dee for its sanctity. Most countries had one which they held in peculiar veneration — the... | |
 | Thomas Pennant - Wales - 1883 - 462 pages
...which Gronw, according to the Triades, was supposed to live about the time of king Arthur. THE DEE THERE is no river in England which has been so much celebrated by our poets, for its sanctity, n Powel, 258. as the Dee. Most countries had a stream which they held in peculiar veneration. The Thessalians... | |
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