...sing the jovial god of wine, he very judiciously changes the measure into the brisk trochaic. Bdcchus ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain....Sweet the pleasure». Sweet is pleasure after pain. Again, when he describes his hero as wrought up to madness, and setting fire to the city in a fit of...

...measure also is contrasted, and the poet now assumes the brisk trochaic. " Bacchus, ever fair and ever young-, Drinking joys did first ordain ; Bacchus'...Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain." This social scene is happily contrasted with the melancholy fate of Darius, and both the sentiments...

...comes to sing the jovial god of wine, he very judiciously changes the measure into the brisk trochaic. Bacchus ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain. Bacchus' blessings dre ,a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure, Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is...

...drums : Plush 'd with a purple grace, He shows his honest face. Now give the hautboys breath. He comes, he comes! Bacchus ! ever fair and young, Drinking...Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. > ^ iv. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain, Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he...

...he comes, he comesj Bacchus ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain : Bacchus' blessing are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure...Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. 4Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain : Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed...

...drums; Flush'd with a purple grace He shows his honest face. Now give the hauthoys hreath; he comes, he comes! Bacchus ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain : Bacchus' hlessings arc a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure : Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure...

...drums; Flush'd with a purple grace He shows his honest face. Now give the hauthoys breath; he comes, he comes! Bacchus ever fair and young, Drinking joys...Sweet the pleasure; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his hattles o'er again: And thrice be routed...

...young Drinking joys did first ordain. Bacchus's blessings are a treasure ; Drinking is the soldiers pleasure. Rich the 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 battles...

...; TTush'd with a purple grace, He shows his horiest face. Now give the hautboys breath ; he comes, he comes! Bacchus, ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain : Drinking is the soldier's pleasure ; Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after...

...drums. Flush'd with a purple grace He shews his honest face ; Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes, Bacchus ever fair and young Drinking joys did first ordain. Bacchus's blessings are a treasure ; Drinking is the soldier's pleasure. Rich the treasure, Sweet the...