 | John Almon - 1786 - 338 pages
...his votary's lay. Whether the fong heroic woes rehearfe, With epic grandeur, and the pomp of verfe ; Or, fondly gay, with unambitious guile Attempt no prize but favouring Beauty's fmile ; Or bear dejected to the lonely grove The foft dcfpnir of unprevailing love— J • Whate'er... | |
 | John Almon - 1786 - 528 pages
...his votary's lay. Whether the fong heroic woes rehearfe, With epic grandeur, and the pomp of verfe ; Or, fondly gay, with unambitious guile Attempt no prize but favouring Beauty's fmile ; Or bear dejected to the lonely grove The foft defpair of unprevailing love— \Vhate'er the... | |
 | 1789 - 222 pages
...distinction of the sacred lyre ! — • Wide as th' inspiring Phoebus darts his ray, Diffusive splendor gilds his votary's lay. Whether the song heroic woes...Attempt no prize but favouring Beauty's smile ; Or bear dejefted to the lonely grove The soft despair of unprevailing love — Whate'er the theme — thro'... | |
 | 1796 - 692 pages
...his votary's lay. Whether the fong heroi; woes rehcarfe, With epic grandeur, and the pomp of vcrfe ; Or, fondly gay, with unambitious guile Attempt no prize but favouring Beauty's fmile ; Or bear dejcfted to the lonely grove The fofl defpair of unprevailing love,— Whate'er the... | |
 | Robert Bisset - 1800 - 678 pages
...sacred lyre ! Wide as th" inspiring Phcebus darts his ray, Diffusive splendour gilds his votary's lay j Whether the song heroic woes rehearse, With epic grandeur,...gay, with unambitious guile, Attempt no prize but fav'ring Beauty's smile, Or bear dejected to the lonely grove The soft despair of unprevailing love.... | |
 | 1811 - 592 pages
...POET'S bosom fire, — O proud distinction of the sacred lyre! — Wide as the' inspiring PH<EBI;S darts his ray, Diffusive splendour gilds his VOTARY'S...bear dejected to the lonely grove The soft despair of unprevailiiJg love, — \Vhate'er the Theme — thro' every age and clime Congenial passions meet the'... | |
 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1816 - 472 pages
...distinction of the sacred lyre!— Wide as th 'inspiring Phffibus darts his ray, Diffusive splendor gilds his votary's lay. Whether the song heroic woes...fondly gay, with unambitious guile Attempt no prize but favoring beauties smile; Or bear dejected to the lonely grove The soft despair of unprevailing love,—... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Phoebus d.ms his ray, , Diffusive splendor gilds his votary's lay. Whether the song heroic woes rahenrse With epic grandeur, and the pomp of verse ; Or, fondly gay, with unambitious guile Attempt no prize but fav'nag beauty's smile; Or bear dejected to the lonrlv grove The soft despair of unprcvailing love... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 pages
...hopes the Poet's bosom fire : O proud distinction of the sacred lyre ! Wide as the inspiring Phoebus darts his ray, Diffusive splendour gilds his votary's...bear dejected to the lonely grove The soft despair of unprevailiug love; Whate'er the theme, through every age and clime, Congenial passions meet the according... | |
 | 1832 - 614 pages
...dramatic productions. There I find the following lines appended to the couplet above quoted : — " Whether the song heroic woes rehearse, With epic grandeur...Or fondly gay, with unambitious guile. Attempt no praise but favouring beauty's smile." These lines were judiciously omitted in the recitation as weakening... | |
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Phoebus darts his ray, Diffusive splendour gilds his votary's lay. Whether the song heroic woes rehearse, With epic grandeur, and the pomp of verse ; Or, fondly gay, with unambitious guile, Attempt no prize but favouring beauty's smile ; Or bear dejected... 
