 | Alexander Pope - 1963 - 884 pages
...the Nereids of the neighb'ring Seas; Where Bowls and Urns were form'd of living Stone, 35 And massie Beams in native Marble shone, On which the Labours of the Nymphs were rolPd, Their Webs Divine of Purple mix'd with Gold. Within the Cave, the clustring Bees attend Their... | |
 | 1846 - 524 pages
...antiquity had such a grotto in view when he so beautifully described the cave in " sea-girt Ithaca." Within the cave the clustering bees attend Their waxen works or from the roof depend. Perpetual waters o'er the pavement glide, Two marble doors unfold on either side. The bowls... | |
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Within the cave, the clustering bees attend Their waxen works, or from the roof depend. Perpetual waters o'er the pavement glide ; Two marble doors unfold on either side; Sacred the south, by which the gods descend, But mortals enter at the northern end. 
