 | English fiction - 1784 - 556 pages
...nymphs began to fing: their firlt theme VMS the Battle of the Gods and Titans; then they celebrated the loves of Jupiter and Semele; the birth of Bacchus, and his education under old Silenus; rile race of Aulanta with Hippomanes, whom (lie conquered with golden apples that were gathered in... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - French fiction - 1830 - 438 pages
...same time four youngNymphs began to sing. They first sung the war of the Gods againts the Giants ; then the loves of Jupiter and Semele ; the birth of...conqueror by means of the golden apples gathered in the gardens of the Hesperides : at last the Trojan war was likewise sung, and the combats and wisdom of... | |
 | J S. Reisender - 1843 - 172 pages
...neatness. Then four young nymphs began to sing. First they sang the battle of the gods against the giants ; then the loves of Jupiter and Semele ; the birth of Bacchus, and his education, conducted by old Silenus ; the race of Atalanta with Hippomenes, who came oif victorious by means of... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1847 - 230 pages
...nymphs began to sing: their first theme was the battle of the Gods and Titans; then they celebrated the loves of Jupiter and Semele, the birth of Bacchus,...education under old Silenus; the race of Atalanta with Hippomenes, whom she conquered with golden apples that were gathered in the j. gardens of the... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1859 - 570 pages
...nymphs began to sing. Their first theme was the battle of the Gods and Titans ; then they celebrated the loves of Jupiter and Semele ; the birth of Bacchus,...and his education under old Silenus ; the race of Atalanta1 with Hippomenes, by whom she was conquered with golden apples from the gardens of the Hesperides... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1875 - 572 pages
...nymphs began to sing. Their first theme was the battle of the Gods and Titans; then they celebrated the loves of Jupiter and Semele; the birth of Bacchus,...education under old Silenus; the race of Atalanta' with Hippomenes, by whom she was conquered with golden apples from the gardens of the Hesperides :... | |
 | Hubert Marshall Skinner - Comedy - 1894 - 604 pages
...nymphs began to sing. Their first theme was the battle of the gods and Titans ; then they celebrated the loves of Jupiter and Sem'ele ; the birth of Bac'chus,...education under old Sile'nus ; the race of Atalanta, with Hippom'enes, whom she conquered with golden apples that were gathered in the garden of the Hesper'ides.... | |
 | Julian Hawthorne - Literature - 1902 - 476 pages
...nymphs began to sing. Their first theme was the battle of the gods and Titans ; then they celebrated the loves of Jupiter and Semele ; the birth of Bacchus,...education under old Silenus ; the race of Atalanta with Hippomenes, by whom she was conquered with golden apples from the gardens of the Hesperides. The... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - Fiction - 1994 - 386 pages
...Bacchus, and his education conducted by old Silenus; the race of Atalanta and Hippomanes, who came off conqueror by means of the golden apples gathered in the garden of the Hesperides. At length the war of Troy was likewise sung, and the valor and wisdom of Ulysses extolled to the skies.... | |
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... sparkled in cups of gold that were wreathed with flowers ; and baskets were heaped with all the variety of fruit that is promised by spring and bestowed by autumn. In the mean time, four of the attendant nymphs began to sing. Their first theme was... 