Enigma XXVIII. (Elizabeth Hitchener Poems)
THE pilot's at the helm,Yon vessel's course to mark;Yet shall destruction soon o'erwhelmThe unsuspecting bark.Triumphant now she ridesUpon the treach'rous ...
THE pilot's at the helm,Yon vessel's course to mark;Yet shall destruction soon o'erwhelmThe unsuspecting bark.Triumphant now she ridesUpon the treach'rous ...
SOUTHWARD of Borneo's isle there lies A little cluster fair,Fam'd for the produce of sweet spice, And England ...
OF virtuous Agrippina's son,Who on proud Rome's imperial throne, Succeeds Tiberius dead;The muse with unfeign'd sorrow sings,And all-reluctant tunes ...
'Twixt Lincolnshire and Yorkshire rolls A river in its bed,Which in the German Ocean falls, 'Twixt Saltfleet and ...
WHEN Jacob 's sons to Egypt went,To purchase food their sole intent,Which of the ten did Joseph bind,And from the ...
OH hist, and sayDid you ever strayTo the western shores of the Isle of Wight?And view the waveFantastic laveThe rocks ...
BRING a poet, whose writings our book-shelves adorn,At Stratford-on-Avon, in Warwickshire, born,Let the name of a regicide also be heard,Who ...
TOUCH at the island of Ceylon,And northward seek a spot of ground,Where roving fragrant woods among,Large docile elephants are found.In ...
FIRST mention that land where the Nile, overflowing,Spreads beauty, and health, and fertility round,Then think of that region, where torrid ...
NAME that rebellious son Of kingly David 's race,Who bold usurped his father's throne, And regal dwelling-place.Then say ...
Where was held that marriage feast, Where water was made wine?Towards what sea, when from toil releas'd, Did ...
The name of that Italian bard I seek,Whose varied works his well-earned praises speak,But chief one noble poem known to ...
THE daughter of Augustus name, Who, though belov'd and fair,Was sent to mourn her spotted fame, Far from ...
WHERE did Canute command the tide,When hast'ning onward, to retreat,Nor (should he on the shore abide),Dare to approach his royal ...
THE author of some political letters, Who took a feigned name,And under this mask traduces his betters, Without ...
There's a star in Orion,That's well known to fame:Perhaps you will tell me,You've ne'er heard its name.Then listen a moment,I'll ...
WHO shrines for DianaAt Ephesus made?Who money to Paul From Philippi convey'd? The name of the sonOf Jephunneh next ...
NAME the heathen god of war,Name Minerva's pride;Then from Grecia steer afar,And rest on Tiber's side.--Think of him whom Brutus ...
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