 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 Works of the English Poets: Dryden - Page 214by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...young, Drinking Joys did firft ordain ; Bacchus' Bleflings are a Treafure, Drinking is a Soldier's Pleafure ; Rich the Treafure, Sweet the Pleafure, Sweet is Pleafure after Pain. Sooth'd with the Sound the King grew vain, Fought all his Battels o'er again, And thrice he routed... | |
 | William Hawkins - 1744 - 44 pages
...o'er her Head, And deck'd with glitt'ring Pomp the lofty Bed ; IMITATIONS. * 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 flew the Slain. Drydtn's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day. It \ [ '9 3 It ftrikes, as ev'ry... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...young, Drinking joys did firfl ordain ; Bacchus's bleffings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure : Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure, Sweet is pleafure after pain. CHORUS. Bacchus' bleflings a,re a treajure, Drinking is the Jbidiers pleafure ; Rich the treafure,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...young, Drinking joys did firft ordain ; Bacchus's bleffings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure : Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure, Sweet is pleafure after pain. CHORUS. Bacchus' bleflings are a treajure, Drinking is the Joldiers pleafiire ; Rich the treafure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...after pain. VOL. I. G CHORUS. CHORUS. Bacchus' bleffings are a treafure ; Drinking is the foldier's pleafure ; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure ;...battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the fuin. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 386 pages
...Sweet is pleafure after pain. CHORUS. Bacchus' bleffings are a trtv.fu.re, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure ; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure ;...grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again; And thiice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...after pain. 12*. THE BEAUTIES OF CHORUS. Bacchus' bleffings are a treafure ; Drinking is the foldier's pleafure ; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure ;...pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain 5 Fought all his battles o'er again; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the flain.... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...young, Drinking joys did firft ordain; Bacchus' bleffings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldieVs pleafure : Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure, Sweet is pleafure after pain. CHORU S. Bacchus' blejjings are a treafure, Drinking is the folder's pleafure ; Rich the treafure,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...foldiers pleafure; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafare ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. . . IV. Sooth M with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; [the (kin And thrice he rooted all his foes ; and thrice he flew The matter law the madnefs rife;... | |
 | English periodicals - 1781 - 512 pages
...Sweet the pleafnre ; * Sweet is pleafure after pain!' Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vak>; , . Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he fl«y the flain. The BEAUTIES OF POETRY. 451 The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing... | |
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