 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...reformed Churches, that" very fpirit ofperfecution, which had driven them from the church of Rome. Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head. 700 Then fculpture and her fifter-arts revive ; Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began to live> With... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 314 pages
...holy Vandals off the flage.] In this attack on the ejlablijhed ignorance of the times, he fucRome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head* Then fculpture and her fifter-arts revive ; Stones leap'd to form* and rocks began to live; With fweeter... | |
 | Biography - 1762 - 560 pages
...learning ; but it will be fufficient to fubjoin in the following lines the fingle teftimony of Mr. Pope. " But fee ! each mufe, in Leo's golden days, . " Starts...ruins fpread " Shakes off the duft, and rears his reverend head. ; " Then fculpture and her fifter-arts revive ; ** Stones leap to form, -and rocks begin... | |
 | Virgil, Christopher Pitt, Joseph Warton - Latin poetry - 1763 - 382 pages
...gave occafion to the reading and publif hing him in England, where formerly he was but little known : But fee ! each Mufe in Leo's golden days, Starts from...Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes oft. the duft and rears his reverend head ; Then Sculpture and her fifter arts revive, Stones leap'd... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 592 pages
...that fecond period, in which the true critic again appeared at the revival of letters in the weft. " But fee ! each Mufe, in LEO'S golden days, " Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd " bays, tl Rome's antient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, " Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend « head."... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - Poets, English - 1769 - 600 pages
...which the true critic again appeared at the revival of letters in the weft. " But fee ! each Miife, in LEO's golden days, " Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd " bays, " Rome's antierit Genius, o*er its ruins fpread* *' Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend " head." Thefe... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1770 - 378 pages
...wild torrent of a barb'rous age, 695 And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mafc, in LEO'S golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays, Home's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head. 700... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...while torrent of a barb'rous age, 695 And drove those holy Vandals off the siage. But see ! each Muse, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and...her wither'd bays ; Rome's ancient Genius o'er its rnins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his rev'rend head. 700 Then Sculpture and her sister arts... | |
 | Virgil - Poetry - 1778 - 478 pages
...gave occafion to the reading and publifhing him in England, where formerly he was but little known : r But fee ! each Mufe in Leo's golden days, Starts from...its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft and rears his reverend head ; Then Sculpture and her fifter arts revive, Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pages
...Stem'd the wi!d torrent of n barb'rous age, And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. * BionvGus But fee ! each Mufe, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays ! 700 Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head.... | |
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But see! each Muse, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays! Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his rev'rend head. Then Sculpture and her sister-arts revive; Stones leap'd to... 
