 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...of later Ennobled hath the baskrn'd stage. But, O sad Virgin, that thy Might raise MUSH-HS from bis bower ! Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing , Such notes, as, warbled to the string Drew iron tears down Plato's cheek, And made Hett grant what love did *?«k. ! Or call up htm that left hatf told The story... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 414 pages
...Orpheus sing n°íeS' as' «'arbled to the string, iron tears down Pluto's check, And № atj£ Hdl what love did seek ! Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold, a t\\e In sage aw Oí tutneyS) Oí fetests, \V\\eve T\\\ civWwife, ring and glass ; horse of brass,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...•Or "bid the soul of Orpheus sing Snch notes, as, warwed to the string, Drew iron tears down Plato's cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek ! Or call up him that left half-told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Catnball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That... | |
 | Richard Hurd - 1811 - 394 pages
...model. Or, call up him that left half-told The story of CAMBUscAN*bold, Of CAMBALL and of ALGARSIFF, And who had CANACE to wife, That own'd the virtuous...ring and glass, And of the wondrous horse of brass, f On which the Tartar king did ride ; And if aught else great bards beside In sage and solemn tunes... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 588 pages
...senses; and so amuses the fancy whilst it informs the understanding. Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing 105 Such notes, as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears...Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek. Every allegory has therefore two senses, the literal and the mystical; the literal sense is like a... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 596 pages
...senses; and so amuses the fancy whilst it informs the understanding. Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing 105 Such notes, as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears...Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek. Every allegory has therefore two senses, the literal and the mystical; the literal sense is like a... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Ennobled hath the buskin'd stage. But, O sad Virgin, that thy pow'r Might raise Musicus from his Iww'r, Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's check, Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 360 pages
...ear Of Pluto, to have quite set free His half-reiain'd Eurydice." L'AUegrn. If to melancholy,— " Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as warbled...Pluto's cheek, And made hell grant what love did seek." ¡I Pnitroso. WAHli. [S] Milton, in his Paradiic Loti, В. IV. has very successfully ittroduced th«... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...of later age Ennobled hath the bnskin'd stage. But, O sad Virgin, that thy power Might raise Mnsacus from his bower, Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as, warbled to the string, Drew iron tears from Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek. Or call up him that left half told The... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 616 pages
...THOMAS CAMPBELL. " Thy power Might raise Musa>us from his bower, Or bid the soul oí Orpheus sinjt Such notes as warbled to the string. Drew iron tears...Pluto's cheek, And made hell grant what love did seek." MILTON. AMID the toils and turmoils of the world, and the disagreeable vicissitudes of this passing... | |
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Pelops' line, Or the tale of Troy divine, Or what (though rare) of later age Ennobled hath the buskined stage. But, O sad virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from his bower! Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as, warbled to the string,... 
