 | Elizabeth Tomkins - 1817 - 276 sivua
...The princes applaud, with a furious joy; And the king seized a flambeau, with zeal to destroy; Thai's led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another...another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows leafn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute : Timotheus to the breathing flute And sounding lyre Could... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 sivua
...temples of their hostile gods I—- The princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy : Thais led the way,...To light him to his prey ; And, like another Helen, — fir'd another Troy. Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows learned to blow, While organs yet were mute;... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 sivua
...glittering temples of their hostile gods. The princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da in the sight, dejected to the ground, .Stoops for...relief; thence hot-ascending steams And keen reflec fir'd another Troy. And the king seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 sivua
...snakes, that they rear, How they hiss in their hair, And the sparkles that flash from their eyes ! Behold a ghastly band, Each a torch in his hand !...prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. VII. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute, Timotheus, to... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 sivua
...abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile gods. — The princes applaud, with a furious joy, And the King seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy...prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. CHORUS. And the King seized a flambeau with •seal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 sivua
...glittering temples of their hostile gods. The princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way,...To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. And the king seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 292 sivua
...And glittering temples of their hostile gods ! The princes applaud with a furious joy, And theKing seized a flambeau ,with zeal to destroy : Thais led...prey ; And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. CHORUS. And the King seized a flambeau, with zeal to Thais led the way, [destroy : To light him to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 sivua
...temples of their hostile gods ! — The princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the King seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way,...To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learu'd to blow. While organs yet were mute... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 sivua
...glitt'ring temples of their hostile gods ! The princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy : Thais led the way,...To light him to his prey ; And, like another Helen — fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were... | |
 | 1823 - 872 sivua
...temples of their hostile gods. The princes applaud with a furious joy •, And the king seiz'daflambeau, with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, she fir'd another Troy. Chor. And the king seiz'cl, &c. Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows learnt to... | |
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Grecian ghosts, that in battle were slain, And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain; Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew. Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile... 
