 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 Beauties of English Poesy - Page 122by Oliver Goldsmith - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 528 pages
...pleaiure ! BOTH. Sweet is pleafuie after pain ! VI. RECITATIVE. Fir'd with the found, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed...madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And AN ODE. 177 And while he Heaven and Earth defy'J, He chofc a mournful Mufe, Soft pity to infufe ; Tiien... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...1 BOTH. Sweet is pleafure after pain ! VI. REC ITATI VE. Fir'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And And while he Heaven and Earth... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 326 pages
...Sweet the pleafure; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the (lain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he heaven... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 344 pages
...his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he flew the !lain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he Heaven and Earth defy'd, He chafe a mournful Mufe, Soft pity to infufe ; Then thus he chaug'd his fong,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'sr again ; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew the flairu The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he heaven... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 328 pages
...S<weet the pleafure; S<weet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all' his foes j and thrjce he flew t!i« flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent... | |
 | Archibald Bruce - 1780 - 492 pages
...made by the influence of mufic to perform in. imagination, who 4 Fought nil his battles o'er again i ' And thrice he routed all his foes, ' And thrice he flew the ilain.' We might further have pled, that the toleration of ^ falfe idolatrous religion, when carried... | |
 | 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 cheeks, his... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...battles o'er again ; [the (kin And thrice he rooted all his foes ; and thrice he flew The matter law the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heav'n and earth delj'i, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pride He chofe a mournful mufe Soft pity to infufe : He fung... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...the pleafure ; * Sweet is pleafure after pain!* . . Sooth'd with the fcund, the king" grew vain ; - Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his fo:s, and thrice he flew the fl'ain. 4*' The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glovving cheeks, his... | |
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