 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...breast. Pudet hsc opprobrta vohit OR, THE POWER OF MUSIC. AN ODE. IN HONOUR OP ST. CECILIA'S DAY. I. "TwAs at the royal feast, for Persia won By Philip's...The godlike hero sate On his imperial throne : His valiaut peers were plac'd around, Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound, (So should desert... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...of fate, And from itself shake off the weight Upon th' unworthy mind." ALEXANDER'S FEAST. BY DRYDEN. 'TwAS at the royal feast, for Persia won, By Philip's...sate On his imperial throne: His valiant peers were plac'd around; Their brows with roses and with myrtle bound: So should desert in arms he crown'd. The... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...Aloft, in awful state, The godlike hero sate, On his imperial throne : His valiant peers were plac'd around ; Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound,...by his side,. Sate, like a blooming eastern bride, .. In flow'r of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair ! • None but the brave, < None... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pages
...this unequalled effusion of ly i teal poetry, are fully discussed in the general criticism. I. 'IWAS at the royal feast, for Persia won By Philip's warlike...with myrtles bound : (So should desert in arms be crowned.) The lovely Thais, by his side, Sate like a blooming eastern bride, In flower of youth and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...merits of this unequalled <£fusion of tyiical poetry, are fully discussed in the general criticism. I. at the royal feast, for Persia won By Philip's warlike...His valiant peers were placed around; Their brows witli roses and with myrtles bound ; (So should desert in arms be crowned.) The lovely Thais, by his... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 302 pages
...heav'n. ALEXANDER'S FEAST; OK, THE POWEK OF MUSIC: AN ODE, In honour of St. Cecilia's Day. [DRYDEN.] TWAS at the royal feast, for Persia won. By Philip's...were placed around ; Their brows with roses and with myrtle bound : So should desert in arms be crown'd. The lovely Thais, by his side, Sat, like a blooming... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...death. JOHN DRYDEN. ALEXANDER's FEAST, Or, the Power of Music: AN ODE ON ST. CECILIA'S DAY. TT1WAS at the royal feast, for Persia won •*- By Philip's...sate On his imperial throne : His valiant peers were plac'd around; Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound : So should desert in arms be crown'd.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...son: aloft in awful state the godlike hero sate oil his imperial throne: his valiant peers were plac'd around ; their brows with roses and with myrtles bound....Thais, by his side, sate like a blooming Eastern bride, in flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair ! none but the brave, none but the... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...sky. ALEXANDER'S FEAST: OR, THE POWER OF MUSIC. An Ode in .honour of St. Cecilia's Day. . • T was at the royal feast, for Persia won by Philip's warlike...sate on his imperial throne: his valiant peers were plac'd around ; their brows with roses and with myrtles bound.(So should desert in arms be crown'd:)... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...son.— Aloft in awful state, The godlike hero sat On his imperial throne. His valiant peers were plac'd around, Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound...in arms be crown'd. The lovely Thais by his side, Sat like a blooming eastern bride, Jn flower of youth and beauty's pride.— Happy, happy, happy pair... | |
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