 Perching on the sceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled plumes, and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightnings of his eye.  Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 40by Thomas Gray - 1775 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 pages
...calm the turbulent passtons of the soul. The thoughts are borrowed from the first Pythian of Pindar. Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled...plumes and flagging wing: Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightnings of his eye. I. 3. Thee the voice, the dance, obey... | |
 | Natham Drake - English literature - 1800 - 510 pages
...curb'd the fury of his car, And drop'd his thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the sceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled...plumes, and flagging wing: Quench'd in dark clouds of slumbers lie The terror of his beak, and light'nings of his eye. Mr. Wakefield thinks the latter part... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 512 pages
...hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king Win ruffled plumes, and flagging wing : Quench 'd in dark clouds of flumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightning of his eye. i 5 Thee the voice, the dance obey, Temper M to thy warbled lay, O'er Idalia/s... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...the fury of his car, And drop'd hie thirfly lance at thy command. 4 Perching on the fcepter'd hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled...clouds of flumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightning of hit eye. I. 3§ Thee the voice, the dance obey, Temper'd to thy warbled lay, O'er Idalia's... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 pages
...thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the sceptred hand k Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather 'd king With ruffled plumes and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightnings of his eye. I. 3. Thee the voice, the dance, obey... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...curb'd the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirfty lance at thy command. Parching on the fccptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled plumes, and nagging wing: Quench'd in dark clouds of number lie The terror of his beak, and lightning of his eye.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...from the nm Pythian of Pindar. $ Tins is a weak imitation of tome beautiful lintb in the tame Ode. Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled...plumes and flagging wing; Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak and lightnings of his eye. I. 3. Thee * the voice, tfi£ dance obey,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pages
...his thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the sceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the featherM king, With ruffled plumes, and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightning of his eye.* The reader will, doubtless, be pleased... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...curb'd the fury of his car, And drop'd his thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the scept'red hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled...plumes, and flagging wing: Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak, and light'nings of his eye. sistible course, when sivoln and hurried,... | |
 | Young gentleman - 1807 - 314 pages
...curh'd the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirfty lance at thy command. Perching on the fceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled plumes, and nagging wing: Quench'd in dark clouds of (lumher lie The terror of his heak, and lighming of hit eye.... | |
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