 | Alexander Chalmers - 1819 - 644 pàgines
...his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows Icarn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inven'res-s... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pàgines
...prey ; And, like another Helen, — fir'd another Troy. 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 soul to rage — or kindle soft desire. At last, divine Cecilia came,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pàgines
...him to liis prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Tims, long ago. Ere heaving bellows sounding lyre, Could swell tile soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 pàgines
...bis prey ; And, like another Helen— fir'd another Troy. Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows leam'd to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus to his breathing flute , . And sounding lyre Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 pàgines
...light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pàgines
...to his prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. VII. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute, Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 292 pàgines
...light him to his 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 his breathing flute And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire* At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pàgines
...his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learu'd to blow. While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire^ At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pàgines
...light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago. Ere heaving bellows lsive anguish bears ; And now again, impatient of the wound, He rolls and writhes h sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventrem... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pàgines
...to his prey. And, like another Helen, tir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows leam'd at happy state, ï'avour'd of iieav'n so highly, to fall off From their Crea sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Ceeilia eame, Inventress... | |
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Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen fired another Troy ! 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 soul to rage or... 
