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" The Princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the King seized a flambeau, with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. "
Lessons in Elocution: Or, a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse for the ... - Page 242
by William Scott - 1823 - 372 pages
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 41-42

John Bell - 1777 - 644 pages
...ghosts, that in hattle were slain, And unhury'd remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew. Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian ahodes, And glitt'ring temples of their hostile gods ! The princes applaud with a furious joy, And...
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The Lady's Poetical Magazine: Or, Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1

1781 - 512 pages
...applaud with a furious joy, And the king feiz'da flambeau,, with zeal to -deftroy : BEAUTIES OF POETRY. Thai.s led the way, • • . . . . To light him to...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...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1789 - 416 pages
...'.— The princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the king feiz'da flambeau, with zeal to deftroir : Thais led the way, To light him to his prey ; And,...Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to Wow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus, to his breathing flute And founding lyre, •Could fwell...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...The princes applaud with a furious joy, And the king feiz'da flambeau, with zeal to deftroy: Thai's led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another...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...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...applaud with a furious joy ; And the King fciz'da flambeau, with zeal to Thais led the way [deftrojr ; To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen,...heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mure, Timotheus to his breathing flute Am! founding lyre ould fwcll the foul to rage, or kindle (oft...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...applaud, with a furious joy ; And the King fciz'da flambeau, with zeal to Thais led the way, [deftroy } ht reafon drives that cloud away, Truth breaks upon us with refiftlcfs day. Truft not yourlclf ; Icarn'd to blow. While organs yet were mute; Timothcus to his breathing flute And founding lyre Could...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - 1793 - 274 pages
...I—- The princes applaud, wirh a furious joy ; And the king feiz'da flambeau with zeal to deflroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And,...bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus to his breathing flute And founding lyre Could fwcll the foul to rage, or kindle fefl defirr,...
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

1801 - 416 pages
...ghosts that in battle were slain, And unbury'd remain Inglorious- on the plain: Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew. Behold how they toss their...Persian abodes, And glitt'ring temples of their hostile godsT The princes applaud with a furious joy, And the king seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy :...
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The Port Folio, Volume 3

1810 - 566 pages
...eyes. Behold how they toss their torches on high! How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile gods ! The princes applaud...And the king seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thai's led the way To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy." This ode...
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The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 2

George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...!——— Behold how they t6ss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes And glittering temples of their hostile gods. The princes applaud...furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destr6y i So much for the power of numbers. It may not be amiss now, ere I conclude this topic, to...
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