scapes The men their lyres, the maids their voices raise, To sing my happiness and Abra's praise, And slavish bards our mutual loves rehearse In lying strains and ignominious verse ; While from the banquet leading forth the bride, Whom prudent love from... Poems on Several Occasions - Seite 188von Matthew Prior - 1777 - 231 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 Seiten
...Abra's praise ; And slavish bards our mutual loves rehearse In lying strains and ignominious verse : While, from the banquet leading forth the bride, Whom prudent Love from public eyes should hide, I show her to the world, confess'd and known Queen of my heart, and partner of my throne.... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 448 Seiten
...guest. To have the honour of each day sustain'd, The woods are travers'd, and the lakes are drain'd Arabia's wilds and Egypt's are explor'd; The edible creation decks the board : Hardly the phenix 'scapes The men their lyres, the maids their voices raise, To sing my happiness and Abra's praise,... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 Seiten
...guest. To have the honour of each day sustain'd, The woods are travers'd, and the lakes are drain'd : est of the golden year? Part pays, ;uid justly, 'scapes — The men their lyres, the maids their voices raise, To sing my happiness, and Abra's praise... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 364 Seiten
...guest. To have the honour of each day sustain'd, The woods are travers'd, and the lakes are drain'd : Arabia's wilds, and Egypt's, are explor'd : The edible creation decks the board : Hardly the phenix 'scapes — The men their lyres, the maids their voices raise, To sing my happiness, and Abra's praise... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 312 Seiten
...Abra's praise ; And slavish bards our mutual loves rehearse In lying strains and ignominious verse ; While from the banquet leading forth the bride, Whom prudent love from public eyes should hide, I show her to the world, confess'd and known, Queen of my heart and partner of my throne.... | |
| Matthew Prior - 1835 - 364 Seiten
...guest. To have the honour of each day sustain'd, The woods are travers'd, and the lakes are drain'd ; Arabia's wilds, and Egypt's are explor'd : The edible creation decks the board: Hardly the Phenix 'scapes The men their lyres, the maids their voices raise, To sing my happiness, and Abra's praise.... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 Seiten
...guest To have the honor of each day suslain'd, The woods are travcrs'd, and the lakes are drain'd : 3j T h 4 phénix 'scapes — The men their lyres, the maids their voices raise, To sing my happiness, and Abra... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 Seiten
...guest To have the honor of each day sustain'd, The woods are travers'd, and the lakes are drain'd • ives; The joy anequall'd, if its end it gain, And if it lose, attended with no I Ian! 1> the phenu 'scapes — The men their lyres, the maids their voices raise. To sing my happiness,... | |
| 1852 - 874 Seiten
...Abm's praise ; And slavish bards our mutual loves rehearse In lying strains and ignominious verse : reaming lake, dusky, or grey, Till the Sun paint your fleecy skirts with gold. In h should hide I show her to the world, confess 'd and known Queen of my heart, and partner of my throne.... | |
| Matthew Prior - 1853 - 220 Seiten
...guest. To have the honour of each day sustain' d, The woods are travers'd, and the lakes are drain' d ; Arabia's wilds, and Egypt's, are explor'd ; The edible creation decks the board ; Hardly the phoenix 'scapes The men their lyres, the maids their voices raise, To sing my happiness, and Abra's... | |
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