In weeds of peace high triumph hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace, whom all commend. There let Hymen... The Monthly Magazine - Page 3151810Full view - About this book
| Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...creep, 115 By whifpering winds foon lull'd afleep. Towred cities pleafe us then, And the bufy humm of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace high triumph hold, 120 With flore of ladies, whofe bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of 'on... | |
| John Milton - 1753 - 374 pages
...they creep, 1 1 5 By whifp'ring winds foon lull'd aileap. Towred cities pleafe us then, And the bufy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold In weeds of peace high tviumphs hold, 1jj With, ftore of ladies, whole bright eyes Kain influence, and judge the prize Of... | |
| Christopher Smart - 1791 - 282 pages
...bed they creep, By whifpering winds foon lull'd afleep. Towred cities pler.fi us then, And the bufy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold;*. In weeds of peace high triumph hold, With ftore of ladies, whofe bright ey.es. Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit... | |
| John Wolcot - English poetry - 1804 - 180 pages
...matin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold In weeds of pence high triumphs hold, AVith store of ladies, whose bright eye? Rain influence, and judge the prize... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...mattin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeda of peace high triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes .Rain influence, and judge... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...mattin rings. Thus done the tales, to bed they creep, By wliisp'ring winds soon lull'd asleep. Tow'red cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where...of knights and barons bold In weeds of peace high trinmphs hold, With store of ladies whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit, or... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...done the tales, to bed they creep, By whispering winds soon lull'd asleep, Tower*d cities please ns then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace, high triumph hold, With store of ladies, whos& bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or... | |
| Monthly literary register - 1810 - 730 pages
...long abused. From these rustic fictions we are transporter! to another species of hum, Tewcr'd citiei please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where throngs of knights and barons bold In weeds «f peace high triumphs hold, "With nan tflaJitt, whose bright eyes Rain infuaste, and judge the prize... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...Thestylis to bind the sheaves ; Or, if the earlier season lead, To the tann'd haycock in the mead. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where...of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace high triumph hold ; ^ With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...Th»tylis to bind the sheaves ; Or, if the earlier season lead, To the tann'd haycock in the mead. Towered cities please us then, And the busy hum of men, Where...of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace high triumph hold ; With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or... | |
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