 Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes,...  The Beauties of English Poesy - Page 122by Oliver Goldsmith - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...Battels o'er again, And thrice he routed all hii Foes, and thrice be flew the SjaiVr ' Tfee Mafter faw the Madnefs rife, His glowing Cheeks, his ardent Eyes ; And while he Heav'n and Earth fafy'd, Cbang'dhis Hand, and check'd bit Pride: He chofe a mournful Mufe Soft Pity to infufe ; He fung... | |
 | John Dryden - 1713 - 614 pages
...Fought all hisBattels o'er again ;[flew the flain And thrice he routed all his Foes ; and thrice he The Matter faw the Madnefs rife ; His glowing Cheeks,...while He Heav'n and Earth defy'd, Chang'd his Hand, and check'd his Pride, He chofe a Mournful Mufe Soft Pity to infufe: He fung 'Darius Great and Good,... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - 1714 - 508 pages
...They NOTES. Pleas'd with the Sound, the* King grew vain, Fought all his Battels o'er a- 1 gain» à And thrice he routed all his' Foes, and thrice he flew the . fílain. The Mafter law the Madnefs rife, His glowing Cheeks, his ardent Eyes ; And while he Heav'n... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 506 pages
...fays admirably ; Pleas'd with the Sound, the" King grew vain, Fought all his Battels o'er a- ( gain, i And thrice he routed all his* Foes, and thrice he flew the , fflain. The Mafter faw the Madnefs rife, His glowing Cheeks, his ardent Eyes ; And while be Heav'n... | |
 | William Hawkins - 1744 - 44 pages
...deck'd with glitt'ring Pomp the lofty Bed ; IMITATIONS. * Sooth'd with the Sound, the King grew vain, Fought all his Battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his Foes, and thrice he flew the Slain. Drydtn's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day. It \ [ '9 3 It ftrikes, as ev'ry rapid Hour glides round;... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 pages
...Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he...routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he heaven and earth defy'd,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...Sweet the pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he...all his foes ; and thrice he . flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he heaven and earth defy'd,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 pages
...Sweet the pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth 'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heaven and earth defy'd,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 386 pages
...pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again; And thiice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent ey«s; And while he heaven and earth defy'd,... | |
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...Sweet is pleasure after pain." IV. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew Vain ; Fought all his hattles o'er again; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew The master saw the madness rise; [the slain. His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he... | |
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