 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 Attic Nights of Aulus Gellius - Page 49by Aulus Gellius - 1795 - 438 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...Son of Philip. A very little while afterwards : The Song began from Jove Who left his blifsful Seats above, (Such is the Power of mighty Love) A Dragon's fiery Form bely'd the God, Sublime on verdant Spires he rode, When he the fair Olympia prefe'd, And while he fought... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...trembling notes afcend the Iky, And heavenly joys infpire. The fang began from Jove, Who left his blifsful feats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god : Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Oiympia prefs'd : And while he... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...trembling notes afcend the fky, And heavenly joys infpir*. The- fong began from Jove, Who left his blifsful feats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god : Sublime on radiant Ipires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefsJd : And while he... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...trembling notes afcend the fky, And heavenly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove, Who left hii blifsful feats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form bcly'd the god : Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olymp'a prefs'd: And while he fought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...notes afcend the flcy, And heavenly joys ir.fpire. The The fong began from Jove, Who left his blifsful feats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god: Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd : And while he fought... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...trembling notes afcend the lky, And heav'nly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove; Who left his blifsful feats above, (Such is the power of mighty love!) A...dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant fpheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd, And ftamp'd an image of himfelf, a fov'reign of the... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...notes afcend the fky, And heavenly joys infpire. * Ut The fong began from Jove, Who left his blifsful feats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god: Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd : And while he fought... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 334 pages
...notes afcend the fky, 15 And heavenly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove, Who left his blifsful feats above ; (Such is the power of mighty Love!) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god ; 20 Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd, And while he... | |
 | Herodotus - Greece - 1791 - 470 pages
...made, than by Dryden, in his Ode on St. Cecilk's Day : The fong began from Jove, Who left his blifsful feats above ; Such is the power of mighty Love : A...form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant fpires he trod, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd ; And while he fought herfnowy breaft, Then round her (lender... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pages
...the notes afcer.d the iky, And heavenly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove, Who left his blifsful feats above ; (Such is the power of mighty love !) A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god ; Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd, And while he fought... | |
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