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... Herodotus, tr. by W. Beloe - Page 41by Herodotus - 1830Full view - About this book
| William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...the 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... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...notes afcend the fky, And heavenly joys infpir*. 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 : Sublime on radiant Ipires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefsJd : And while he... | |
| John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...notes afcend the Iky, And heavenly joys infpire. The fang 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 : Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Oiympia prefs'd : And while he... | |
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...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... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...With flying fingers tonch'd-the lyre 5 The trembling notes ascend the sky, And heav'nly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, (Such is the pow'r of mighty love) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god: Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...afcend the flcy, And heavenly joys ir.fpire. The 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: Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd : And while he fought... | |
| George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...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 image of himfelf,... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 334 pages
...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... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...afcend the fky, And heavenly joys infpire. * Ut 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: Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd : And while he fought... | |
| Herodotus - Greece - 1791 - 470 pages
...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 fought herfnowy... | |
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