 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 422 pages
...fair Olympia press'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...ravish'd ears the monarch hears, Assumes the god, aftects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. The praise of Bachiis, then, the sweet musician sung... | |
 | English literature - 1816
...his coronation, " shall promote the glory and interest of France — my spirit shall be wUh them!" " Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres." After looking up with awful submission to an all-ruling Providence, and considering only natural means,... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - Elocution - 1815 - 340 pages
...fair Olympia press'd, [world. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present Deity, they shout...; A present Deity, the vaulted roofs rebound. With ravished ears the monarch hears, Assumes the God, affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. The... | |
 | John Carey - English language - 1816 - 300 pages
...Greek, and which shall be noticed under the head of Trocba'ics: Iambic of two feet, or four syllables. With ra-]-vish'd ears The mo-|-narch hears, assumes | the god, affects to nod (Dryden. This metre is occasionally blended with verses of different kinds, to diversify the irregular... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...Olympia press'd, And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world.— The listening crowd admire the lofty sound ; A present deity, they shout...The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, «.i And seems to shake the spheres. The praise of Bacchus, then, the sweet musician sung ; Of Bacchus... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - Authors, English - 1831 - 952 pages
...bride, He stamp'cl an image of himself, a Sov'reign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the Jofty sound ; A present deity ! they shout around, A present deity ! the vaulted roofs abound. With ravish'd ears The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the... | |
 | James Andrew - English language - 1817 - 152 pages
...of lines; though in the following example it has a very good effect. It consists of two Iambuses. V With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod. This measure is often used in the names of ships, as Th? William Pitt, Thg Charlgs Grant; and it would... | |
 | Susan Edmonstone Ferrier - 1818 - 358 pages
...blooming eastern bride." Then, as his Grace closed his eyes, and his head sunk on his shoulder— " With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod." Lady Juliana, who would have been highly incensed, had she suspected the application of the words,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...fair Olympia press'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...god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. The praise of Bacchus, then, the sweet musician sung : Of Bacchus, ever fair and ever young. The jolly... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...slender waist he curl'd, [rx¿. And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign ti'j» The listening crowd admire the lofty sound, A present deity, they shout...ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Aflects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. CHORUS. With ravish'd ears The monarch hears. Assumes... | |
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