 Bacchus' blessings are a treasure, Drinking is the soldier's pleasure: Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain; Fought all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes,...  The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray - Strona 127autor: William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Lawrence Dundas Campbell, Ewq. - 1806 - Liczba stron: 850
...ingenious flattery, arid unbounded exaggeration : " Sooth'd with the strain the prince grew vain, Foeg'ht all his battles o'er again, And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain." From the mountains we directed our course towards Buckra Jeel, where we arrived on the 4-th of December.... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - Liczba stron: 458
...Sweet the pleasure; .. i " Sweet is pleasure after pain." iv. ' f Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes, and thrice he The master saw the madness rise ; [slew the slain. His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; : And while... | |
 | Young gentleman - 1807 - Liczba stron: 314
...Sweet is pleafore after pain. Sootl.'d with the found, the k'ng grew vain ; Fought all his hattles o'er again ; And thrice he routed all his foes; and thrice he ftew the The mafter ('aw the madnefs rife ; [(lain. His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And while... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - Liczba stron: 434
...Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain, Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again ; And...routed all his foes ; and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness rise ; His glbwing cheeks, .his ardent eyes; And while he heav'n and earth... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - Liczba stron: 500
...the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. IV. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain : Fought all his battles o'er again ; And...routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. — The master saw the madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he heaven and... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - Liczba stron: 506
...the treasure, Sweet the pleasure, Sweet is pleasure after pain. IV. Soothed with the sound, the king grew vain : Fought all his battles o'er again ; And...routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. — The master saw the madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he heaven and... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - Liczba stron: 302
...Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain : Fought all his battles o'er again ; And...routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes ; And, while he heav'n and earth... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - Liczba stron: 512
...Rich the treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Sooth'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again; And...routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes; And while he heav'n and earth... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - Liczba stron: 604
...treasure, Sweet the pleasure ; Sweet is pleasure after pain. Kooth'd wiih the sound, the king grew Tain ; e grinning mate replies, In this I grant that man is wise. While good j and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness ri« : His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyes... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Liczba stron: 582
...Sweet the pleasure ! BOTH, Sweet is pleasure after pain ! RECITATIVE. Fir'd with the sound, the king grew vain ; Fought all his battles o'er again, And...routed all his foes, and thrice he slew the slain. The master saw the madness rise, His glowing cheeks, his ardent eyet ; And while he Heaven and Earth... | |
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