 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows Icarn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inven'res-s... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...; Thais led the way, To light him to liis prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Tims, returns the cheerful sounding lyre, Could swell tile soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...bis prey ; And, like another Helen— fir'd another Troy. Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows leam'd to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus to his breathing flute , . And sounding lyre Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. VII. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows...were mute, Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 346 pages
...destroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow,...were mute ; Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...with •seal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. VII. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute, Tirnotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 292 pages
...Thais led the way, [destroy : To light him to his prey ; And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow,...yet were mute, Timotheus, to his breathing flute And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire* At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...destroy : Thais led the way, To light him to his prey ; And, like another Helen — fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute j Timotheus, to his breathing flute •v. And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage — or kindle... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 pages
...his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learu'd to blow. While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire^ At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...destroy. Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. aloft appears, And in his eye convulsive anguish...again, impatient of the wound, He rolls and writhes h sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventrem... | |
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Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fired another Troy! Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute; Timotheus to his breathing flute And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage,... 
