 Pelops' line, Or the tale of Troy divine, Or what (though rare) of later age Ennobled hath the buskined stage. But, O sad virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from his bower! Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as, warbled to the string,...  Selections from the British Poets - Page 951840Full view - About this book
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...later age .* Ennobled hath the buskin'd stage. But 0, sad virgin, that thy power Might raise Muaasus from his bower ? Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such...to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, Jlnd made Hell grant what love did seek Or call up him that left half told » The story of Cambuscan... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1913 - 972 pages
...with that of Orpheus in his "II Penseroso" : "But O, sad virgin, that thy power Might raise Musseus from his bower, Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such...Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek." CHAPTER XXV ARION — IBYCUS SIMONIDES SAPPHO THE poets whose adventures compose this chapter were... | |
 | Helen Louise Cohen - 1927 - 402 pages
...Orpheus to the other world and to the magic power of his music: 1 WS Lander's Orpheus and Eurydice. Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as, warbled...Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek. In North America, a similar myth appears under various guises. The Yokut Indians relate how a husband,... | |
 | William Bridges Hunter (Jr.) - 1986 - 260 pages
...of L'Al is holiday song and dance; here the speaker hopes for music of miraculous power — But, O sad Virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from...Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek. (103-8) Folktales recounted in L'Al over a cheerful mug of ale have in IIP a weightier counterpart... | |
 | Louis Lohr Martz - 1986 - 388 pages
...Hermes, Plato, and the great tragedians, while his mind longs to behold Orpheus in vital action: But, O sad Virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from...Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek. [103-08] And after his dreams, set in an harmonious Theocritean landscape, he hopes to hear the music... | |
 | John Hollander - 1990 - 280 pages
...figure of "Gorgeous Tragedy" had been able to represent tragic poets by presenting their plays: But, O sad Virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from...Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek. It is interesting to observe that the parallel evocation of Orpheus in the closing lines of VAllegro... | |
 | Charles Mills Gayley - 1995 - 682 pages
...Milton couples his name with that of Orpheus : But, O sad Virgin ! that thy power Might raise Musa2us from his bower, Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such...down Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek.1 Other legendary bards or musicians were Linus, Marsyas, and Amphion. (3) The Poets of Mvthology.... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pages
...sitting in thine eyes; There held in holy passion still, Forget thyself to marble, (1. 31—42) 17 thou so many princes at a shot So bloodily hast struck?...some time are masters of their fates, The fault, (1. 105-108) IB But let my due feet never fail To walk the studious cloister's pale, And love the high... | |
 | Thomas Bulfinch - 1993 - 390 pages
...sacred poems and oracles. Milton couples his name with that of Orpheus in his // Penseroso: But O, sad virgin, that thy power Might raise Musaeus from...Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what love did seek. CHAPTER 25 Arion; Ibycus; Simonides; Sappho The poets whose adventures compose this chapter were real... | |
 | Plato - 1993 - 196 pages
...journeyed alive — this is why Phaedrus claims he was a coward — to the Underworld to bring her back. Or bid the soul of Orpheus sing Such notes as warbled...Pluto's cheek, And made Hell grant what Love did seek. (Milton, // Penseroso, lines 104-108) But Eurydice was released on the condition that Orpheus not turn... | |
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