 With flying fingers touched the lyre : The trembling notes ascend the sky, 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...  The Attic Nights of Aulus Gellius - Strana 45autor/autoři: Aulus Gellius - 1795 - 438 str.Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 str.
...Son of Philip. A very little while afterwards : The Song began from Jove Who left his blifsful Seats above, (Such is the Power of mighty Love) A Dragon's fiery Form bely'd the God, Sublime on verdant Spires he rode, When he the fair Olympia prefe'd, And while he fought... | |
 | John Dryden - 1767 - 388 str.
...The trembling notes afcend the fky, And heavenly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove, Who left hii blifsful feats above, (Such is the power of mighty love.) A dragon's fiery form bcly'd the god : Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olymp'a prefs'd: And while he fought... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 344 str.
...the notes afcend the flcy, And heavenly joys infpire. The long began from Jove, Who left his hlifsful feats above; (Such is the power of mighty Love ! A dragon's fiery form bely'd the god ; Sublime on radiant fpires he rode, When he to fair Olympia prf fs'd, And while he... | |
 | George Ellis - 1790 - 346 str.
...With flying fingers touch'd the lyre : The trembling notes afcend the lky, And heav'nly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove; Who left his blifsful feats...dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant fpheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd, And ftamp'd an image of himfelf, a fov'reign of the... | |
 | Herodotus - 1791 - 470 str.
...glory. Of this fable no happier ufe has ever been made, than by Dryden, in his Ode on St. Cecilk's Day : The fong began from Jove, Who left his blifsful...form belied the god ; Sublime on radiant fpires he trod, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd ; And while he fought herfnowy breaft, Then round her (lender... | |
 | Aulus Gellius - 1795 - 398 str.
...origin of Alexander, in his Ode on St. Cecilia's day : The fong began from Jove, Who left his biifsful feats above, Such is the power of mighty Love ! A...dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant ipires he trode, When he, to fair Olympia prefs'd. And while he fought her fnowy breaft, Then round... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 str.
...heavenly joys infpire« : The fong began from Jove ; Who left his blifsful feats above, Such is the pow'r of mighty love \ A dragon's fiery form belied the god : Sublime on radiant fpheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia prefs'd-, And ftamp'd an image of liimfelf, a fov'reign of... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 str.
...heavenly joys infpire. The fong began from Jove: Who left his blifsful feats above, Such is the pow'r of mighty love ! A dragon's fiery form belied the god: Sublime on radiant fpiieres he rode, When he to tair Olympia prefs'd, And ftamp'd an image of himielf, a fovtrcign of... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 str.
...notes ascend the sky, 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 spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And while he sought her snowy breast; Then, round... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 str.
...notes ascend the sky, 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 spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And while he sought her snowy breast; Then, round... | |
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