 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...pl«asuie: . . " Rich the treasure, " Sweet the pleasure ; " Sweet is pleasure after pain." IV. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his...thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew The mas'er saw the madness rise; [the slain. His glowing cheeks, his anlent eyes ; And while he heav'n... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...soldier's pleasure ; Rich the treasure , Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. 4Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain : Fought all his...thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he slew the slain. The master scuv the madness rise} His glowing cheeks , his ardent eyes 5 And while he heav'n... | |
 | David Humphreys - United States - 1804 - 440 pages
...pleasure; . . ; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. > ^ iv. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain, Fought all his...thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; t And while he heav'n... | |
 | E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...all his hattles o'er again : And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he sle* the >lain. — The master saw the madness rise; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heaven and earth dcfy'd, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful muse Soft pity to infuse : He... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...weaver's reed. Ainsiu, SLAIN. The participle passive of j/ov. The slain of the Lord shall be many. Isaiah. The king grew vain, Fought all his battles o'er again...thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the ila'im. Vryden. To SLAKE. i<. a. [from slack, Skinner; from tlocJk, Islandick, to quench, £rf.] 1-... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...pleafure; Rich the treaf'ure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleaiiire 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 matter faw the madnefs rife : His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...soldier's pleasure ; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Sooth' d with the sound the king grew vain; Fought all his...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 heav'n... | |
 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
...treasure , Sweet the pleasure , Sweet is pleasure after pain. Chorus : Bacchus' blessings , etc. Sooth'd with the sound , the king grew vain ; Fought all his...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 heav'n and... | |
 | 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 on the... | |
 | 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 the 4th... | |
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Changed his hand, and checked his pride. He chose a mournful Muse Soft pity to infuse : He sung Darius great and good, By too severe a fate Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen... 
