 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Swift, the Skilful, or the Strong • Be crowned in his nimble, artful, vig'rous Song ; Whether fome brave young Man's untimely Fate, In Words worth dying for he celebrate. He bids him live and grow in Fame, Among the Stars he flicks his Name: The Grave can but the Drofs... | |
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...thefwift.,, the .ski^ul^r the y^a»g Be crowned in his "Nimble, Artful., Vigorous Song : Whether fome brave young Man's untimely fate In Words worth dying 'for he celebrate, Such mournful and fuch pleafmg words, fts'3«yto;his Motherland Miftrffs Grief &Sards: •He bids him Live and Grotvin... | |
 | Basil Kennett - Greek literature - 1735 - 296 pages
...the Swift, the Skilful or the Strong, Be crowned in his Nimble, Artfal> Vigorous Song s Whether fome brave Young Man's untimely Fate, In Words worth Dying for he celebrate ; Such Mournful and fuch *PleaJing Words, Asy<y to' ^Mother's, and hisMiftrefs Grief affords : He bids him Live and Grow... | |
 | Classical biography - 1750 - 374 pages
...thejivift, the Jkilful, or t\\ej}rong, Be crowned in his artful, nimble, vigorous Song : Whether fome brave young Man's untimely Fate In Words worth dying for he celebrate Such mournful and fuch pleating Word?, Asjoy t'his Mother's, and his Mijlrtfs' Grief affords : He bids him lvut and grow... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1772 - 264 pages
...fkilful, or the ftrong, Be crowned in his nimble, artful, vigorous fong : M 3 Whether Whe ther feme brave young man's untimely fate, In words worth dying for, he celebrate, Such mournful, and fr.ch pleafing words, As joy to'his mother's and his nnftrefs' grief affords : He bids him live and... | |
 | Edward Harwood - Authors, Greek - 1778 - 412 pages
...the fwift, theftilful, or thejlrong, Be crowned in his artful, nimble, vigorous Song : Whether fome brave young Man's untimely Fate In Words worth dying for he celebrate Such mournful and fuch pleafmg Words, As Joy t'his Mother's, and his Mijlrtfi Gritf affords : He bids him live and grow... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...dying for he celebrate, Such mournful and fuch pleafing words As joy t' his mother 's and liis miftrelV grief affords, He bids him live and grow in fame, Among the liars he Hicks his name : The grave can but the drofs of lum devour. So foil! i» Death, fo great the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...Whether the swift, the skilful, or the strong, Be crowned in his nimble, artful, vigorous song ; Whether some brave young man's untimely fate, In words worth...grief affords — He bids him live and grow in fame ; Amongthe stars he sticks his name ; The grave can but tiie dross of him devour, So small is Death's,... | |
 | Pindarus - 1830 - 354 pages
...Whether in Pisa's race he please To carve in polish'd verse the conqueror's images ; Whether some brave man's untimely fate In words worth dying for he celebrate...joy to his mother's and his mistress' grief affords. PREFACE. THE version of ( Pindar's Odes, which is here offered to the public, was first undertaken... | |
 | Pindar - Greek poetry - 1830 - 380 pages
...Whether in Pisa's race he please To carve in polish'd verse the conqueror's images ; Whether Dome brave man's untimely fate In words worth dying for he celebrate...joy to his mother's and his mistress' grief affords. PREFACE. THE version of Pindar's Odes, which is here oftered to the public, was first undertaken in... | |
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As joy to his mother's and his mistress' grief affords — He bids him live and grow in fame ; Among the stars he sticks his name ; The grave can but the dross of him devour, So small is Death's, so great the Poet's, power ! Lo, how th... 
