| Richard Warner - Bath (England) - 1801 - 362 pages
...shades of 'Stourhead ; they are the elegant translation of some Latin verses by Cardinal Bembo: — " Nymph of the Grot, these sacred springs I keep, " And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; " Ah ! spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave, " And drink in silence, or in silence lave." " Hujus... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Books - 1802 - 612 pages
...shades of Stourhead ; they are the elegant translation of some Latin verses by cardinal Bcmbo :— f Nymph of the grot, these sacred springs I keep, And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; Ah ! spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave, And drink in silence, or in silence lave." " Hujus... | |
| John Watkins - Authors, English - 1808 - 768 pages
...aquae: Parce meurn, quisquis tangis cava marmora somnium, Rumpere ; seu tibas, sive labere, tace. " Nymph of the grot, these sacred springs I keep, And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; Oh ! spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave, And drink in silence, or in silence lave." The improving... | |
| Thomas Mortimer - 1808 - 496 pages
...murmur aqux : Parce meum, quisquis tangis cava marmora, somnum Rumpere ; seu bibas, sive larere, tace. Nymph of the grot, these sacred springs I keep, And to the murmur of these waters sleep. Ah! spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave, And drink in silence, or in silence lave. " You. will... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 362 pages
...murmur aqu*. Farce meum, qu'isquis tangu cava marmera, tomnitm Rumpere ; si bibas, sive lavace, tsce. Nymph of the grot, these sacred springs I keep, And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; Ah spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave ! " And drink in silence, or in silence lave ! You'lLjhink... | |
| Andrew Lumisden - Italy - 1812 - 616 pages
...98. This inscription, which Mr. Pope justly admired, he has thus 7. The Qa« translated— 'ruaiua. " Nymph of the grot, these sacred springs I keep, And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; Ah spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave ! And drink in silence, or in silence lave !* Salust,... | |
| John Evans - 1817 - 610 pages
...murmur aqu* Parce meum, quisquis tangis cavo marmora sonmnm Rumpere — si bibas, sive lavare, face! Nymph of the GROT — these sacred springs I keep, And to the murmurs of these waters sleep ; Ah ! spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave, And drink in silence,... | |
| Mrs. Jamieson (Frances Thurtle) - Costume - 1820 - 538 pages
...following beautiful lines by Pope to a nymph of a grotto ; which he appplied to the Delphian priestess. " Nymph of the grot, these sacred springs I keep, And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; Ah spare my slumbers! gently tread the cave, Or drink in silence, or in silence lave." " Whatl" exclaimed... | |
| John Gibson Lockhart - Rome - 1821 - 326 pages
...when many admired it, and I think I can still repeat the lines — yes, it was thus, they ran : — ' Nymph of the grot, these sacred springs I keep, And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; Ah ! spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave, And drink in silence, or in silence lave.'* Little... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1822 - 722 pages
...of streamlets into a reservoir — having, in front, the following exquisitely melodious verses : " Nymph of the grot, these sacred springs I keep, And to the murmur of these waters sleep ; Ah '. spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave, And drink in silence, or in silence lave." ' Move... | |
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