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" Who left his blissful seats above — Such is the power of mighty love! A dragon's fiery form belied the god; Sublime on radiant spires he... "
The Works of John Dryden: In Verse and Prose, with a Life - Page 143
by John Dryden - 1837
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Specimens of the British Poets ...

British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...he to fair Olympia press'd. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sov'reign of the world; The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity ! they shout around ; A present deity ! the vaulted rooft rebound : With ravish'd ears, The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And while he sought her snowy breast; Then round her slender waist he curl'd, And stamp'd...himself, a sovereign of the world. The listening crowd adore the loftv sound, A present deity, they shout around : A present deity, the echoing roofs rebound;...
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Poems

Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...sublime on radiant spires he rode, when he to fair Olympia press'd: and while he sought her snowy breast: then, round her slender waist he curl'd, and stamp'd...of himself, a sovereign of the world. The listening croud admire the lofty sound, a present deity, they shout around : a present deity the vaulted roofs...
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Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, Issues 77-79

Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...on radiant spires he rode, when he to fair Olympia press'd : and while he sought her snowy breast: then, round her slender waist he curl'd, and stamp'd...of himself, a sovereign of the world. The listening croud admire the lofty sound, a present deity, they shout around : a present deity the vaulted roofs...
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Poems by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret, Issues 77-79

Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...on radiant spires he rode, when he to fair Olympia press'd : and while he sought her snowy breast: then, round her slender waist he curl'd, and stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign the world. The listening croud admire the lofty sound, a present deity, they shout around : a present...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity, they...shout around ; A present deity ; the vaulted roofs rebound. With ravish'd ears the monarch hears, Assumes the god, aftects to nod, And seems to shake...
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The American Orator: Comprising a Collection, Principally from American ...

Joshua P. Slack - Elocution - 1815 - 340 pages
...to fair Olympia press'd, [world. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present Deity, they...shout around ; A present Deity, the vaulted roofs rebound. With ravished ears the monarch hears, Assumes the God, affects to nod, And seems to shake...
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Poems on Various Subjects: Selected to Enforce the Practice of Virtue, and ...

Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the...shout around ; A present deity, the vaulted roofs rebound : With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, «.i And seems to...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 8

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...Then, round her slender waist he curl'd, [rx¿. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign ti'j» The listening crowd admire the lofty sound, A present...they shout around : A present deity the vaulted roofs rebound : With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Aflects to nod, And seems to shake...
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Principles of Elocution: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and ...

Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound : A present deity ! they...shout around ; A present deity ! the vaulted roofs rebound. — With ravish'd ears, The monarch hears ; Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to...
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