 | Deale, Henry Luttrell - 1833 - 294 pages
...always celebrated trainers of horses, and made them completely their companions. CHAPTER VIII. " T'was at the royal feast, for Persia won, By Philip's warlike...sate, On his imperial throne : His valiant peers were plac'd around, Their brows with roses, and with myrtle bound ; So should desert in arms be crowned."... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1835 - 158 pages
...FEAST, 786. Mart:al Description. 'Twas at the royal feast for Persia won By Philip's warlike son, Awe. Aloft in awful state, The god-like hero sate On his imperial throne. Admiration. His valiant peers were placed around, Their brows with roses and with myrtle bound : So... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...charming air repay, Shook thousand odors from his dewy wings. 59. ALEXANDER'S FEAST. — Dryden. 'Twas at the royal feast, for Persia won By Philip's warlike son. — Aloft, in awful state, The godlike hero sat On his imperial throne. His valiant peers were placed around, Their brows with roses and with myrtle... | |
 | lady Charlotte Susan M. Bury - 1837 - 936 pages
...presiding at the feast of the gods, or rather, like Philip's warlike son, I should address you, my lord : Aloft, in awful state, The godlike hero sate On his...placed around ; Their brows with roses and with myrtles crown'd. The lovely Thais by his side, Sate, like a blooming eastern bride, In flower of youth and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...thl fur. ALEXANDER'S FEAST; 01, THE POWER OF MUSlC ; AH ODE нoяoик or ST. CEClt.lA'S DAТ. T WAS at the royal feast, for Persia won By Philip's warlike...state The godlike hero sate On his imperial throne : Timotheus,* plac'd on high Amid the tuneful quire, With flying fingers touch'd the lyre : The tremhling... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...for mankind. ALEXANDER'S FEAST; THE POWER Or MUSIC; AN ODE IN HONOL'R OF ST. CECILIA's D\Y. 'T WAB at the royal feast, for Persia won By Philip's warlike...son : Aloft in awful state The godlike hero sate On hi -: imperial throne : His valiant peers were plac'd around ; Their brows with roses and with myrtles... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...XIV Alexander's Feast; or, The Power of Musick. AN ODE FOR ST. CECILIA'S DAY. — DRYDEN. 'Twas' . . at the royal feast', for Persia' . . won' By Philip's...: — Aloft' . . in awful state', The godlike hero sat' On his imperial throne*. His valiant peers' . . were placed around', Their brows' . . with roses... | |
 | Brandon Turner - 1840 - 258 pages
...the poem. ALEXANDER'S FEAST: OR, THE POWER OF MUsIC. AN ODE IN HONOUR OF sT. CECILIA's DATl. I. 'TwAs at the royal feast, for Persia won, By Philip's warlike son : Aloft in awful state The godlike hero sat On his imperial throne : His valiant peers were placed around ; Their hrows with roses and with... | |
 | Henry Milton (novelist.) - 1840 - 1074 pages
...bound, So should desert like his be crowned. The lovely Clara by his side, Sat blooming soon to be his bride, In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy, pair! None but the brave, Who storms a cave, None but the brave deserves the fair. Charles Hardingc seated nigh, East Leighton's... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 pages
...CECILIA'S DAY TWAS at the royal fenst for Persia won By Philip's warlike son : Alolï in awful slate olds by night, plac'd around ; Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound : (So should desert in arms be crown'd)... | |
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Twas at the royal feast for Persia won By Philip's warlike son : Aloft in awful state The godlike hero sate On his imperial throne... 
