 Whose poem Phoebus challenged for his own: Thence what the lofty grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic, teachers best Of moral prudence, with delight received In brief sententious precepts, while they treat Of fate, and chance, and change in human...  The Story of Greece - Page 164by James Albert Harrison - 1885 - 515 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1707 - 480 pages
...fecret pow'f Of harmony in tones and numbers hit By voice or hand, and various-meafur'd verfe, uEolian charms and 'Dorian Lyric Odes, And his who gave them breath, but higher Tung, Blind Melejigenes thence Homer call'd, Whofe Poem Thsbus challeng'd for his own. Thence what... | |
 | John Milton - 1747 - 180 pages
...pow'r Of harmony in tones and numbers hit 155 By voice or hand, and various-meafur'd rerfe, JEollaa Charms and Dorian Lyric Odes ; And his who gave them breath, but higher fung, Blind MeLjigenes, thence Hcmer call'd, Whofe Poem Pb&bus challeng'd for his own. 16* Thence what... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 890 pages
...Of harmony in tones and numbers hit t5f By voice or hand, and various-meafur'd verfe, .-.;•"<.!im charms and Dorian lyric odes, And his who gave them breath, but higher fung, Blind Melefigenes thence Homer call'd, Wnofe poem Phoebus challeng'd for his own. 260 Thence... | |
 | John Milton - 1785 - 360 pages
...power Of harmony in tones and numbers hit 255 By voice or hand, and various-meafur'd verfe, j'Eolian charms and Dorian lyric odes, And his who gave them breath, but higher fung, Blind ricles for the exercifmg of foldiers : and I find the fcholiaft upon Ariftophanes in the... | |
 | John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...power Of harmony in tones and numbers hit a$5 By voice or hand, and various-measur'd verse, ylOi iJ i;m charms and Dorian lyric odes, And his who gave them...breath, but higher sung, Blind Melesigenes thence Homer call'd, Whose poemPhcebus challeng'd for his own. z60 Thence what the lofty grave tragedians taught... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...tones and numbers hit By voice or hand; and various-measur'd verse, vEolian charms and Dorian lyrick odes, And his who gave them breath, but higher sung, Blind Melesigenes, thence Homer call'd, Whose poem Phoebus challeng'd for his own: Thence what the lofty grave tragedians taught In... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...tones and numbers hit By voice or hand; and various-measui'd verse, jEolian charms and Dorian lyrick odes, And his who gave them breath, but higher sung, Blind Melesigenes, thence Homer call'd, Whose poem Phrebus challeng'd for his own: Thence what the lofty grave tragedians taught In... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...power Gi harmony, in tones and numbers hit 255 By veice or hand ; and various measitr'd verse, £olian charms and Dorian lyric odes, And his who gave them breath, but higher sung, Blind Melesigenes, tlience Homer call'd, Whose poem Phu^bus challeng'd for his own: 260 Thence what the fofly grave tragedians... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 366 pages
...secret power Of harmony, in tones and numbers hit By voice or hand ; and various-measur'd verse, JEolian charms and Dorian lyric odes, And his, who gave them...breath, but higher sung, Blind Melesigenes, thence Homer call'd, Thence what the lofty grave tragedians taught In chorus or iambic, teachers best Of moral prudence,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 356 pages
...secret power Of harmony, in tones and numbers hit By voice or hand ; and various-measur'd verse, ^Koliun charms and Dorian lyric odes And his, who gave them breath, but higher sung, Blind MelesigSnes, thence Homer call'd, Whose poem Phoebus challeng'd for his own : Thence what the lofty... | |
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