On Thracia's hills the lord of war Has curb'd the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the sceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feathered king. With ruffled plumes, and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clouds... An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 348by Joseph Warton - 1806 - 8 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1784 - 518 pages
...himfelfto^iis lyre, he lays, ' Perchingon thel'ccptcr'd hand ' O¡ |jve, thy magic lulls the feathcr'd king • With ruffled plumes, and flagging wing: ' Quench'd in dark clouds of llumber lie 1 The terrorof his beak, andlight'ningsofhiseyc.* " Nothing can be better conceived, or... | |
| Tibullus - Latin poetry - 1759 - 276 pages
...folemn-breathing Airs, Enchanting Shell! the fullen Cares And frantic Paflions hear thy foft Controur. On Thracia's Hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the Fury of his Car, . And dropp'd his thirfty Lance at thy Command. Perching on the fcepter'd Hand Of Jove, thy Magic-lulls the feather'd... | |
| English poetry - 1765 - 414 pages
...folemn-breathing airs, Enchanting fhell! the fullen Cares, And frantic Paffions hear thy foft controul. . ■, On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the fury of his car, And drop'd his thirfty lance at thy command. Perching on the fcept'red hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the... | |
| Thomas Gray - Cats - 1768 - 140 pages
...folemn-breathing airs, Enchanting fhell! the fullen Cares, And frantic Pafllons hear thy foft controul. On Thracia's hills the Lord of War, Has curb'd the fury of his car, And drop'd his thirfty lance at thy command. k Perching on the fcept'red hand 1 Power of harmony to c»lm... | |
| Robert Dodsley - English poetry - 1770 - 352 pages
...folemn-breathing airs, Enchanting fhell! the fullen Cares, And frantic Paffions hear thy foft controul. On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the fury of his car, And drop'd his thirfty lance at thy command. Perching on the fcept'red hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1770 - 136 pages
...folemn-breathing airs, Enchanting (hell! the fullen Cares, And frantic Paffions, hear thy foft controul, On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the fury of his car, And drop'd his thirfty lance at thy command. k Perching on the fcept'red hand t Power of harmony to calm... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1775 - 168 pages
...folemn-breathing airs, Enchanting fhell! the fullen Cares, And frantic Paffions, hear thy foft controul. On Thracia's hills the lord of war Has curb'd the fury of his car, And drop'd his thirfty lance at thy command. \ Perching on the fceptred hand * Power of harmony to calm... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1778 - 182 pages
...calm the turbulent paffion's of the foul. The thoughts arc borrowed from the firft Pythian of Pinclar. On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the fury of his car, And drop'd his thirfly lance at thy command. * Perching on the fceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 456 pages
...folemn-breathing airs, Enchanting fhell! the fullen Cares, And frantic Paflions, hear thy foft control, On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the fury of his car, And drop'd his thirfty lance at thy command. f Perching on the fcepter'd hand "The fubject and fimile,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 394 pages
...folemn-breathing airs, Enchanting fhell! the fuilen Cares, And frantic Paffions, hear thy foft control, On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the fury of his car;. And drop'd his thirfty lance at thy command. •|• Perching on the fcepter'd hand. * Power of harmony... | |
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