| John Dryden - 1767 - 388 pages
...Anc every life but mine recall. I only am by Love defign'd To be the viftim for mankind. P 4 ALE x A ALEXANDER'S FEAST: OR, THE POWER of MUSIC, An ODE, in Honour of St. CECILIA'S Day. I. 9 *TpWAS at the royal feaft, for Perfia won JL By Philip's warlike fon : Aloft in awful ftate The... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 386 pages
...And every life but mine recall. I only am by Love defign'd To be the viftim for mankind. ALE x AK * ALEXANDER'S FEAST: OR, THE POWER of MUSIC, An ODE, in Honour of St. CECILIA'S Day. I. y *~T^ W AS at the royal feaft, for Perfia won JL By Philip's warlike Ton : Aloft in awful ftate... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...every life but mine recal. I only am by Love delign'd To be the victim for mankind. P 3 XII. ALEXXII. ALEXANDER'S FEAST: Or, the POWER of Music, An ODE, in honour of St. CE ci L i A'S Da1 I. WAS at the royal feaft, for Perfia won By Philip' $ warlike fon : Aloft in awful... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...quite fhrink-in again: If a flow in age appear, 'Tis but rain, and runs not clear. P 3 ALEXANDER'S XIV. ALEXANDER'S FEAST: OR, THE POWER OF MUSIC. AN ODE IN HONOUR OF ST. CECILIA'S DAY. I. 5>~pWAS at the royal feaft, for Periia won •^ By Philip's warlike fon: Aloft in awful ftate The... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pages
...in " The Duke of Guife;" but neither • ; them worth tranfoibing. t И IS WORKS OF D RYDER» XIV. 9 ALEXANDER'S FEAST: OR, THE POWER OF MUSIC. . \ AN ODE IN HONOUR OF ST. CECELIA'» DAY. 'TwAS at the royal feaft, for Perfia won By Philip's warlike ion : Aloft in awful ftate... | |
| 1801 - 416 pages
...wearied into rest, Recliu'd us on a rightful monarch's breast. — ™--«Pudet Iiaec opprobia vi bis ALEXANDER'S FEAST: OR, THE POWER OF MUSIC. AN ODE. IN HONOUR OF ST. CECILIA'S DAY. I. 'TwAS at the royal feast, for Persia won By Philip's warlike son : Aloft in awful state The godlike... | |
| David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 pages
...ravish'd ears, The fopling hears; Assumes the shape, Looks like an ape, And grins, and laughs, and sneers. ALEXANDER'S FEAST, OR THE POWER OF MUSIC: An Ode in honour of St. Cecilia's Daj. By Mr. Dryden. I. JL WAS at the royal feast for Persia won, By Philip's warlike son : Aloft in... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...Pope's versification, it wouldbe incontestibly the nnestpoem in our language; but there is adrynessin the numbers, which greatly lessens the pleasure excited...imagination. ALEXANDER'S FEAST ; * OR THE POWER OF MUSIC. I AN ODE, IN HONOUR OF ST. CECILIA*S DAV. This ode has been more applauded, perhaps, than it has been... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...life but mine recal. I only am, by love, designed To be the victim for mankind. ALEXANDER'S FEAST, OB THE POWER OF MUSIC; AN ODE IN HONOUR OF ST CECILIA'S DAY. This celebrated Ode was written for the Saint's Festival in 1697, when the following sttwtirds officiated... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pages
...from tombs, And every life but mine recal. I only am, by love, designed To be the victim for mankind. ALEXANDER'S FEAST, OR THE POWER OF MUSIC; AN ODE IN HONOUR OF ST CECILIA S DAT. ' .' t 1 1 I 1 t * : -• t This celebrated Ode my written for the Saint's Festival... | |
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