Possess'd ; and satiate with the melting tone: Sovereign of birds. The furious god of war, His darts forgetting, and the winged wheels That bear him vengeful o'er the embattled plain, Relents, and soothes his own fierce heart to ease, Most welcome ease. The Works of the English Poets: Akenside - Page 309by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
| Collection - 1758 - 354 pages
...Relents, and fodths his own fierce heart to eafe, Unwonted eafe. The fire of Gods and men, In that great moment of divine delight, Looks down on all...of facred filence. But the flaves Of Bacchus with tempeftuous clamours ftrive To drown the heavenly ftrains ; of higheft Jove, Irreverent ; and by mad... | |
| Collection - 1765 - 418 pages
...Relents, and fooths his own fierce heart to eafe, Unwonted eafe. The fire of Gods and men, In that great moment of divine delight, Looks down on all...the melody attend Worthy of facred filence. But the flavea Of Bacchus with tempeftuous clamours ftrive To drown the heavenly ftrains ; of higheft Jove,... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1765 - 412 pages
...Relents, and fooths his own fierce heart to eafe, , Unwonted eafe. The fire of Gods and men, In that great moment of divine delight, Looks down on all...ocean, he beholds Curs'd with abhorrence by his doom feyere, And troubled at the found. Ye, Naiads, ye With ravifh'd ears the melody attend Worthy of facred... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1782 - 438 pages
...Relents, and fooths his own fierce heart to cafe, Unwonted eafe. The fire of Gods and men, In that great moment of divine delight, Looks down on all...fevere, And troubled at the found. Ye, Naiads, ye With ravifli'd ears the melody attend Worthy of facred filence. But the flaves Of Bacchus with tempeftuous... | |
| 1782 - 518 pages
...down on all that livej and whatfoe'er He loves not, o'er the peopled earth and o'er Th'interminated ocean, he beholds Curs'd with abhorrence by his doom...fevere, And troubled at the found. Ye, Naiads, ye With ravilh'd ears the melody attend Worthy of facred filence. But the flaves Of Bacchus with tempettuous... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...Relents, and fooths his own fierce heart to eafe, Moft welcome eafe.' The fire of gods and men,. In that great moment of divine delight, Looks down on all...He loves not, o'er the peopled earth and o'er The intcrminated ocean, he beholds Curs'd with abhorrence by his doom fevere, And troubled at the found.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 pages
...Relents, and fooths his own fierce heart to cafe, Mod welcome eafe. The fire of gods and men, In that great moment of divine delight, Looks down on all...whatfoe'er He loves not, o'er the peopled earth and o'er Th' interminated ocean, he beholds Curs'd with abhorrence by his doom fevcre, And troubled at the found.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 pages
...and whatfoe'er He loves not, o'er the peopled earth and o'er In intcrminated ocean, he beholds CursM with abhorrence by his doom fevere, And troubled at the found. Ye, Naiads, ye With ravifh'il cars the melody attend Worthy of facred filence. But the flaves Of Bacchusjvith tempcfiuous... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...eal'e, Moil welcome eafe. The fire of gods and 1Ш.П, In that great moment of divine delight, Looksdown on all that live; and whatfoe'er He loves not, o'er the peopled earth and o'er Th' interminated ocean, he beholds Curs'd with abhorrence by his doom fevcre, And troubled at the found.... | |
| Mark Akenside - 1807 - 254 pages
...gods and men, In that great moment of divine delight, Liooks down on all that live ; and whatsoe'er He loves not, o'er the peopled earth and o'er The...ocean, he beholds Curs'd with abhorrence by his doom severe, And troubled at the sound. Ye, Naiads, ye With ravish'd ears the melody attend Worthy of sacred... | |
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