 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 foes,...  The Works of the English Poets: Hughes - Page 176by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | William Hawkins - 1744 - 44 pages
...o'er her Head, And deck'd with glitt'ring Pomp the lofty Bed ; IMITATIONS. * 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 flew the Slain. Drydtn's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day. It \ [ '9 3 It ftrikes,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 488 pages
...Joldiers pleafiire ; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. 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 mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...foldiers pleafure ; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure ; Sweet is pleajure after pain. IV. 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... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 pages
...folder's pleafure ; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. 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 mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 294 pages
...foldier's pleafure ; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. 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 fuin. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 386 pages
...foldier's pleafure ; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again; And thiice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing... | |
 | 1781 - 516 pages
...Rich the treafure, ' Sweet the pleafure ; * Sweet is pleafure after pain!* . . Sooth'd with the fcund, the king" grew vain ; - Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his fo:s, and thrice he flew the fl'ain. 4*' The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glovving cheeks,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1771 - 256 pages
...foldiers pleafure; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafare ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. . . IV. Sooth M with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; [the (kin And thrice he rooted all his foes ; and thrice he flew The matter law the madnefs rife;... | |
 | William Enfield - 1785 - 460 pages
...foldier's pleafure ; Rich the treafure, .., Sweet the pleafure; ' . Sweet is pleafure 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 theflain, The mafler faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...foldier's pleafure ?• Rich the treafure ; Sweet the pleafure ; Sweet is pleafure, 'after pain. Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vain } Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed allhisfoes,and thrice he flewthe flail. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing crieeks, his... | |
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