 With flying fingers touched the lyre : The trembling notes ascend the sky And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove Who left his blissful seats above — Such is the power of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant...  The Annual biography and obituary - Page 2961820Full view - About this book
 | William Enfield, James Pycroft - 1851 - 422 pages
...inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, Such is the pow'r of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sov'reign of the world — The list'ning crowd admire the... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 594 pages
...inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above, Such is the power of mighty Love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god: Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd; And while he sought her snowy breast, Then round her slender waist he curl'd, And stamp'd... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seat above — Such is the power of mighty love ! — A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of the world ' The listening crowd admire the... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 pages
...inspire.— The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seat above ; Such is the power of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god: Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The listening crowd admire the... | |
 | English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god, Sublime on radiant spires ho rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, ve for hire of thy demand ; Here take thy tiath. and seal [world And stamp'd on image of himself, a sovereign of the The listening crowd admire the lofty sound,... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed : And while he sought her snowy breast : Then, round her slender waist he curled, And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The listening croud admire the lofty... | |
 | John Dryden - 1854 - 318 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed : And while he sought her snowy breast : Then, round her slender waist he curled, [world. And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of the The listening crowd admire the... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd; And while he sought her snowy breast, Then round her slender waist he curl 'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sov'reign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the... | |
 | Richard Greene Parker - 1857 - 152 pages
...song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seat above— Such is the power of mighty love !— Awe. A dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The listening crowd admire the... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1857 - 428 pages
...— The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above ; Such is the power of mighty love. A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The listening crowd admire the... | |
| |
