 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 1181793Full view - About this book
 | Literature, Modern - 1806 - 550 pages
...combined powers of ingenious flattery, and unbounded exaggeration : " Soothed with the sound, the Prince grew vain, Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain.'* *' From the mountains we directed our course towards Buckra Jeel, where we arrived... | |
 | Biographies, English - 1806 - 918 pages
...15 powers of ingenious flattery, and unbounded exaggeration : " Sooth'd with the strain the prince grew vain, Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain." From the mountains we directed our course towards Buckra .led, where we arrived on... | |
 | Lawrence Dundas Campbell, Ewq. - 1806 - 850 pages
...ingenious flattery, arid unbounded exaggeration : " Sooth'd with the strain the prince grew vain, Foeg'ht all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain." From the mountains we directed our course towards Buckra Jeel, where we arrived on... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...treasure, " Sweet the pleasure; .. i " Sweet is pleasure after pain." iv. ' f 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 The master saw the madness rise ; [slew the slain. His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; : And while... | |
 | Young gentleman - 1807 - 314 pages
...Sweet is pleafore after pain. Sootl.'d with the found, the k'ng grew vain ; Fought all his hattles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he ftew the The mafter ('aw the madnefs rife ; [(lain. His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. IV. Soothed 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... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 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 glbwing cheeks, .his ardent eyes; And while he... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. IV. Soothed 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... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 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 he... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 302 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 he... | |
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