 | 1842 - 602 pagina’s
...The princes applaud with a furious joy, •• And the King seized a flambean with zeal to destroy: Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. But it was not only as a poet that Dryden excelled; his prefaces and dedications may be generally quoted... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pagina’s
...gods! The princes applaud, with a furious joy; And the king seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy : Thais led the way, To light him to his prey; And, like another Helen — fir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, While organs yet were mute ; Timotheus, to his... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 pagina’s
...! 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. Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows learned to blow, While organs yet were mute... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pagina’s
...gods. The princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destroy, interest plac'd the sway in one. 'Twas Virtue only, (or in arts or a firM another Troy CHORUS. And the king seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pagina’s
...Princes applaud, with a furious joy ; Aiid the king seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy ; Thaïs sound, Over some widc-water'd shore, Swinging slow with sullen roar. Or if the air wil i Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to blow, i While organs yet were mute, Timotheus to his... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1844 - 514 pagina’s
...pavilion of Alexander's triumph? Yes: audits remains stand the memorial of his wantonness, hence " Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And like another Helen fired another Troy." Let us walk to the southern extremity of the eastern colonnade ; an immense mound... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pagina’s
...! 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 ! DRYDEN. ARIEL'S SONG. Where the bee sucks, there suck I ; In a cowslip's bell... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 pagina’s
...! 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. Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows learned to blow, While organs yet were mute... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1844 - 372 pagina’s
...gods ! 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." CHAPTER XIII. OF EPIC POETRT. Q. What rank does the Epic hold in poetry? A. It... | |
 | Leonhard Schmitz - 1844 - 458 pagina’s
...latter, she hides herself from the vengeance of the Trojans. See 11. 571-4. The verses in Dryden's Ode, Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy, probably allude to the incident in the 6th jEneid, but Virgil does not represent... | |
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Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew! Behold how they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes And glittering temples of their hostile gods. 
