With flying fingers touched the lyre : The trembling notes ascend the sky, And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant... The Works of the English Poets: Hughes - Halaman 173diedit oleh - 1779Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 halaman
...Son of Philip. A very little while afterwards : The Song began from Jove Who left his blifsful Seats above, (Such is the Power of mighty Love) A Dragon's fiery Form bely'd the God, Sublime on verdant Spires he rode, When he the fair Olympia prefe'd, And while he fought her fnowy Breaft ; Then... | |
| John Dryden - 1767 - 388 halaman
...trembling notes afcend the fky, And heavenly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove, Who left hii blifsful feats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form bcly'd the god : Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olymp'a prefs'd: And while he fought... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 334 halaman
...notes afcend the fky, 15 And heavenly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove, Who left his blifsful feats above ; (Such is the power of mighty Love!) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god ; 20 Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd, And while he fought her fnowy... | |
| George Ellis - 1790 - 346 halaman
...trembling notes afcend the lky, And heav'nly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove; Who left his blifsful feats above, (Such is the power of mighty love!) A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant fpheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd, And ftamp'd an... | |
| Herodotus - 1791 - 470 halaman
...made, than by Dryden, in his Ode on St. Cecilk's Day : The fong began from Jove, Who left his blifsful feats above ; Such is the power of mighty Love : A dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant fpires he trod, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd ; And while he... | |
| Aulus Gellius - 1795 - 370 halaman
...of Alexander, in his Ode on St. Cecilia's day : The fong began from Jove, jj Who left his biifsful feats above, Such is the power of mighty Love '. A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant fpires he trode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd, And while he... | |
| Aulus Gellius - 1795 - 398 halaman
...origin of Alexander, in his Ode on St. Cecilia's day : The fong began from Jove, Who left his biifsful feats above, Such is the power of mighty Love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant ipires he trode, When he, to fair Olympia prefs'd. And while he... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 halaman
...fingers toucli'd the lyre: 1 he trembling notes afcend the fky, And heavenly joys ¡nfpire. The fong a (herd, So was the mended board exaftly rear'd : Then rubb'd it po'ver of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god : Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When... | |
| John Dryden - 1808 - 500 halaman
...notes ascend the sky, And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And while he... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 halaman
...notes ascend the sky, And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And while he... | |
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