 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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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TWAS at the royal feast for Persia won By Philip's warlike son: Aloft in awful state The godlike hero sate On his imperial throne; His valiant peers were placed around... 
