| English literature - 1820 - 608 pages
...is, we had dropped over, the ding-dong sing-song of these kst verses fairly overcame us — " Burst his bands of sleep asunder, And rouse him like a rattling peal of thunder," (cried Jannes) — What have we got here ? Edit. 0 ! a poem which lately came into my hands, and is... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...; At length, with love and wine at once oppress'd, The vanquish'd victor sunk upon her breast. VI. Now strike the golden lyre again ; A louder yet, and...asunder, And rouse him, like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark, hark ! the horrid sound . Has raised up his head ; As awaked from the dead, And amazed, he stares... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 346 pages
...again : At length, with love and wine at once oppress' d, The vanquish'd victor sunk upon her breast. Now strike the golden lyre again : A louder yet, and yet a louder strain. • 3 Break his bands of sleep asunder, And rouse him, like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark, hark,... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 292 pages
...again. At length with love and wine at once oppress'd, The vanquish'd victor sunk upon her breast. Now strike the golden lyre again : A louder yet, and...asunder, And rouse him, like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark ! hark ! the horrid sound Has raised up his head, As awaked from the dead, And amazed, he stares... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...2 At length, with love and wine at once oppress'd, The vanquish'd victor — sunk upon her breast. Now, strike the golden lyre again ; A louder yet, and yet a louder strain ; Break his bands of sleep-asunder, And rouse him, like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark ! hark ! — the horrid sound Has... | |
| William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...once oppress'd, The vanquish'd victor sunk upon her breast. Now strike the golden lyre again ; And louder yet, and yet a louder strain. Break his bands of sleep asunder, And rouse him like a milling peal oi thunder. Hark, hark, the horrid sound Has rais'd up his head ; As awak'd from the dead,... | |
| British anthology - 1824 - 460 pages
...vanquish'd victor sunk upon her breast. Now strike the golden lyre again : A londer yet, and yet a londer strain. Break his bands of sleep asunder, And rouse him, like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark ! hark ! the horrid sound Has raised up his head, As awaked from the dead, And, amazed, he stares... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...opprees'd, The vanquish'd victor sunk npon her breast. Now strike the golden lyre again : A loader it may find grace: Such they'll degrade; and sometimes, in its AndroUse him, like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark, hark, the horrid sound Has rais'd up his head... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...again : At length, with love and wine at onee oppress'd, The vanquish'd vietor sunk upon her breast ^> Hark, hark, the horrid sound Has rais'd up his head : As awak'd from the dead, And amaz'd, he stares... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...again : At length, with love and wine at once oppress'd, The vanquish'd victor—sunk upon her breast! Now strike the golden lyre again ! A louder yet, and...asunder, And rouse him, like a rattling peal of thunder ! Hark ! hark !—the horrid sound Has rais'd up his head, As awak'd from the dead; And, amaz'd, he... | |
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