 The rest the winds dispers'd in empty air. But now secure the painted vessel glides, The sun-beams trembling on the floating tides : While melting music steals upon the sky, And soften'd sounds along the waters die : •Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs...  Wit and Humor - Page 206by Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 502 pages
...empty air. But now secure the painted vessel glides, The sun-heams tremhling on the floating tides t ambassador at Constantinople, and secretary of state, when he retired water die ; Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play, Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...prize : The powers gave ear3, and granted half his prayer, The rest, the winds dispersed in empty air. no minister eo sore. Whoe'er offends, at some unlucky...Slides into verse, and hitches 潀 0 / smiled, and all the world was gay. All but the sylph — with careful thoughts opprcst, The impending... | |
 | 1839 - 790 pages
...joys and soothes him into melancholy, musing contemplation. And at secure the painted vessel ridei, The sunbeams trembling on the floating tides, While melting music steals upon the sky And softened sounds along the waters die — Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play, The MIH shines... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...prize : The powers gave ear, and granted half his prayer: The rest, the winds dispers'd in empty air. ey do ? if on they rusli'd, repulse Repeated, and indecent o «often'd sounds along the waters die ; Smooth flow the waves, the zephyr« gentle play. Belinda smil'd,... | |
 | John Fisher Murray - London (England) - 1842 - 322 pages
...barge, Pope's Belinda, now floating without effort adown the stream, like life's prosperous career: " But now secure the painted vessel glides, The sunbeams...tides : While melting music steals upon the sky, And softened sounds upon the waters die ; Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play, Belinda smiled,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...prize : The powers gave ear, and granted half his prayer ; The rest, the winds dispers'd in empty air. f black shades embower'd, r.xcels his mother at her mighty art, 3ffering gentle play, Belinda smil'd, and all the world was gay, All but the Sylph — with careful thoughts... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...prize : The powers gave ear, and granted half his prayer ; The rest, the winds dispers'd in empty air. o enjoy his state ; Thence to the bait of women lay expoe'd : But gentle play, Belinda smil'd, and ell the world was gay, All but the Sylph— with careful thoughts... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1845 - 484 pages
...seek further acquaintance with what he has written. The following is from the Rape of the Lock : — But now secure the painted vessel glides. The sunbeams...tides ; While melting music steals upon the sky, And softened sonnds along the water die ; Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play, Belinda smiled,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1844 - 846 pages
...The sun-beams trembling on the floating tides : While melting music steals upon the sky, And softcn'd edy sight might there devour the gold Of glittering arms, too dazzling to behold : An smiled, and all the world was gay ; [* Lori Petra.] AH but the sylph — with careful thoughts opprest,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1846 - 386 pages
...attends, Few ask, if fraud or force attain'd his ends. For this, ere Phcebus rose, he had implor'd Propitious Heav'n, and every power ador'd ; But chiefly...sylph. With careful thoughts opprest, Th' impending wo sat heavy on his breast.1 He summons straight his denizens of air ; The lucid squadrons round the... | |
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