 | John Bell - English poetry - 1791 - 546 pages
...bold, The native legends of thy land rehearse; To such adapt thy lyre, and suit thy pow'rful verse. In scenes like these, which daring to depart From sober...heroic Muse employ'd her TASSO'S art ! How have I trembl'd, when, at Tancrcd's stroke, Its gushing blood the gaping cypress pour'dl When each live plant... | |
 | Odes, English - 1791 - 172 pages
...bold, The native legends of thy land rehearse; To such adapt thy lyre, and suit thy pow'rful verse. In scenes like these, which daring to depart From sober...Fancy's view, Th' heroic Muse employ'd her TASSO'S art I How have I trembl'd, when, at Tancred's stroke, Its gushing blood the gaping cypress pour'dl When... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1800 - 482 pages
...introduction of the pathetic would, most probably, seal it for immortality, for it is nevertheless Irrscenes like these, which daring to depart From sober truth,...forth fresh delight to Fancy's view, Th' heroic muse employ 'd her Tasso's art! How have I sat, when pip'd the pensive wind, To hear his harp, by British... | |
 | William Collins - Fore-edge paintings - 1802 - 198 pages
...; To such adapt thy lyre, and suit- thy powerful verse.. 122 ODE OS THE SUPERSTITIONS, &C. XII. In scenes like these, which, daring to depart From sober...heroic Muse employ'd her Tasso's art ! How have I trembled, when at Tancred's stroke, Its gushing blood the gaping cypress pour'd ! When each live plant... | |
 | William Collins - Fore-edge paintings - 1802 - 206 pages
...native legends of thy land rehearse ; To such adapt thy lyre, and suit thy powerful verse.. XII. In scenes like these, which, daring to depart From sober...heroic Muse employ'd her Tasso's art ! How have I trembled, when at Tancred's stroke, Its gushing blood the gaping cypress pour'd ! When each live plant... | |
 | William Collins - 1804 - 166 pages
...bold, The native legends of thy land rehearse; To such adapt thy lyre, and suit thy pow'rful verse. In scenes like these, which, daring to depart From sober...heroic muse employ'd her Tasso's art ! How have I trembled, when, at Tancred's stroke, Its gushing blood the gaping cypress pour'd ! When each live plant... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 480 pages
...pathetic would, most probably, seal it for immortality ; for it is nevertheless In scenes likfe rfiese, which daring to depart From sober truth, are still...Muse employ'd her Tasso's art ! How have I sat, when pip'd the pensive wind, To hear his harp, by British Fairfax strung, Prevailing poet, whose undoubting... | |
 | William Collins - English poetry - 1804 - 168 pages
...bold, The native legends of thy land rehearse; To such adapt thy lyre, and suit thy pow'rful verse. In scenes like these, which, daring to depart From sober...forth fresh delight to Fancy's view, Th' heroic muse employ 'd her Tasso's art ! How have I trembled, when, at Tancred's stroke, Its gushing blood the gaping... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...rehearse; To such adapt thy lyre, and suit thy pow'rful verse. In scenes like these, which, darting to depart From sober truth, are still to Nature true,...forth fresh delight to Fancy's view, Th' heroic muse emplby'd herTasso's art! * An aquatic bird like agoose, on the eggs of which the inhabitants of St.... | |
 | John Black - 1810 - 528 pages
...and unequal translation of Fairfax, he has left us a testimony in the following beautiful lines : In scenes like these, which daring to depart From sober...Fancy's view, Th' heroic Muse employ'd her Tasso's art, 370 CHAl'. XXIV. AD • • Aet. • Of Tassn's Lyric Poetry. How have I trembled, when at Tancred's... | |
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IN scenes like these, which, daring to depart From sober truth, are still to nature true, And call forth fresh delight to fancy's view, Th... 
