 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...pl«asuie: . . " Rich the treasure, " Sweet the pleasure ; " Sweet is pleasure after pain." IV. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his...thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew The mas'er saw the madness rise; [the slain. His glowing cheeks, his anlent eyes ; And while he heav'n... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1801 - 404 pages
...Abner et d'Amasa) durant " la paix, comme il avoit fait, durant la guerre." A terrible man this Joab. And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. The other passage he .renders, " Elle n'a point mange son pain dans 1'disivete." The meaning is very indistinctly... | |
 | David Humphreys - United States - 1804 - 440 pages
...pleasure; . . ; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. > ^ iv. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain, Fought all his...madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; t And while he heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pride. , He chose a mournful... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...soldier's pleasure ; Rich the treasure , Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. 4Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain : Fought all his...his foes ; and thrice he slew the slain. The master scuv the madness rise} His glowing cheeks , his ardent eyes 5 And while he heav'n and earth defy'd... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...Ru/i the trcai'urf, Svattt the /-/ы/rirr, Sweet is fieafure ¡ifler [am. IV. Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his (oes; and thrice he flew the flain. The mailer faw the madnefi rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his hattles o'er again : And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he sle* the >lain. — The master saw the madness rise; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...weaver's reed. Ainsiu, SLAIN. The participle passive of j/ov. The slain of the Lord shall be many. Isaiah. The king grew vain, Fought all his battles o'er again...thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the ila'im. Vryden. To SLAKE. i<. a. [from slack, Skinner; from tlocJk, Islandick, to quench, £rf.] 1-... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...pleafure; Rich the treaf'ure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleaiiire after pain. Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again...; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew the flain. The matter faw the madnefs rife : His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...pleafure: Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure; Sweet is pleafure after pain. Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vain : Fought all his battles o'er again: And thrice he touted all his foes; and thrice he flew the flairs. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks,... | |
 | 1844 - 784 pages
...made a bold defence in 1643, but was confronted by the furious Salmasins, of whom it may be sung : — Thrice he routed all his foes, And thrice he slew the slain. Spumea tura primum rabies vesana per ora Effluit. In his Gallican vanity he imagined that his first... | |
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Changed his hand, and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful muse, Soft pity to infuse: He sung Darius great and good! ~By too severe a fate, Fallen! fallen! fallen! fallen! Fallen from his high estate, And weltering in his blood! 
