 And heavenly joys inspire. The song began from Jove, Who left his blissful seats above — Such is the power of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 14by John Dryden - 1854 - 324 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...fiery form befied the god : Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, . When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound : A present deity ! they shout around ; A present deity ! the... | |
 | 1820 - 494 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia prest, And while he sought her snowy breast ; Then round...stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. And pray what does this soldier do, when he is told that his mother is a , himself a bastard, and his... | |
 | 1820 - 482 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia prest, And while he sought her snowy breast ; Then round...stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. And pray what does this soldier do, when he is told that his mother is a , himself a bastard, and his... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...dragon's fiery form bely'd the god Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd : ent ray. These then, though unbeheld in deep of night, Shine not in vain ; nor [world. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the The listening crowd admire the lofty sound,... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 368 pages
...drag«n's fiery form bcly VI the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity, they shout around ; A present deity ; the... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 pages
...fiery foi m bely'd the god ; * Sublime on radiant spheres he rode When he to fair Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the 'world. The list'nmg crowd admire the lofty sound i A present deity, they shout around'; A present deity ; the... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 pages
...dragon's fiery form bely'd the god: Sublime on radiant spires he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd : And while he sought her snowy breast : Then, round...the lofty sound, A present deity, they shout around : A present deity the vaulted roofs rebound : With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd, And while he sought her snowy breast ; Then, round...lofty sound : A present deity ! they shout around ; A present deity ! the vaulted roofs rebound. With ravish'd ears, The monarch hears ; Assumes the... | |
 | Herodotus - 1821 - 498 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant spires he trod, When he to fair Olympia press'd; And while he sought her snowy breast, Then round her...stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. Plutarch, in his Life of Alexander, informs us that a dragon was once seen to lie close to Olympia,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 292 pages
...dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant spires he rode, ,When he to fair Olympia press'd ; And while he sought her snowy breast; Then round her slender waist he curl'd, [world. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the The listening crowd admire the lofty sound... | |
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