 With flying fingers touched the lyre : The trembling notes ascend the sky 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...  The Annual biography and obituary - Page 2961820Full view - About this book
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...left his blissful seats above ; (Such is the power of mighty love !) A drag«n's fiery form bcly VI the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...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 spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And while he sought her snowy breast ; Then, round her slender waist he curl'd, And stamp'd... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 292 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, ,When he to fair Olympia press'd ; And while he sought her snowy breast; Then round her slender waist he curl'd, [world. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the The listening crowd admire the lofty sound... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...Who left his blissful seats above ; (Such is the power of mighty love !) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode. When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...dragon's fiery form bely'd the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd : ly mild, Than that smooth wat'ry image : back I turn'd ; Thou following crieds [world. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the The listening crowd admire the lofty sound... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...dragon's fiery form bely'd the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd : $ k` h7E~ p 0 `1 5j |d ;U %n@ D |W R ! (y h L> M 닕 + eurl'd, [world. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the The listening erowd admire the... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seat aboveSuch is the power of mighty love !— A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olyrapia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world! The listening crowd admire... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 pages
...With flying fingers touch'd the lyre : The trembling notes ascend the sky, PATHETIC PIECES. BOOK VIII. A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When be to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'du image of himself, a sovereign of the worldHie list nmg crowd... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...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 spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The listening crowd admire the... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1835 - 158 pages
...song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seat above — Such is the power of mighty love! — Awfi. A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The listening crowd admire the... | |
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