 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 328 pages
...favage race ; And trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the lyre i But bright Cecilia rais'd the wonder higher ; When to her organ vocal breath was given, An angel heard, and ftraight appear'd Miftaking earth for heaven. Grand CHORUS. As from the poiver of facred lay:, The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 664 pages
...trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the lyre : But bright Cecilia rais'd the wonder higher r When to her organ vocal breath was given, An angel heard, and ftraight appear'd Miftaking curth for heaven. Grand CHORUS. As from the power of facred lay:, The fpberes... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...favage race ; And trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the lyre : But bright Cecilia rais'd the wonder higher: When to her organ vocal breath was given, An angel heard, and ftraight appear'd Miftaking earth for heaven. GRAND CHORUS.. As from the power of facred lays, The... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...fivage race; And trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the lyre : But bright Cecilia raib'd the wonder higher : When to her organ vocal breath was given, An ar.gcl heard, and ftraight aj pear'd Miftaking earth for heaven. GRAND CHORUS. At from tie poivcr offjcrtd... | |
 | Alexander Dalrymple - 1796 - 240 pages
...favagr race; And trees uprooted left their place-, Sequacious of the Lyre: But bright Cecilia! rais'd the wonder higher : When to her Organ, vocal breath was given, An Angel heard, and ftruight appeai'd! Miltaking Earth for Heaven. GRAND CHORUS. As from the power of facred Lays, The... | |
 | Alexander Dalrymple - 1796 - 242 pages
...favage race; And trees uprooted left their place, Sequacious of the Lyre: But bright Cecilia! rais'd the wonder higher : When to her Organ, vocal breath was given, An Angel heard, and ftraight appear'd! Miftaking Earth for Heaven. GRAND CHORUS. As from the power of facred Lays, The... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...Cecilia came, " Inventress of the vocalframe," &c. So, in his former Ode : "•But bright Cecilia rais'd the wonder higher, " When to her organ vocal breath was given ; " An Angel heard, " And straight appcar'd, •' Mistaking earth for heaven." Thus also, Congreve : " The soft enervate lyre is drown'd... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 pages
...Cecilia came, " hventress of the vocalframe" &c. So, in his former Ode : " But bright Cecilia rais'd the wonder higher, " When to her organ vocal breath was given ; " An Angel heard, " And straight appear'd, " Mistaking earth for heaven/' adapted to religious worship, that circumstance might have... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...Cecilia came, " Inventress of the vocalframe," &c. So, in his former Ode ; " But bright Cecilia rais'd the wonder higher, " When to her organ vocal breath was given ; " An Angel heard, " And straight appear'd, " Mistaking earth for heaven." Thus also, Congreve : adapted to religious worship, that circumstance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 658 pages
...favage race ; And trees uprooted lift their place, Sequacious of the lyre : t bright Cecilia rais'd he courfc, As nature's institute, is yet in force; l.'ncanccll'd, tlio' difus'd: ftraight appear'd MiOaking earth for heaven. GRAND CHORUS. rortt the p&iver offacreJ ttys, T//r inheres... | |
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The sacred organ's praise? Notes inspiring holy love, Notes that wing their heavenly ways To mend the choirs above. 
