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 | Poetical Works of Robert Bridges excluding the eight dramas |  |
So full soon they arriv'd at Achilles' lofty pavilyon,
That high house which for their king his folk had erected,
Hewing pines o' the hill for timbering, & for a roof-thatch
Harvesting the rushes that grew i' the lowland pastures;
And had around the dwelling fenc't for their chieften a wide court
With thick stakes, & one huge bar clos'd its carriage-entry,
Made of a pine, which three men of his servants, pulling all three
All together, would shift back or forwards, so immense was
His gate-bar, but Peleides would handle it himself.
This gate for th'old king th'archfortuner easily open'd,
And brought in the treasures of Troy to the house of Achilles;
And there standing awhile turn'd t'wards Priam, & bespake him.
That high house which for their king his folk had erected,
Hewing pines o' the hill for timbering, & for a roof-thatch
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And had around the dwelling fenc't for their chieften a wide court
With thick stakes, & one huge bar clos'd its carriage-entry,
Made of a pine, which three men of his servants, pulling all three
All together, would shift back or forwards, so immense was
His gate-bar, but Peleides would handle it himself.
This gate for th'old king th'archfortuner easily open'd,
And brought in the treasures of Troy to the house of Achilles;
And there standing awhile turn'd t'wards Priam, & bespake him.
| Poetical Works of Robert Bridges excluding the eight dramas | |