 Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute, Timotheus, to his breathing flute And sounding lyre Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame; The sweet enthusiast...  The Poetical Works of John Dryden - Page 16by John Dryden - 1891Full view - About this book
 | Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...fir'd another Troy.. Chorus. &na tneiKingfeizJda Riimbeau^vitk sieal to deftroyfcc. 7. Thus, long ago *Ere heaving Bellows learn'd to blow, While Organs yet were mute •, ' Timotheus, to his Breathing Fiute, Cou'd fwelf the Soul to Rage, or kindle foft Defire. At Lift Divine Cecilia came, Inventrefi... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...the way, To light him to his prey, , like another Helen, fir 'd another Troy. VII. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving. bellows learn'd to bloW, While organs...were mute ; Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And founding lyre, Could fwell the foul to rage, or kindle foft defire. At laft divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...the 'way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, ftr'd another Troy. VII. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs...were mute; Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And founding lyre, Could fwell the foul to rage, or kindle foft defire. At laft divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. VII. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus, So his breathing flute And founding lyre, Cou'd fwell the foul to rage, or kindle foft defire. At laft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...-uoay, To light him to his prey, .-In.!, like another Helen, fifd another Troy. VII. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs...were mute; Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And founding lyre, Could fwell the foul to rage, or kindle foft defire. At laft divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 664 pages
...the way, To light him to bit fry, And, hke another Helen, fir'd another Troy. VII. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute; Timotheus, to his breathing flute, Could fwell the foul to rage, or kindle foft defire. At laft divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs of the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 344 pages
...like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. IX. RECITATIVE. Thus, !ong ago, Ere heaving bellows learn' d to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And founding lyre, Could fwell the foul to rage, or kindle foft defire. At laft divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...way, To light him to his prey; >nJ, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy, • ' . O Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs...yet were mute, Timotheus, to his breathing flute And founding lyre, 'ould fwell the foul to rage, or kindle foft defire. At laft, divine Cecilia came, Inventrefs... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...led the way, To light Mm to his prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow* While organs...yet were mute ; Timotheus to his breathing flute And founding lyre, Coald fwell the foul to rage, or Jciodle foft defire. At laft divine Cecilia came, Inveatrefs... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...the way, To light him to his prey ; And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. Thus Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute, Timotheus, to the breathing flute And founding lyre, Cou'd fwell the foul to rage, or kindle foft defire, At laft... | |
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