 Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell That spoke so sweetly and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell?  Original Poems - Page 236by John Dryden - 1773Full view - About this book
 | Ballads, English - 1727 - 296 pages
...paflion cannāt mufick raife and quell ! The Trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With Ihrill notes of anger, And mortal alarms. The double, double, double beat Of the thundring Drum Cries, heark ! the foe's come : Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat. * The foft complaining Flute, In... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...Paffion cannot Mufick raiie and quell I III. The Trumpet's loud Clangor Excites us to Arms, With fhrill Notes of Anger And mortal Alarms. The double double...Foes come ; Charge, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat. The foft complaining Flute In dying Notes difcovers The Woes of hopelefs Lovers, Whofe Dirge is whifper'd... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...paffion cannot Mufic raife and quell ? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With fhrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double...retreat. IV. The foft complaining flute In dying notes difcovers The woes of hopelefs lovers, Whofe dirge is whifper'd by the warbling lute. V, Sharp violins... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...paffion cannot Mufic raife and quell ? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With mrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double...retreat. IV. The foft complaining flute In dying notes difcovers The woes of hopelefs lovers, Whofe dirge is whifper'd by the warbling lute. V. Sharp violins... | |
 | Daniel Webb - Painters - 1761 - 354 pages
...in the whifpering of the breeze, the tumbling of ruins. Eug. OR, The rumbling of Drums, as thus, . The double, double, double beat Of the thund'ring Drum Cries, Hark, the foes come. Drydenl THIS is altogether ridiculous ; that rule of Criticifm, the found fhould feem an echo «o the... | |
 | Daniel Webb - Poetry - 1762 - 140 pages
...as, in the whifpering of the breeze, the tumbling of ruins. E«S. OR, The rumbling of Drums, as thus, The double, double, double beat Of the thund'ring Drum Cries, Hark, the foes come. THIS is altogether ridiculous ; that rule ef Criticifm, the found fhould feem an echo jo the fenfe,... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...paffion cannot Mufic raife and quell ? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With fhrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double...retreat* IV. The foft complaining flute In dying notes difcovers The woes of hopelefs lovers, Whofe dirge is whifper'd by the warbling late* V. Sharp violins... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...With shrill notes of anger, W mortal alarms; The double, double, double beat Oithe thund'ring Drum, 30 Cries, Hark ! the foes come ; Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat. IV. The soft complaining Flute, In dyuig notes discovers, The woes of hopeless lovers, 35 Whose dirge is whisper'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 326 pages
...arms, With (hrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double double beat Of the thundering drum Cries, hark ! the foes come ; Charge, Charge,...retreat. IV. The foft complaining flute In dying notes difcovers The woes of hopelefs lovers, Whofe dirge is whifper'd by the warbling lute. I V. Sharp violins... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...pafl:on cannot Mufic raife and quell ? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With mrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double double beat Of the thundering drum Cries, hark ! the foes come; Charge, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat. IV. The foft... | |
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