 | Paul Carus - 1926 - 836 דפים
...Through the thick gloom of some tempestuous night, Orion's dog (the year when autumn weighs), And over the feebler stars exerts his rays ; Terrific glory...Taints the red air with fevers, plagues, and death." (Book XII, p. 437). "Orion's dog" is Sirius. In another place there is described the shield Vulcan... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1920 - 388 דפים
...description, or more accurate as a simile; which, (says Seward,) is thus finely translated by Mr. Pope: Terrific Glory ! for his burning breath Taints the red air with fevers, plagues, and death ! Now here — (not to mention the tremendous bombast) — the Dog Star, so called, is turned into... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1984 - 860 דפים
...description, or more accurate as a simile; which (says Mr. S.) is thus finely translated by Mr. Pope: Terrific Glory! for his burning breath Taints the red air with fevers, plagues, and death! 3 Now here (not to mention the tremendous bombast) the Dog Star, so called, is turned into a real Dog,... | |
 | Richard Hall - 2004 - 172 דפים
...disease. Homer wrote of the Dog Star: The brightest he, but sign to mortal man Of evil augury And Pope: Terrific glory! For his burning breath Taints the red air with fevers, plagues and death Good fortune or bad, the dog gets the blame! Within this story of the Dog Stars are names and sayings... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 702 דפים
...o»f{rts-&aj pniamn. Odyss. xi. 390. Not half so dreadful rises to the sight, Thro' the thick gloom of some tempestuous night, Orion's dog, the year when autumn weighs, And o'er the feebler stars exerts its rays ! Terrific glory, for bis burning breath Taints the red air witn Fevers, Plagues, and Death.... | |
 | 376 דפים
...description, or more accurate as a simile; which, (says Seward,) is thus finely translated by Mr. Pope: Terrific Glory ! for his burning breath Taints the red air with fevers, plagues, and death I Now here — (not to mention the tremendous bombast) — the Dog Star, so called, is turned into... | |
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Through the thick gloom of some tempestuous night Orion's dog (the year when autumn weighs) And o'er the feebler stars exerts his rays; Terrific glory ! for his burning breath Taints the red air with fevers, plagues, and death . So flam'd his fiery mail. 
