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" Subtle as Sphinx; as sweet and musical As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair; And, when Love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. "
Love's labour's lost. Midsummer night's dream - Page 69
by William Shakespeare - 1788
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 556 pages
...Ilesperides? Subtle as sphinx; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes...durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love's sighs; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild humility....
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 452 pages
...Hesperides ? 2 Subtle as sphinx; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes...durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love's sighs; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild humility....
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 518 pages
...musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the goda Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'cl with love's sighs; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 456 pages
...poets' sinews," is extremely beautiful, and highly figurative. Apollo, as the LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST. 95 And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. 5 sun, is represented with golden hair; so that a lute strung with his hair means no more than strung...
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“The” Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 440 pages
...Hcsperides ? Subtle as sphinx; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair; And", when love speaks , the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmnny. Never diirst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love's sighs ; O,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 414 pages
...Hesperides? Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair, And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes...durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love's sighs ; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 4

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 460 pages
...lute, strung with his hair;] This expression, like that other in The Two Gentlemen of Verona, of — And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony.5 sun, is represented with golden hair ; so that a lute strung with his hair means no more...
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The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 318 pages
...Hesperides ? Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair ; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes...durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love's sighs ; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With Explanatory Notes ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...Hosperides? Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair' ; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony1. Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love's sighs; O,...
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The Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 418 pages
...Hesperides? Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair ;T And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes...durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were tempered with love's sighs; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild humility....
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