 | Edmund Waller - 1806 - 320 pages
...near, Had reach'd the nymph with his harmonious lay, Whom all his charms could not incline to stay. Yet what he sung in his immortal strain, Though unsuccessful,...He catch'd at love, and fill'd his arms with bays. FABULA PIKEBI ET DAPHNES. juvenis Thyrsis, Phoebique sacerdos, Ingenti frustra Sacharisste ardebat... | |
 | Lyre - Love poetry, English - 1806 - 208 pages
...beauteous. He has said of himself, " What then he sung, in his immortal strain, Though unsuccessful—was not sung in vain; All but the Nymph that should redress...his wrong, Attend his passion, and approve his Song !" to whose cause he was really attached. If he did not exhibit an example of public consistency, neither... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...near, Had reach'd the nymph with his harmonious lay, Whom all his charms could not incline to stay. Yet what he sung in his immortal strain, Though unsuccessful,...He catch'd at love, and fill'd his arms with bays. TO AMORET. 'PAIR ! that you may truly know -*- What you unto Thyrsis owe, I will tell you how I do... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...near, Had reach'd the nymph with his harmonious lay, Whom all his charms could not incline to stay. Yet what he sung in his immortal strain, Though unsuccessful,...acquiring unsought praise, He catch'd at love, and filTd his arms with bays. TO AMORET. that you may truly know ^^vrsis owe, _.-, aiitves, he had not... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...lay, •whom all his charms could not incline to stay. Yet what he sung in his immortal strain, tho' unsuccessful, was not sung in vain : all but the nymph...he catch'd at love, and fill'd his arms with bays. ON MY LADY ISABELLA PLAYING ON THE LUTE. Such moving sounds from such a careless touch I so unconcern'd... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...the nymph with his harmonious lay, Whom all his charms could not incline to stay. Yet, what he simp: in his immortal strain. Though unsuccessful, was not...acquiring unsought praise, He catch'd at love, and fill'tl his arms with bays. FABCLA PHCEB1 ET DAPHNES. ARC ADI. « juvenis Thyrsis, Phccbique sacerdos,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...harmonious lay, whom all his charms could not incline to stay. Yet what he sung in his immortal strain, tho' unsuccessful, was not sung in vain : all but the nymph...song. Like Phoebus thus, acquiring unsought praise, kcatch'd at love, and fill'd his arms with bays. ON MY LADY ISABELLA PLAYING ON THE LUTE. Such moving... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...strain, ho' unsuccessful, was not sung in vain : ill but the nymph that should redress his wrong, ittend his passion, and approve his song. Like Phoebus thus, acquiring unsought praise, Kcatch'd at love, and fill'd his arms with bays. ON MY LADY ISABELLA PLAYING ON THE LUTE. Such moving... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...nymph pursue. With numbers such as Phoebus' self might u*; All, but the nymph who should wires h» wrong, Attend his passion, and approve his song: Like Phoebus thus acquiring unsought oruwHe catch'd at love, and fill'd his arms with b»* By PRIOR. ON his death-bed poor Simon lies, His... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1819 - 644 pages
...but the nymph that should redress his wrong, Attend his passion, and approve his song. Like Phrebus thus, acquiring unsought praise, He catch'd at love, and fill'd his arms with baya. FABULA PHŒBI ET DAPHNES. AOCADI.Ï juvenis Thyrsis, Phœbique sácenlos, Ingenti frustra Sacharisssc... | |
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O'er these he fled ; and now approaching near, Had reach'd the nymph with his harmonious lay, Whom all his charms could not incline to stay. Yet, what he sung in his immortal strain, Though unsuccessful, was not sung in vain : All, but the nymph that... 
