Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. vn. Thus, long ago, — Ere heaving bellows learned to blow, While organs yet were mute, — Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the... Poems of Places Oceana 1 V.; England 4; Scotland 3 V: Iceland, Switzerland ... - Strana 32podľa Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1868 - Počet stránok 526
...his prey ; And, like another Helen, fired another Troy I Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus, to his breathing flute At last, divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame. The sweet enthusiast from her sacred store,... | |
| 1869 - Počet stránok 436
...prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy ! — Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute, Timotheus, to...divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With Nature's mother-wit, and... | |
| 1870 - Počet stránok 974
...souls, have been informed By magic numbers and persuasive sounds." Congrtve's " Mourning Bride" L, 1. " Timotheus, to his breathing flute And sounding lyre,...Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire." Dryden's " Alexander' '* Feait." "Jackson, of Exeter, in reply to the question of Dryden, ' What passion... | |
| Alexander Kennedy Isbister - 1870 - Počet stránok 420
...destroy Thais led the way, To light him to his prey ; And, like another Helen, fired another Troy! Ere heaving bellows learned to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus, to his breathing flute Thus, long ago, Could swell the soul to rage—or kindle soft desire. At last, divine Cecilia came,... | |
| John Dryden - 1897 - Počet stránok 764
...king seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way, 7 V^ - ' > Thus long ago, * ^ \^ 155 Ere heaving bellows learned to blow, \ - \ While organs...Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. 160 At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred... | |
| Ellen T. Harris - 2004 - Počet stránok 452
...reference is certainly to Dryden's Alexander's Feast, which Handel had set the previous year, in which "Timotheus to his breathing flute / and sounding lyre,...Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire." The scene of the Ode is the Persian city of Persepolis "at the royal feast, for Persia won / By Philip's... | |
| John Dryden - 2003 - Počet stránok 1024
...destroy; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. VII Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learned to blow,...Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. 160 At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame;0 The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred... | |
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