 Twas but a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet, in Lydian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour but an empty bubble...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 17by John Dryden - 1854 - 324 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...degree : 'Twas hut a kindred sound to move, For pity melts the nwtd to love. Softly sweet, in jLytlian measures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War. he sung, is toil and trouble, "ur hut an empty hubble i Never ending, still beginning. Fighting still, and still destroying: If the... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1793 - 388 pages
...mind to love. Softly fweet, in Lydian meafures, Soon he footh'd his foul to pleafures. War, he fung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble ; 100 Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and fHII deftroying, If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think,... | |
 | 1793 - 376 pages
...mind to love. Softly fweet, in Lydian meafures, Soon he footh'd his foul to pleafures. War, he fung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble ; 100 Never ending, ftill beginning, Fighting ftill, and ftill deftroying, If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O... | |
 | Peter Pindar - Satire, English - 1797 - 352 pages
...And now the sweet TIMOTHEUS sang the FAIR, A la Chinoisc, that brought such crowds to starej f * " War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; " Honour but an empty bubble; it Never ending, still beginning, " Fighting still, and stil] destroying: *' If the world be worth... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...The mighty master smil'dto see That love was in the next degree: 'Twasbut a kind red sound to move, For pity melts the mind to love, Softly sweet, in...sung, is toil and trouble, Honour but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying: If the world be worth thy winning,... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...The mighty master smil'd to see That LOvE was in the next degree; 'Twas but a kindred sound to move ; For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian...sung is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble : Never ending, still beginning , Fighting still , and still destroying: If the world be worth thy... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...'Twos hut a kindred sound to move ; For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian mciuures, Soon he sooth'd his soul to pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouhle; Honour hut au empty huhhle ; Never endmg, still heginning, Fighting still, and still destroying:... | |
 | David Humphreys - United States - 1804 - 440 pages
...with a Bacchanal sound; Softly sweet, in Lydlan measures, Soon he sooth 'd his soul to pleasures, f War, he sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying; If the world be worth thy winning,... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...The mighty master smil'd to see That love was in the next degree : Twas but a kindred sound to move ; For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian...sung, is toil and trouble ; Honour but an empty bubble ; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying : If the world be worth thy winning,... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...The might; master smil'd to see That love was in the next degree: Twas hut a kindred sound to move; For pity melts the mind to love. Softly sweet in Lydian...pleasures. War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour hut an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting (till, and still destroying: If the world... | |
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