 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 448 pages
...thunder cloath'd, and long-refounding pace. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bright-ey'd Fancy hov'ring o'er, Scatters from her pictur'd urn, Thoughts that...'tis heard no more-— Oh ! lyre divine, what daring fpirit Wakes thee now ? though he inherit Nor the pride, nor ample pinion, That the Theban eagle bear,... | |
 | Literature - 1764 - 202 pages
...kind. Hark, his hands the lyre explore I "Bright-eyedfancy hovering o'er, Scatters from her piflur'd urn Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But, ah ! 'tis heard no more. Oh! lyre divine, what daringfpirit Wakes thee now ? Tho' he inherit Nor the f ride nor ample pinion Ybat the Ihelun eagle... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 318 pages
...long-refounding Hark, his hands the lyre explore! Bright-ey'd Fancy hov'ring o'er, Scatters from her piftur'd urn, Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But,...'tis heard no more — Oh! lyre divine, what daring fpirit Wakes thce now ? though he inherit Nor the pjide, nor ample pinion, That the Theban eagle bear,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1768 - 200 pages
...thunder P Hark, his hands the lyre explore! Bright-ey'd Fancy hovering o'er Scatters from her piftur'd urn * Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn....!. Lyre divine, what daring Spirit "Wakes thee now ? tho' he inherit Nor * Words that weep, and tears that fpeak. Cozulty. •f We have had in our language... | |
 | Thomas Gray - Cats - 1768 - 140 pages
...hovering o'er Scatters from her pi&ur'd urn b Thoughts, that breath, and words, that burn. ' But ah I 'tis heard no more—- Oh ! Lyre divine, what daring Spirit Wakes thee how ? tho' he inherit b Words, that weep, »nd tears, that fpeak. Cvailey. ' c We have had in our language... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1770 - 136 pages
...Fancy hovering o'er Scatters from her piftur'd urn * Thoughts, that breathe, and words,that burn. c But ah ! "tis heard no more — Oh ! Lyre divine, what daring Spirit Wakes thee now ? tho' he inherit b Words, that weep, and tears, that fpeak. Cowley. ' c We have had in our language... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1770 - 134 pages
...Bright-ey'd Fancy hovering o'er Scatters from herpi&ur'd urn * Thoughts, that breathe, and words,that burn. c But ah ! "tis heard no more — Oh ! Lyre divine, what daring Spirit Wakes thee ROW ? tho' he inherit b Words, that weep, and tears, that fpeak. Cowley. ' c We have had in our language... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...thunder cloath'rt^ an^ long-resounding pace, Hark, his bands the lyre exploref Bright-ey'd Fancy hov'ring o'er, Scatters from her pictur'd urn , Thoughts that breathe, and words that burn. But ahf 'tis heard no more.^— GKAY. VOL. in, EDINBURG i THE HpOUO PITS?, BV THE MARTINS, 1778' POETICAL... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 342 pages
...With necks in thundercloath'd, and long-refoundmgpace, Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! Bnght-cy'd Fancy hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictur'd urn,...'tis heard no more — Oh ! lyre divine, what daring fpirit Wakes thee now ? though he inherit Nor the pride, nor ample. pinion, That the Theban eagle bear,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...necks in thunder cloath'd, and long- refoundmgpace. Hark, his hands the lyre explore ! B:ight-ey'd Fancy hovering o'er, Scatters from her pictur'd urn,...and words that burn. But, ah ! 'tis heard no more — 84 Oh! Oh ! lyre divine, what daring fpirit Wakes thee now i though he inherit ' ' J ' Nor the... | |
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Closed his eyes in endless night. Behold where Dryden's less presumptuous car Wide o'er the fields of Glory bear Two Coursers of ethereal race, With necks in thunder cloth'd, and long-resounding pace. 
