Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many a trembling chord shakes out ; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still ; Beguile the night,... The Saturday Magazine - Page 1331841Full view - About this book
| William Cowper - 1826 - 504 pages
...flowers, that blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume closed, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal ; Such as the mistress... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1826 - 242 pages
...besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest : 159 The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds...keener edge On female industry : the threaded steel 165 Flies swiftly. and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume clos'd, the customary rites Of the last... | |
| William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pages
...The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest : 159 The spright'.y lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from...keener edge On female industry : the threaded steel J65 Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume olos'd, the customary rites Of the last... | |
| Hyde NUGENT - 1827 - 314 pages
...were followed by a song from Gdorgina, illustrating, a la veritt, the beautiful lines of Cowper, — The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds...a trembling chord shakes out; And the clear voice symphoniuus, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still : and these lines Burgoyne repeated,... | |
| William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume clos'd, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal ; Such as the mistress... | |
| William Cowper - 1830 - 328 pages
...of flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume closed, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal, Such as the mistress... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume clos'd, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal ; Such as the mistress... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sound* The touch from many a trembling chord shakes <HI« , And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volurrie clos'd, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal ; Such as the mistress... | |
| William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet *unds The touch from many a trembling chord shake* e plate, "Where once your noble fathers won a crown!...learned: And under such preceptors who can fail ! The volume closed, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal; Such as the mistress... | |
| William Cowper - 1831 - 192 pages
...besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for the amusement of the rest: 159 The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds...distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still, On female industry: the threaded steel 165 Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume... | |
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