A Collection of One Hundred Pieces of English Literature: Fifty in Prose and Fifty in Verse : Accompanied with a Variety of Notes for the Use of the Inhabitants of the Netherlands, Volume 1Nayler en Company, 1830 |
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... Timotheus ' varied lays surprise , And bid alternate passions fall and rise ! While , at each change , the son of Lybian Jove Now burns with glory , and then melts with love ; Now his fierce eyes with sparkling fury glow , Now sighs ...
... Timotheus ' varied lays surprise , And bid alternate passions fall and rise ! While , at each change , the son of Lybian Jove Now burns with glory , and then melts with love ; Now his fierce eyes with sparkling fury glow , Now sighs ...
Page 123
... Timotheus , placed on high , Amid the tuneful quire , • 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 ...
... Timotheus , placed on high , Amid the tuneful quire , • 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 ...
Page 125
... Timotheus cries , See the furies arise , See the snakes that they rear , How they hiss in the air , And the sparkles that flash from their eyes ! Behold a ghastly band , . Each a torch in his hand ! These are Grecian ghosts , that in ...
... Timotheus cries , See the furies arise , See the snakes that they rear , How they hiss in the air , And the sparkles that flash from their eyes ! Behold a ghastly band , . Each a torch in his hand ! These are Grecian ghosts , that in ...
Page 126
... Timotheus , to his breathing flute And sounding lyre , Could swell the soul to rage , or kindle soft desire . At last divine Cecilia came , Inventress of the Vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast , from her sacred store Enlarged the former ...
... Timotheus , to his breathing flute And sounding lyre , Could swell the soul to rage , or kindle soft desire . At last divine Cecilia came , Inventress of the Vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast , from her sacred store Enlarged the former ...
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