Subtle as sphinx ; as sweet, and musical, As bright Apollo's lute, strung with his hair, And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love's... Publications [and Papers] - Page 891903Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...his hair' ; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony1. Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love's sighs; O, then hi< lines would ravish savage cars, And plant in tyrants mild humility. From women's eves this... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 418 pages
...his hair ;T And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony.» Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were tempered with love's sighs; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild humility.... | |
| William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 520 pages
...with his hair ; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were tempcr'd with love's sighs ; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears^ And plant in tyrants mild... | |
| William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...? . And when Love speaks, the voice of all the Gods Makes Heaven drowsy * with the Harmony. 234,8. Never durst Poet touch a pen .to write, Until his ink were temper'd with Love's sighs: And then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in Tyrallts mild Humanity. ~ 2349. WOMAN. The... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 418 pages
...his hair ;i And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony.8 Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were tempered with love's sighs ; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild... | |
| Poetical rhapsody - 1814 - 290 pages
...600049527X L 77 ' '* *' /'' ".<. 600049627X 77 r •poetical WITH A PREFACE, BY SIR EGERTON BRYDGES, KJ ' Never durst Poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with Love's sighs j And then his lines would ravish savage ears. And plant in Tyrants mild humanity." Shafctsp. KENT:... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1871 - 644 pages
...breathing their passion either in their own or in borrowed rhymes. Indeed, love makes the poet, for " Never durst poet touch a pen to write Until his ink were tempered with love's sigh. " And it is because " Love is heaven and heaven is love," that angelic speech... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...with his hair : And when love speaks, the voice of all ihe gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were tempered with love's sight: O then his eyes would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild humility.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1817 - 344 pages
...his hair ; T And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony.' Never durst poet touch a pen to write, Until his ink were tempered with love's sighs; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild humility.... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1818 - 332 pages
...with his hair ; And, when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Makes heaven drowsy with the harmony. Never durst poet touch a' pen to write, Until his ink were temper'd with love*s sighs ; O, then his lines would ravish savage ears, And plant in tyrants mild humility. t'.... | |
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