 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...the soldier's pleasure; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his...His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful muse, Soft pity... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Kooth'd wiih the sound, the king grew Tain ; e grinning mate replies, In this I grant that man is wise. While good j and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness ri« : His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 582 pages
...Rich the treasure ! 2. Sweet the pleasure ! BOTH, Sweet is pleasure after pain ! RECITATIVE. Fir'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his...saw the madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyet ; And while he Heaven and Earth dcfy'd, He chose a mournful Muse, Soft pity to infuse; (pride.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 596 pages
...1'ich the treasure ! 2. Sweet the pleasure ! BOTH. Sweet is pleasure after pain ! RECITATIVE. Fir'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his...again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slcjiv the slain. The master saw the madness rise, His gloivini cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...pleasure: rich the treasure, sweet the pleasure; .. .. ,. sweet is pleasure after pain. . . , , . Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; fought all his battles o'er again ; [the slain. and thrice he routed all bis foes; and thrice he slew The master saw the madness rise;... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...the soldier's pleasure: rich the treasure, sweet the pleasure; sweet is pleasure after pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; fought all his battles o'er again; [the slain, nd thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he slew The master saw the madness rise; his... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 616 pages
...Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure, Sweet is pleafure after pain. 65 IV. 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. Ver. 56. Bacchus' ble/ings are a treafvrc, Rick the treafure, Sweet the pleafure, Sweet... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 610 pages
...Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure, Sweet is pleafure after pain. 61 IV. 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 Ilain. Ver. 56. Bacchut' blejjings are a treafurt, Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure,... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - Great Britain - 1812 - 340 pages
...harmless vanity, we listened with some attention to his story, and this gave him such spirits, that, " thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain." I called for a candle to go to bed ; — the Frenchman bounded through the long entry, with the elasticity... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...soldiers pleasure : Rich the treasure ; Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his...cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he heaven and earth defy'd, , Chang'd his hand andcheck'd his pride. . He chose a mournful muse, Soft pity to infuse :... | |
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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! 
