 His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heaven and earth defied Changed his hand, and checked his pride. He chose a 'mournful Muse Soft pity to infuse : He sung Darius great and good, By too severe a fate Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen...  Exercises in Reading and Recitation - Page 53by Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 251 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1836 - 534 pages
...rise ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ! He chose a mournful muse, Soft pity to infuse : He sang Darius, great and good, By too severe a fate, Fallen!...high estate, And weltering in his blood ! Deserted in his utmost need By those his former bounty fed, On the bare earth exposed he lies, With not a friend... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 478 pages
...cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he heaven and earth defied, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful muse Soft pity to infuse...fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen from his high estate, And welt'ring in his hlood ; Deserted, at his utmost need, By those his former hounty fed ; On the hare... | |
 | John Dryden - 1837 - 482 pages
...good, By too severe a fate, Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen from his high estate, And welt'ring in his blood ; Deserted, at his utmost need, By those...With not a friend to close his eyes. With downcast looks the joyless victor sate, Revolving in his alter'd soul The various turns of chance below ; And,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1838 - 338 pages
...reverse of fortune suffered by Darius : " Deserted, at his greatest need, By those his former bounty fed, He sung Darius, great and good, By too severe a fate,...from his high estate, and weltering in his blood." 342. EXCLAMATIONS are the effect of strong emotions of the mind ; such as surprise, admiration, joy,... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1839 - 362 pages
...cheeks*, his ardent eyes* ; And', while he heaven and earth defied'. Changed his hand', and checked his pride*. He chose a mournful muse', Soft pity to infuse*:...Fallen', fallen*, fallen', fallen', Fallen' . . from bis high estate', And welt'ring in his blood* : Deserted at his utmost need' By those his former bounty... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he heaven and earth defied, Changed his hand and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful Muse, Soft pity to infuse...By those his former bounty fed : On the bare earth exposed he lies, With not a friend to close his eyes. With downcast looks the joyless victor sate,... | |
 | Brandon Turner - 1840 - 258 pages
...glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he heaven and earth defied, Changed his hand and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful Muse Soft pity to infuse...By those his former bounty fed. On the bare earth exposed he lies, 'With not a friend to close his eyes. With downcast looks the joyless victor sat,... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he heaven and earth defied, Changed his hand and check'd his pride. He chose a mournful Muse, Soft pity to infuse...fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen from his high estate, Revolving in his alter'd soul The various turns of chance below ; And now and then a sigh he stole,... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 714 pages
...sound to sense. The repetition of the word fallen in the following lines has a remarkably fine effect. He sung Darius great and good, By too severe a fate...Fallen, from his high estate And weltering in his blood. There is a similar beauty in the ensuing. The prince, unable to conceal his pain, Gazed on the fair... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1840 - 314 pages
...reverse of fortune suffered by Darius : " Deserted, at his greatest need, By those his former bounty fed, He sung Darius, great and good, By too severe a fate,...from his high estate, and weltering in his blood." 342. EXCLAMATIONS are the effect of strong emotions of the mind ; such as surprise, admiration, joy,... | |
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