 Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes,...  The Beauties of English Poesy - Page 122by Oliver Goldsmith - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...Sweet the pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. Sooth'd with the found, the King grew vain ; Fougfit all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he flew the flain : The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he heay'n and earth defy'd,... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...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 routed all his foes; and thrice he flew theflain, The mafler faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he heav'n... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...routed allhisfoes,and thrice he flewthe flail. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing crieeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand and check'd his pride. — He chofe a mournful mufe, Soft pity to infufe : He fung Darius, great and... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 334 pages
...BOTH. Sweet is pleafure after pain ! 50 IV. RECITATIVE. Fir'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 mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; 55 And And while he Heaven and Earth... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...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 routed all his foes, and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heav'n and earth defy'd,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...Siveet the pleafure; Sweet is pleafure after pain. 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. d* flain. . The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he heaven... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1791 - 472 pages
...his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes , and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent...while he heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pride. He chofe a mournful Mufe, Soft pity to infufe : He fung Darius, great and good!... | |
 | Johann Joachim Eschenburg - Literature - 1791 - 514 pages
...pleafure; » „Sweet is pleafure after pain.« 31 a 4 IV. 1 " * 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 mafter few the madnef» "fe, His glowing cheeks', his ardent eyes, And while he heav'n and earth defy'd,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...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 routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the (lain. The mafter favv the madncfs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he heaven... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1793 - 388 pages
...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. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; 70 And, while he heaven and earth... | |
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