 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1862 - 344 pagina’s
...form belied the god: Sublime on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia pressed, And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The...shout around— "A present deity!" the vaulted roofs rebound;— With ravished ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pagina’s
...slender waist he curled, And stamped an image of himself, a so v' reign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity, they...shout around ; A present deity, the vaulted roofs rebound : With ravished ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake... | |
 | 1863 - 478 pagina’s
...on radiant spheres he rode, When he to fair Olympia press'd ; And while he sought her snowy breast. Then round her slender waist he curl'd. And stamp'd...an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity, they shout around ; A present deity, the... | |
 | 1863 - 362 pagina’s
...her slender waist he curl'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sov'reign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity, they...shout around ; A present deity, the vaulted roofs rebound : With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake... | |
 | English poems - 1863 - 364 pagina’s
...her slender waist he curl'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sov'reign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity, they...shout around : A present deity, the vaulted roofs rebound : With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake... | |
 | Andreas Fischer - 1994 - 276 pagina’s
...succeeding line as in the already quoted example from Dryden's Alexander's Feast (34-36): The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound; "A present deity," they...shout around; "A present deity." the vaulted roofs rebound. In the poetry of Pope we also find examples for this, as in his Pastorals ("Autumn" 49-50;... | |
 | John Dryden - 2003 - 1024 pagina’s
...pressed,0 And while he sought her snowy breast; Then, round her slender waist he curled, And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The...shout around; 'A present deity' the vaulted roofs rebound. With ravished ears. The monarch hears; Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake... | |
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Who left his blissful seats above — Such is the power of mighty love! A dragon's fiery form belied the god; Sublime on radiant spires he... 
