 And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above (Such is the power of mighty love). A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...  Herodotus, tr. by W. Beloe - Page 42by Herodotus - 1830Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...dragon's fiery form bely'd the god: Sublime on radiant spires he rock', When he to fair Olympia pressM : And while he sought her snowy breast ; Then round her slender waist he cuxl'd, And stamp 'd an image of himself, » sov'reign of the The list'ning crowd admire the lofty... | |
 | Herodotus - 1791 - 470 pages
...herfnowy breaft, Then round her (lender waift he curl'd, And ftamp'd an image of himfelf, a fovereign of the world. Plutarch, in his Life of Alexander, informs us that a dragon was once feen to He clofe to O'ympia whilft me flept, after which her hufband Philip, either fufpedling her... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pages
...the pow'r of mighty love) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd; And while he sought...waist he curl'd, And stamp'd an image of Himself, a sov'reign of ibe The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; £wcrii. A present Deity, they shout... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 pages
...grinning form in utmost vigour, Bely'da macaroni's noble figure; WTien he to fair Coquetta prest, A while he sought her snowy breast ; Then round her...waist he curl'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a coxcomb of the world. A present fop ! they shout around ; A present fop ! the vaulted roofs rebound... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...the pow'r of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form bely'd the God r Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd; And while he sought her snowy breast , Around her slender waist he curl'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sov'reign of the world. The... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 456 pages
...A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god ; Sublime on radiant spires he rode "When he to fair Olimpias press'd ; And while he sought her snowy breast Then...waist he curl'd , And stamp'd an image of himself, a sov'reign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity they shout around... | |
 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...fiery form bely'd the god ; Sublime on radiant spires he rode ^Vhen he to fair Olimpias press'd ; r And while he sought her snowy breast Then round her...waist he curl'd , And stamp'd an image of himself, a sov'reign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; . A present deity they shout around... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...the pow'r of mighty love) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd : And while he sought...waist he curl'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sov'reign of the The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; £ world. A present Deity, they shout... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And while he sought her snowy breast; Then, round her slender waist he curled, And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of the world.— The listening crowd admire the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And while he sought her snowy breast; Then, round her slender waist he curled, And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. — The listening crowd admire the... | |
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