 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 1164 pages
...fhame !) Stem'd the wild torrent of a barbarous age, 695 And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in Leo's golden days, Starts...its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his reverend head. 700 Then Sculpture and her f:fter-arts revive ; Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began... | |
 | 1788 - 642 pages
...that period which animated Pope 10 exclaim, with enthufiafm, But feel each Mufe,in Leo's golden Jays, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays, Rome's ancient Genius, o'er irs ruins fprend, Shakes off the duft, and rears her reverend head: Then Sculpture and her fifter-arts... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...the mamc ! Stemm'd the wild torrent of a barb'rous age, And drove thofe holy Vandals ofTthe ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in Leo's golden days, , Starts...its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev 'rend head. Then Sculpture and her fifter-arts revive ; Stones Icap'd to form, and rocks began... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1791 - 282 pages
...torrent of a barb'rous age,. And drove thofe holy Vandals off the flage. But fee each mufe in Lao's golden days, Starts from her trance, and. trims her...Shakes off the duft., and rears his rev'rend head ! Then Sculpture and her fifter arts revive, Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began to live ;. With... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...the wild torrent of a barb'rous age, And drove thofc holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mule in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and...wither'd bays; Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fprcad, Shakes off the dud, and rears his rcv'rend head. Then Sculpture and her fider-arts revive ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...wild torrent of a barb'rous age, 695 And drove thofe holy Vandals oif the ftage. But fee ! each Mule in Leo's golden days Starts from her trance, and trims...Rome's ancient Genius o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes oif the duft, and rears his rev'rend head. 700 Then Sculpture and her lifter arts revive ; Stones leap'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...W. S 2 \ Stem'd the wild torrent of a barb'rous age, 695 And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in LEO'S golden days, Starts...from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays, Rome's NOTES. VER. 696. And drove thofe holy Vandals off thllage.] In this attack on the eftablimed ignorance... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 444 pages
...Rome. " • Stem'd the wild torrent of a barb'rous age, 695 And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in LEO'S golden days, Starts...from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays, Rome's NOTES. VER< 696. And drove thofe holy Vandals off the jlagt.] In this attack on the eftablifhed ignorance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...ftage. But fee! each Mufe, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her witber'd bays; ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his reverend head. ulpture and her Mter-arts revive ; l:ap d to form, and rocks began to lire; i .vector... | |
 | Francis William Blagdon - Paris (France) - 1803 - 534 pages
...the Fine Arts in France, and now enter the HALL OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. '• But see ! each muse in LEO'S golden days> " Starts from her trance, and...wither'd bays ; " Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins, spread, " Shakes off the dust, and rears his reverend head; " Then Sculpture and her sister arts revive,... | |
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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... 
