| Sir John Denham - English drama - 1709 - 354 pages
...of all thefe appears Variety, which all the reft indears. This Scene had fome bold Greek, or Britijb Bard Beheld of old, what Stories had we heard, Of...their 'Dames* Their Feafts, their Revels, and their am'rous Flames? Tis ftill the fame, altho' their airy fhape All but a quick Poetick fight efcape. There... | |
| John Dryden, John Milton, William D'Avenant - 1716 - 418 pages
...had fome bold Creek, or Britljb Bard Beheld of old, what Stories had we heard, Of Fairies, Saryrs, and the Nymphs their Dames, Their Feafts, their Revels, and their amorous Flames t *Tis ftill the fame, although their Airy Shane, All bnt a quick Foetick light efcape. There F annul... | |
| Benjamin Langwith, Francis Wise - Berkshire (England) - 1738 - 608 pages
...Scene had fbme bold Greek, or Britifh Bard, " Beheld of old, what wonders had we heard j " Of Paries, Satyrs, and the Nymphs their Dames, " Their Feafts, their Revels, and their am'rous Flames? " 'Tis ftill the famej altho' their airy Shape, *' All but a QUICK POETICS SIGHT ESCAPE!"... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 236 pages
...had fome bold Greek, or Britifh bard Beheld of old, what ftories had we heard 'Of fairies, fatyrs, and the nymphs their dames, Their feafts, their revels,...amorous flames ? 'Tis ftill the fame, although their airy fhape All but a quick poetic fight efcape. There Faunus and Sylvanus keep their courts, And thither... | |
| Johann Joachim Eschenaburg - Literature - 1789 - 484 pages
...all thefe appears Variety, which all the reft indears. This Scene had fome bold Greek , or Britijh Bard Beheld of old, what Stories had we heard Of Fairies, Satyrs, and the Nymphs their Dames, Theif Feafts, their Revels and their amrous Flames'! 'Tis .ftill the fame, altho' their airy Shape... | |
| Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1793 - 388 pages
...fome bold Greek, or Britifh bard Beheld of old, what ftories had we heard 230 "Of fairies, fatyrs, and the nymphs their dames, Their feafts, their revels,...amorous flames ! 'Tis ftill the fame, although their aery fhape All but a quick poetick fight cfcape. There Faunus and Sylvanus keep their courts, thither... | |
| 1793 - 376 pages
...had fome bold Greek, or Britifh bard Beheld of old, what ftories had we heard 230 Of fairies, fatyrs, and the nymphs their dames, Their feafts, their revels,...amorous flames! ''Tis ftill the fame, although their aery fhape All but a quick poetick fight efcape. There Faunus and Sylvanus keep their courts, And thither... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...of all these appears Variety, which all the rest endears. This scene had some bold Greek, or British bard, Beheld of old, what stories had we heard, Of fairies, satyrs, and the nymphs iheir dames, Theii feasts, their revels, and iheir am'rous flames ? 'Tis still the same, although their... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...of ail these appears Variety, which all the rest endears. This scene had some bold Greek or British bard Beheld of old, what stories had we heard Of Fairies, Satyrs, and the Nymphs, their dames, Their feasts, their revels, and their amorous flame* ? .Tis still the same, although their airy shape All... | |
| English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...of all these appears Variety, which all the rest endears. This scene had some bold Greek or British bard Beheld of old, what stories had we heard Of Fairies, Satyrs, and the Nymphs their dames, Their feasts, their revels, and their am'rous flames ! 'Tis still the same, altho' their airy shape All but... | |
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