 | William Hawkins - 1744 - 44 pages
...glitt'ring Pomp the lofty Bed ; IMITATIONS. * Sooth'd with the Sound, the King grew vain, Fought all his Battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his Foes, and thrice he flew the Slain. Drydtn's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day. It \ [ '9 3 It ftrikes, as ev'ry rapid Hour glides... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...pleasure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...pleafure ; Sweet is pleajure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the fuin. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth 'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...Sweet is pleasure after pain." IV. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew Vain ; Fought all his hattles o'er again; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew The master saw the madness rise; [the slain. His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heav'n and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 344 pages
...is pleafure after pain ! VI. REC ITATI VE. • Fir'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he flew the !lain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he... | |
 | English periodicals - 1781 - 512 pages
...pleafnre ; * Sweet is pleafure after pain!' Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vak>; , . Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he fl«y the flain. The BEAUTIES OF POETRY. 451 The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...pleafure; ' . Sweet is pleafure after pain. Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew theflain, The mafler faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...the pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. Sooth'd with the found, the King grew vain ; Fougfit all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he flew the flain : The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he... | |
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Changed his hand and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful Muse Soft pity to infuse: He sung Darius great and good, By too severe a fate Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen. Fallen from his high estate. 
