 | William Mason - English drama - 1759 - 95 pages
...Athens faw thee fill her fcene, ' \ " When Sophocles thy choral Graces led ; •* Saw thy proud pall it's purple length devolve, " Saw thee uplift the...Britain's plain that choral throng, " Difplay thy buikin'd pomp, thy golden lyre, *' Give her hiftoric forms the foul of fong, " And mingle Attic art... | |
 | English essays - 1759
...Sach as when Athens Taw thee nil her fcene, When Sophocles thy choral graces led ; Saw thy proud pall it's purple length devolve, Saw thee uplift the glitt'ring...dagger high. Ponder with fixed brow thy deep refolve, Piepar'd to Unite, tn triumph, and to die. Bring then to Britain's plain the choral throng, Difplay... | |
 | History - 1762
...her fcene, " When Sophocles thy choral Graces led : " Saw thy proud pall its purple length devojve, " Saw thee uplift the glitt'ring dagger high, " Ponder...forms the foul of fong, " And mingle Attic art with Shakefpear's fire." " Ah what, fond boy, doft thou prefume to claim ?" The Mufe replied. " Miftaken... | |
 | William Mason - 1774 - 3 pages
...when Athens faw thee fill her fcene, " When Sophocles thy choral Graces led : " Saw thy proud pall its purple length devolve ; " Saw thee uplift the glitt'ring...to die. " Bring then to Britain's plain that choral throflg; " Difplay thy bufkin'd pomp, thy golden lyre; " Give her hiftoric Forms the foul of fong,... | |
 | Elegiac poetry, English - 1789 - 178 pages
...when Athens saw thee fill her scene, When Sophocles thy choral Graces led : " Saw thy proud pall its purple length devolve ; Saw thee uplift the glitt'ring dagger high ; Ponder with fixed brow thy deep resolve, Prepar'd to strike, to triumph, and to die. " Bring then to Britain's plain that choral throng;... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1789
...thee uplift the glitt'ringdagger high; Ponder with fixed brow thy deep resolve, Prepar'd to strike, to triumph, and to die. " Bring then to Britain's plain that choral throngs Display thy buskin'd pomp, thy golden lyre: Give her historic Forms the soul of song, And mingle... | |
 | History - 1792
...when Athens faw thee fill her fcene, " When Sophocles thy choral Graces led : " Saw thy proud pall its purple length devolve, » " Saw thee uplift the glitt'ring dagger high, " Ponder with fixed brow thy deep relblve, " Prepar'd to ftrike, to triumph, and to die. "' Bring then to Britain's plain that choral... | |
 | William Mason - 1796
...: " Saw thy proud pall its purple length devolve ; " Saw thee uplift the glitt'ring dagger highj " Ponder with fixed brow thy deep refolve, " Prepar'd...pomp, thy golden lyre ; " Give her hiftoric Forms tlie foul of fong, '' And mingle Attic art with SHAKESPEAR'S fire." "Ah, what, fond boy, doft thou... | |
 | History - 1802
...when Athens saw thee fill her scene, " When Sophocles thy choral Graces led : " Saw thy proud pall its purple length devolve, " Saw thee uplift the glitt'ring dagger high, " Ponder with fixed brow thy deep resolve " Prepar'd to strike, to triumph, and to die. " Bring then to Britain's plain that choral throng,... | |
 | William Mason - English poetry - 1803 - 235 pages
...when Athens saw thee fill her scene, " When Sophocles thy choral Graces led : " Saw thy proud pall its purple length devolve; " Saw thee uplift the glitt'ring dagger high ; " Ponder with fixed brow thy deep resolve, " Prepar'd to strike, to triumph, and to die. * This Elegy was pre.lxt to the former editions... | |
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Greece with firm majestic tread ! Such as when Athens saw thee fill her scene, When Sophocles thy choral Graces led : " Saw thy proud pall its purple length devolve ; Saw thee uplift the glitt'ring dagger high ; Ponder with fixed brow thy deep resolve,... 
