 | Ebenezer Mack - 1824 - 292 էջ
...disapprobation by figures and flourishes) in the present case — " Sooth'd by the sound, the king grew vain, Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice...routed all his foes, And thrice he slew the slain." Here the whole of this divine Ode on St. Cecilia's Day, by the immortal translator of Virgil's whole... | |
 | James Nichols - 1824 - 554 էջ
...wish to imitate, even in imagination, the conduct of the Macedonian madman, of whom it is said, ,vt And thrice he routed all his foes, And thrice he slew the slain ! • • I have made no attempts to injure Mr. Scott's moral or religious character : I highly respect... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 էջ
...pain. Sooth'd with the sonnd, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; [the slain. ly obey'd. The more they fed, they raven'd still for more master saw the madness rise ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he Heaven and earth defy'd,... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 էջ
...treasure ; Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure, after pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the kiqg grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew thoetein. The master saw the madness rise ; His glowing cheeKs, his ardent eyes ; And while he heaven... | |
 | Samuel Oliver (jun.) - 1825 - 418 էջ
...ruin sUilk'd' the stately hind'. " „ *.! * I"n ro'ses Cii'pid peeping, AVoke' a bee' a-sleeplng. A"nd thrice' he* rout'ed all' his foes', A"nd thrice' he' slew' the slain'. Observe : some of the syllables here markt long are not orthoepically so ;' but as they are not short,... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 էջ
...Sweet the pleasure; • , Sweet is pleasure, after pain ! . • Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain • Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice...routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain ! And while he heaven and earth defied— Chang'd his hand and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful... | |
 | 1826 - 310 էջ
...treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; , Sweet is pleasure after pain. 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 slew The master saw the madness rise ; [the slain. His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he Heav'n... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 384 էջ
...combined powers of ingenious flattery and unbounded exaggeration. Sooth'd with the sound, the prince grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice lie slew the slain. " From the mountains, we directed our course towards Buckra Jeal, where we arrived... | |
 | William Enfield - 1827 - 412 էջ
...pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain • Fought all his battles o'er again • And thr£e he routed all his foes ; and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness rise! lis glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he Heav'n and earth defied, Chang'd his hand, and... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 էջ
...treasure Sweet the pleasure ; — Sweet is pleasure after pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again: And thrice...His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heaven and earth defy'd, Ghang'd his hand, and check'd his prid«. He chose a mournful muse, Sort pity... | |
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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... 
