 | William O'Regan - 1817 - 342 pages
...his fancy leads the Nine along, To charm retirement, and adorn his song ; " And often mingles in our friendly bowl " The feast of reason, and the flow of soul." And if they ask on whom such talents shine, The world must own they are, dear CURE AN, thine. The children... | |
 | John Bullar - New Forest - 1819 - 278 pages
...of life ; and the poet's lines which commemorate him, give a pleasing view of his rural occupations. "And he whose lightning pierced the Iberian lines, Now forms my quincunx, and now ranks my vines; Or tames the genius of the stubborn plain, Almost as quickly as he conquer'd Spain."* He married for... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...keep, Rolls o'er my grotto, and but soothes my sleep.—- There my retreat the best companions grace, Chiefs out of war, and statesmen out of place: There...lines, Now forms my quincunx, and now ranks my vines; Or tames the genius of the stubborn plain, Almost as quickly as he conquer'd Spain. Envy must own I... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...keep, Rolls o'er my grotto, and but soothes my sleep.— There my retreat the best companions grace, Chiefs out of war, and statesmen out of place: There...my friendly bowl The feast of reason and the flow of soul: Andhe, whose lightning pierced the' Iberian lines, Now forms my quincunx, and now ranks my... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 464 pages
...societies were formed : from what spring true religion and true policy are derived: how God has made our There ST. JOHN mingles with my friendly bowl The Feast...Reason and the Flow of Soul : And HE, whose lightning pierc'd th' Iberian Lines, Now forms my Quincunx, and now ranks my Vines, Or tames the Genius of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 498 pages
...laws. Yes, while I live, no rich or noble knave Shall walk the world, in credit, to his grave. 120 8To VIRTUE ONLY, and HER FRIENDS A FRIEND, The world beside...the flow of soul ; And HE, whose lightning pierced th' Iberian lines, Now forms my quincunx, and now ranks my vines ; Or tames the genius of the stubborn... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 494 pages
...commend. Know, all the distant din that world can keep, Rolls o'er my grotto, and but soothes my sleep. h There, my retreat the best companions grace, 125 Chiefs...the flow of soul ; And HE, whose lightning pierced th' Iberian lines, Now forms my quincunx, and now ranks my vines; Or tames the genius of the stubborn... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 498 pages
...commend. Know, all the distant din that world can keep, Rolls o'er my grotto, and but soothes my sleep. h There, my retreat the best companions grace, 125 Chiefs...the flow of soul; And HE, whose lightning pierced th' Iberian lines, Now forms my quincunx, and now ranks my vines; Or tames the genius of the stubborn... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...can keep, Rolls o'er my grotto, and but sooths my sleep. There, my retreat the best companions grace, C. Hall pierc'd th' Iberian lines, Now forms my quincunx, and now ranks my vines; Or tames the genius of the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 692 pages
...perhaps their most durable celebration to their being united with his assisting Pope in his garden: " And he whose lightning pierced the Iberian lines, Now forms my quincunx, and now ranks my vines ; Or tames the genius of the stubborn plain Almost as quickly as he conquer'd Spain." On a subsequent... | |
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There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl The feast of reason and the flow of soul... 
