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... The English Anthology ... - Page 118edited by - 1793 - 334 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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 - 596 pages
...treasure ! 2. Sweet the pleasure ! BOTH. Sweet is pleasure after pain ! RECITATIVE. Fir'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er 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... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 616 pages
...Sweet is pleafure after pain. 60 CHORUS. Bacchus' bleilings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure : Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure,...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 is pleafure... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 612 pages
...Sweet is pleafure after pain. 60 CHORUS. Bacchus' bleffings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure : Rich the treafure, •Sweet the pleafure,...routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the flain. Ver. 56. Bacchus' bleffings are a treafure, Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure, Sweet is pleafure... | |
| John Dryden - 1811 - 610 pages
...is the foldier's pleafure : Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure, Sweet is pleafure after pain. 61 IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought...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, Sweet is... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 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...; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness rise ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 808 pages
...Jtin}<<uortti. * SLAIN. The participle paffive of slay. — The slain of the Lord (ball be many. Isa. l*vi. 16. And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he flew the slain. Drydtn. SLAINS, a parifti of Scotland, in Aberdeen{hire, on the coaft of Buchan, about s miles... | |
| Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...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...And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he slew the slain.— The master saw the madness rise ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while... | |
| John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1831 - 952 pages
...like a gleaming meteor shone, And warring worlds had learned to fear. He, sternly frowning as he rose, Fought .all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, ' . And thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness rise, The hero's glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...pleasure : Rich the treasure ; Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure, after pain. SoothM with the sound, the king grew vain : Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed ail bib i'ees.ai-d thrice he slew the slain. The master SHW the madness rise ; His glowing cheeks,... | |
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