 | 1727 - 296 pages
...paflion cannât mufick raife and quell ! The Trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With Ihrill notes of anger, And mortal alarms. The double, double, double beat Of the thundring Drum Cries, heark ! the foe's come : Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat. * The foft... | |
 | John Dryden - 1743 - 352 pages
...Arms, With fhrill Notes of Anger And mortal Alarms. The double double double beat Of the thund'ring Drum Cries, hark ! the Foes come ; Charge, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat. The foft complaining Flute In dying Notes difcovers The Woes of hopelefs Lovers, Whofe Dirge is whifper'd... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...paffion cannot Mufic raife and quell ? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With mrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double double beat Of the thund'ring drum Cries, hark ! the foes come ; Charge, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat. IV. The foft... | |
 | John Dryden - 1773 - 268 pages
...pafiiou cartndt mufic rxlie and quell! III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With fhrili notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double double beat Of the thund'ring drum Cries, hark! the foes come; Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat. IV. The foft... | |
 | John Bell - 1778 - 438 pages
...With shrill notes of anger, W mortal alarms; The double, double, double beat Oithe thund'ring Drum, 30 Cries, Hark ! the foes come ; Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat. IV. The soft complaining Flute, In dyuig notes discovers, The woes of hopeless lovers, 35 Whose dirge is whisper'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...celeftial found. Lefs than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that fliell, That fpoke fo fweetly and fo well. What paffion cannot...retreat. IV. The foft complaining flute In dying notes difcovcrs The woes of hopelefs lovers, Whofe dirge is whifper'd by the warbling lute. V. Sharp violins... | |
 | 1791 - 126 pages
.... With flirill notes of anger And mortal alarms ; The double, double, double beat Of the thund'ring drum Cries, hark ! the foes come ; Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat ! SONG. Mr. NIEL D. Handel. Non vi piacque, ingiufti Dei Ch'io nafceffi Paftorella; Altra pena or nou... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...Mulic raife and quell ? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites ui to arm«, With ihrill notes ot arger And mortal alarms. The double double double beat Of...drum Cries, hark ! the foes come ; Charge, Charge, 'tii too late to retreat. The foft complaining flute In dying note» dtfcovers The woee of hopelef«... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pages
...trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With fhrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The dutiblc double double beat Of the thundering drum Cries, hark ! the foes come ; Charge, Charge, 'tii loo late jo retreat. The foft complaining flote In dying note» difcovers The woes of hopclefs... | |
 | Alexander Dalrymple - 1796 - 242 pages
...hollow of that Shell, That fpoke fo fweetly and fo well, What paffion cannot Mufic raife and quell ? The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With...foes come, Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat. The foft complaining Flute In dying notes difcovers The woes of hopelefs Lovers, Whofe dirge is whifper'd... | |
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Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell? 
