Retrospective Review, Volume 2Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas C. and H. Baldwyn, 1820 - Bibliography |
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Page 49
... Persians ) to the rising sunne of prosperity ? I am sent to the ant , to learne industry ; to the dove , to learne innocency ; to the ser- pent , to learne wisedome ; and why not to this bird , to learne equani- mity and patience , and ...
... Persians ) to the rising sunne of prosperity ? I am sent to the ant , to learne industry ; to the dove , to learne innocency ; to the ser- pent , to learne wisedome ; and why not to this bird , to learne equani- mity and patience , and ...
Page 87
... Persian wealth , Like Thetis shalt thou wanton on the waves And draw the dolphins to thy lovely eyes , To daunce lavoltas in the purple streames . Sirens with harpes and silver psalteries Shall waight with musicke at thy frigat's stem ...
... Persian wealth , Like Thetis shalt thou wanton on the waves And draw the dolphins to thy lovely eyes , To daunce lavoltas in the purple streames . Sirens with harpes and silver psalteries Shall waight with musicke at thy frigat's stem ...
Page 109
... Persian camp , the flight of Xerxes , and the slaughter of thousands ; the " solemn dirge of praise , " sung by Melissa and her attendant nymphs in the interval between the first successes , and the approach of Hyperanthes to the rescue ...
... Persian camp , the flight of Xerxes , and the slaughter of thousands ; the " solemn dirge of praise , " sung by Melissa and her attendant nymphs in the interval between the first successes , and the approach of Hyperanthes to the rescue ...
Page 110
... Persian part of the dramatis personæ . Masistius , the friend and mentor of Mardonius , is obviously a favourite of the poet ; and the regret of the latter for the loss of his friend , though depicted by an infinitely less powerful hand ...
... Persian part of the dramatis personæ . Masistius , the friend and mentor of Mardonius , is obviously a favourite of the poet ; and the regret of the latter for the loss of his friend , though depicted by an infinitely less powerful hand ...
Page 118
... Persian blood . Then came the king ; in majesty of form , In beauty , first of men , as first in pow'r , Contemplating the glory from his throne Diffus'd to millions round , himself he deem'd Not less than Mithra who illumes the world ...
... Persian blood . Then came the king ; in majesty of form , In beauty , first of men , as first in pow'r , Contemplating the glory from his throne Diffus'd to millions round , himself he deem'd Not less than Mithra who illumes the world ...
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