 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...sound to move, For pity melis the mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble,...many rend the skies with loud applause : So Love was crown'd, but Music won the cause* The prince, unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd on the fair Who caus'd... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...in Lydian measnrcs, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War he sung his toil and trouble ; Honor hat love was in the next degree : 'Twas but a kindred sound oh think it worth enjoying! Lovely Thais sits beside thec, Take the good the gods provide thec, The... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...sound to move, for pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, soon he soot h'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble...many rend the skies with loud .applause; so Love was crown'd, but Music won the cause. The prince, unable to conceal -his pain, gaz'd on the fair who caus'd... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...sound to move, for pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble;...lovely Thais sits beside thee, take the good the gods pro\>ide thee. The many rend the skies with loud applause; so Love was crown'd, but Music won the caus... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...beginning, .-i '. ' i fighting still, and still -destroying: ;' if the world be worth thy wi nning, think, O think, it worth enjoying: lovely Thais sits...many rend the skies with loud .applause; so Love was crown'd, but Music man the cause. The prince, unable to conceal his pain, gaz'd on the fair who caus'd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...Soon he cooth'd his soul to pleasures. AIR. WITH FlUTEJ. War is toil and trouble, Honour is an airy bubble, Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still,...think it, worth enjoying ^ Lovely Thais sits beside thec. Take the good the gods provide thce. RECITATIVE. The prince unable to conceal his pain, Gaz'd... | |
 | Stephen Jones, Charles Molloy Westmacott - English literature - 1810 - 424 pages
...sweet, in legend measure, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasure. Row, he sung, was toil and trouble, OP but an empty bubble ; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying. If the wench be worth thy winninf Think, oh think her worth enjoyinr. OP's are not worth the wearing— Only... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...FUTTES, War is toil and trouble, Honour is an airy bubble, Never ending, still beginning, FL'hting still, and still destroying, If the world be worth thy winning, .Think, О think it, worth enjoying; I/>vely Thais sits beside thee, Take the ijood the gods piwide thee, RECITATIVE.... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 612 pages
...Honour, but an empty bubble ; 100 Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying ; Lovely Thais fits befides thee, 105 Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 616 pages
...Honour, but an empty bubble ; 100 Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying : If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying : Lovely Thais fits befides thee, 105 Take the good the gods provide thee. The many rend the fkies with loud applaufe... | |
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Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour, but an empty bubble... 
