The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 3W. Pickering, 1832 |
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... faces fell To worship that celestial sound . 5 10 15 Less than a God they thought there could not Within the hollow of that shell , That spoke so sweetly and so well . [ dwell What passion cannot Music raise and quell ? III . The ...
... faces fell To worship that celestial sound . 5 10 15 Less than a God they thought there could not Within the hollow of that shell , That spoke so sweetly and so well . [ dwell What passion cannot Music raise and quell ? III . The ...
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... face for conquest was design'd , Your every motion charms my mind ; Angels , when you your silence break , Forget their hymns , to hear you speak ; But when at once they hear and view , Are loth to mount , and long to stay with you . No ...
... face for conquest was design'd , Your every motion charms my mind ; Angels , when you your silence break , Forget their hymns , to hear you speak ; But when at once they hear and view , Are loth to mount , and long to stay with you . No ...
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... face that can all hearts command , That all religions can invade , And change the laws of every land ? Where thou hadst plac'd such power before , Thou shouldst have made her mercy more . When Chloris to the temple comes , Adoring ...
... face that can all hearts command , That all religions can invade , And change the laws of every land ? Where thou hadst plac'd such power before , Thou shouldst have made her mercy more . When Chloris to the temple comes , Adoring ...
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... face : 50 55 Now give the hautboys breath ; he comes , he comes . Bacchus , ever fair and young , Drinking joys did first ordain ; Bacchus ' blessings are a treasure , Drinking is the soldier's pleasure : Rich the treasure , Sweet the ...
... face : 50 55 Now give the hautboys breath ; he comes , he comes . Bacchus , ever fair and young , Drinking joys did first ordain ; Bacchus ' blessings are a treasure , Drinking is the soldier's pleasure : Rich the treasure , Sweet the ...
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... to the pit : Draw the barren heifer back ; Barren let her be , and black . Cut the curl'd hair that grows Full betwixt her horns and brows : 10 5 1 And turn your faces from the sun , Answer me 32 THE POEMS ) Incantation in Edipus.
... to the pit : Draw the barren heifer back ; Barren let her be , and black . Cut the curl'd hair that grows Full betwixt her horns and brows : 10 5 1 And turn your faces from the sun , Answer me 32 THE POEMS ) Incantation in Edipus.
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