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" Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes,... "
Bell's Edition - Page 105
by John Bell - 1777
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...And thrice he routed all hii Foes, and thrice be flew the SjaiVr ' Tfee Mafter faw the Madnefs rife, His glowing Cheeks, his ardent Eyes ; And while he Heav'n and Earth fafy'd, Cbang'dhis Hand, and check'd bit Pride: He chofe a mournful Mufe Soft Pity to infufe ; He fung...
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T. Lucretius Carus,: Of the Nature of Things, in Six Books, Translated Into ...

Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - Atomism - 1714 - 508 pages
...thrice he routed all his' Foes, and thrice he flew the . fílain. The Mafter law the Madnefs rife, His glowing Cheeks, his ardent Eyes ; And while he Heav'n and Earth defy'd, Chang'd his Hand, and cheek'd his Pride. made Eunuchs of themfelves. This Story, how ftrange and ridiculous foever it may...
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The Thimble: An Heroi-comical Poem, in Four Cantos

William Hawkins - 1744 - 44 pages
...Pomp the lofty Bed ; IMITATIONS. * Sooth'd with the Sound, the King grew vain, Fought all his Battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his Foes, and thrice he flew the Slain. Drydtn's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day. It \ [ '9 3 It ftrikes, as ev'ry rapid Hour glides...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 2

John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while he...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he . flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while...
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The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 288 pages
...And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the flain. . The matter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; ~ And, while he Heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand, and>check'd his pride. He chofe a mournful mufe, Soft pity to infufe : He fung Darius, great and good,...
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The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth'd with the found the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes ; and thrice he flew the fuin. The mafter faw the madnefs rife ; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...Sweet is pleafure after pain. IV. Sooth 'd with the found the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife; His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he...
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The Works of the English Poets: Hughes

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...pleafure after pain ! VI. REC ITATI VE. Fir'd with the found, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he flew the flain. The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And And while...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1

English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...routed all his fo:s, and thrice he flew the fl'ain. 4*' The mafter faw the madnefs rife, His glovving cheeks, his ardent eyes, And while he heav'n and earth defy'd, Chang'd his hand, and check'd his pide. He chofe a mournful Mufe, Soft Pity to infufe : He fung, ' Darius, great and good ! ' By too...
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