| Juvenal - 1813 - Počet stránok 396
...Alexander is almost mad with pride, M hearing Jiimself celebrated as the son of Jupiter by Olympia. With ravish'd ears The monarch hears ; Assumes the...god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. 72. But — a[sizc, Sfc.] They had no pot capacious enough, in its Aimenfions, to contain this large... | |
| William Scott - 1814 - Počet stránok 424
...fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity, they shout...ravish'd ears the monarch hears, Assumes the god, aftects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. The praise of Bachiis, then, the sweet musician sung... | |
| 1816
...his coronation, " shall promote the glory and interest of France — my spirit shall be wUh them!" " Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres." After looking up with awful submission to an all-ruling Providence, and considering only natural means,... | |
| Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - Počet stránok 340
...fair Olympia press'd, [world. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present Deity, they shout...; A present Deity, the vaulted roofs rebound. With ravished ears the monarch hears, Assumes the God, affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. The... | |
| John Carey - 1816 - Počet stránok 300
...Greek, and which shall be noticed under the head of Trocba'ics: Iambic of two feet, or four syllables. With ra-]-vish'd ears The mo-|-narch hears, assumes | the god, affects to nod (Dryden. This metre is occasionally blended with verses of different kinds, to diversify the irregular... | |
| Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - Počet stránok 276
...Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world.— The listening crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity, they shout...The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, «.i And seems to shake the spheres. The praise of Bacchus, then, the sweet musician sung ; Of Bacchus... | |
| John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1831 - Počet stránok 952
...bride, He stamp'cl an image of himself, a Sov'reign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the Jofty sound ; A present deity ! they shout around, A present deity ! the vaulted roofs abound. With ravish'd ears The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the... | |
| James Andrew - 1817 - Počet stránok 152
...of lines; though in the following example it has a very good effect. It consists of two Iambuses. V With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod. This measure is often used in the names of ships, as Th? William Pitt, Thg Charlgs Grant; and it would... | |
| Susan Ferrier - 1818 - Počet stránok 358
...blooming eastern bride." Then, as his Grace closed his eyes, and his head sunk on his shoulder— " With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod." Lady Juliana, who would have been highly incensed, had she suspected the application of the words,... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - Počet stránok 448
...fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound : A present deity ! they shout...god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. The praise of Bacchus, then, the sweet musician sung : Of Bacchus, ever fair and ever young. The jolly... | |
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