 There thou may'st wings display, and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand ways; Or, if thou wouldst thy different talents suit, Set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute.  Poetical Works: With a Memoir - Page 240by John Dryden - 1866Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1716 - 424 pages
...talents fuit, Set thy own Songs, and fing them to thy lute. He laid, but his lull words v.cie fcarcely heard, for Bruce and Longvil had a Trap prepar'd, And down they feiit the yet declaiming Bard. Sinking he left his Drugget Robe behind, Jiotn upwards by a Subterranean... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...talents fuit, Set thy own fongs, and fing them to thy lute. He faid; buthis laft words were fcarcely heard: For Bruce and Longvil had a trap prepar'd, And down they fent the yet declaiming bard. Sinking he left his drugget robe behind, Born upwards by a fubterranean... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...talents fuit, Set thy own fongs, and fing them to thy lute. He faid; buthis laft words were fcarcely heard: For Bruce and Longvil had a trap prepar'd, And down they fent the yet declaiming bard. Sinking he left his drugget robe behind, Born upwards by a fubterranean... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land : 206 There thou may'st wings display, and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand ways : Or if thou would'st thy diff'rent talents suit, Set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute. 210 He said ; hut his last words... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 664 pages
...talents fuit, Set thy own fongs, and fmg them to thy lute. He faid ; but his laft words were fcarcely heard : For Bruce and Longvil had a trap prepar'd, And down they fent the yet declaiming bard. Sinkmg he left his drugget robe behind, Borne upwards by a fubterranean... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...talents fuit, Set thy own fongs, and fing them to thy lute. He faid ; but his laft words were fcarcely heard : For Bruce and Longvil had a trap prepar'd, And down they fent the yet declaiming bard. Sinking he left his drugget robe behind, Borne upwards by a fubterranean... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...talents fuit, Set thy own fongs, and fing them to thy lute.' He faid; but his laft words were Icarcely heard ; For Bruce and Longvil had a trap prepar'd, 'And down they fent the yet declaiming bard. SiTiking, he left his drugget robe behind, Borne upwards by a fubterrancan... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 416 pages
...rhou would'st thy diff'rent talents>suit, Set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute. zi0 Hesaid ; but his last words were scarcely heard; For Bruce...Longvil had a trap prepar'd, And down they sent the yet-declaiming bard. Sinking, he left his drugget robe behind, Borne upwards by a subterranean wind:... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 382 pages
...may's! wings display, and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand ways: Or if thou wonld'st thy different talents suit, Set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute.' He said ; but his last words were scarcely heard ; } For Bruce and Longvil had a trap prepaid, > And... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...command Some peaceful province in Acrostic land: There thou inay'st wings display, and altars raise, And torture one poor word ten thousand ways: Or if thou would'st thy diff 'rent talents suit, Set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute. 210 He said ; but his last words... | |
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