Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure : Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes,... The Poetical Works of John Drydenav John Dryden - 1853 - 524 siderUtdragsvisning - Om denne boken
| John Bell - 1777 - 644 sider
...rise; [the slain. His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pride, He chose a mournful muse. Soft pity to infuse: Hark, hark, the horrid sound Has rais'd up his head, As awak'd from the dead, And amaz'd, he stares... | |
| John Walker - 1801 - 424 sider
...with respect to its height, ought to be more elevated on the last than on any of Jhe former. . • . ' He chose a mournful muse, Soft pity to infuse ; ....sung Darius, great and good, By too severe a fate, Fall'n, fall'n, fail'n, fall'n, Fali'n from his high estate, And welt'ring in his blood. Lord Kaims,... | |
| George Campbell - 1801 - 404 sider
...Abner et d'Amasa) durant " la paix, comme il avoit fait, durant la guerre." A terrible man this Joab. And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. The other passage he .renders, " Elle n'a point mange son pain dans 1'disivete." The meaning is very indistinctly... | |
| David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 sider
...after pain. > ^ iv. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain, Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew...madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; t And while he heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pride. , He chose a mournful... | |
| E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 sider
...all his hattles o'er again : And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he sle* the >lain. — The master saw the madness rise; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heaven and earth dcfy'd, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful muse Soft pity to infuse : He... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 sider
...pleasure after pain. 4Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain : Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he slew the slain. The master scuv the madness rise} His glowing cheeks , his ardent eyes 5 And while he heav'n and earth defy'd... | |
| 1806 - 408 sider
...pleasure after pain. Sooth' d with the sound the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he slew...His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes : And while he heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful muse Soft pity... | |
| Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 sider
...blessings , etc. Sooth'd with the sound , the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew...His glowing cheeks , his ardent eyes ; And while he heav'n and earth defy'd , Il devient dieu lui-même, L'éclair sort de ses yeux , Et son regard suprême... | |
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 sider
...grew vain; Fought all his hattles o'er again: And thrice be routed all his.foes; and thrice be sle» the slain.— The master saw the madness rise; His...cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heaven and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand, nnd chtck'd his pride. He chose a mournful muse Soft pity to infuse: He sung... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 458 sider
...ardent eyes ; : And while he heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his -pride. lie chose a mournful muse, Soft pity to infuse : He sung Darius, great and good ; By top severe a fate, Fallen, fallen, fallen., fallen, from his high estate, . • : * J And wclt'ring... | |
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