 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
 | English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...curb'd the fury of his car, And dropp'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 wind : Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of bis beak, and lightnings of his eye. I.... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - Poetics - 1827 - 468 pages
...first Pythian of Pindar. And dropp'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 slumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightnings of his eye. I. 3. dThee the voice, the dance, obey,... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...thirsty lance at thy command: Perching on the scepter'd 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 terrour of his beak, and lightning of his eye. Thee the voice, the dance, obey, Temper'd... | |
 | Francis Edward J. Valpy - 1831 - 712 pages
...is charmed to sleep : and the other gods are enchanted. ï Gray : " Perching on the scepter'd hand of Jove, Thy magic lulls the feather'd king, With...plumes and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak and lightnings of his eye." I Hating drop!, for уа»апм. From... | |
 | John Potter - 1832 - 626 pages
...thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the sceptered hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feathered 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. TRAGEDY. THE origin of tragedy has generally... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 pages
...the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirsty lance at thy command ; Perching on the scepter'd 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 tcrrour of his beak, and lightning of his eye. Thee the voice, the dance, obey, Temper'd... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 362 pages
...the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirsty lance at thy command ; Perching on the scepter'd 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 terrour of his beak, and lightning of his eye. Thee the voice, the dance, obey, Temper'd... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...curb'd the fury of his car, And dropp'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 slumber lie The terror of his beak, and light'nings of his eye. Thee the voice, the dance obey, Temper'd... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirsty lance at thy command : Perching on the scepter'd 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 lightning of his eye. Thee the voice, the dance, obey, Temper'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirsty lance at thy command : Perching on the scepter'd hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled plumes, and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clonds of slumber lie The terror of his beak and lightning of his eye. Thee the voice, the dance, obey,... | |
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