 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 - Page 173edited by - 1779Full view - About this book
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...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 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...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 - Greece - 1791 - 470 pages
...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 - Civilization, Greco-Roman - 1795 - 370 pages
...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 - Civilization, Greco-Roman - 1795 - 398 pages
...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 - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...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 - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...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 - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...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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