 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...shame !) Stemm'd the while torrent of a barb'rous age, 695 And drove those holy Vandals off the siage. But see ! each Muse, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays ; Rome's ancient Genius o'er its rnins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his rev'rend... | |
 | Biography - 1784 - 778 pages
...fufficient to fubjoin iu the following lines die fingle tefliBiony of Pope : " But fee ! each Muf«, in Leo's golden days, '' Starts from her trance, and...her wither' d bays, " Rome's ancient genius o'er its ruins fprcad " Shakes off the dull, aiu! rears his reverend head. " Then fculpture and her filler-arts... | |
 | Francis William Blagdon - Paris (France) - 1803 - 534 pages
...arrived at the age of the Fine Arts in France, and now enter the HALL OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY. '• But see ! each muse in LEO'S golden days> " Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays ; " Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins, spread, " Shakes off the dust, and rears his... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...shame !) Stemm'd the wild torrent of a barb'rous age, 695 And drove those holy Vandals off the stage. But see ! each Muse in Leo's golden days Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays ; Rome's ancient Genius o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his rev'rend... | |
 | Henry Kett - Literature - 1805 - 422 pages
...Europe in search of the classic manuscripts, which were concealed in the libraries of monasteries. But see each Muse in Leo's golden days Starts from her trance, and trims her withered bays ; Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his reverend... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1806 - 580 pages
...subject may be found in a letter of Girolamo Negri, in the Lettere di Printipi, vol. 1. p. 106. (If) " But see each muse, in LEO'S golden days, " Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays ; " ROME'S ancient genius, o'er its ruins spread, " Shakes off the dust, and rears his... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 416 pages
...frigidly written by Knight ; although, indeed, the materials he has collected are curious and useful. 47. But see ! each muse in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her witherM bays : Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his rev'rend... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...shame!) 134 Stcmm'd the wild torrent of a harharous age, And drove those holy Vandals off the stage. But see ! each Muse in Leo's golden days Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd hays; Rome's ancient Genins, o'er its ruins spread, HO Shakes off the dust, and rears his... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...(he shame !) Stem'd the wild torrent of a barbarous age, And drove those holy Vandals off the stage. But see ! each Muse in Leo's golden days Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd hays; Rome's ancient genins, o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his reverend... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...the shame !) Stem'd the wild torrent of a barbarous age, And drove those holy Vandals off the stage. But see ! each Muse in Leo's golden days Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays ; Rome's ancient genius, o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears bis reverend... | |
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Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began to live ; With sweeter notes each rising temple rung ; A Raphael painted, and a Vida sung... 
