 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...or return the Wife ! He fung, and Hell confented To hear the Poet's Pray'r; Stern Stern Proferpine relented, And gave him back the Fair. • ; .............. O'er Death and o'er Hell, , • ••'.!• A Conqueft how hard and how glorious ! ; Tho' Fate had faft bound her ; , . . , With Styx nine Times... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...hufband, or return the wifel He fung, and hell confen'ted To hear the Poet's prayer ; Stern Proferpine relented, And gave him back the fair. Thus Song could prevail O'er Death, ami o'er hell ; A conqueft how hard, and how glorious J Though Fate had faft bound her With Styx nine... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...Oh, take the husband, or return the wife ! He sung, and Hell consented To hear the poet's pray'r ; Stern Proserpine relented, And gave him back the fair....and o'er hell, A conquest how hard and how glorious! Tho' Fate had fast bound her, With Styx nine times round her, Yet music and love were victorious. VL... | |
 | English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...return the wife ! He sung, and Hell consented To hear the poet's pray'r ; Stern Proserpine relented, 85 And gave him back the fair. Thus song could prevail...and o'er hell, A conquest how hard and how glorious! Tho' Fate had fast bound her, 90 With Styx nine times round her, Yet music and love were victorious.... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 296 pages
...Subdu'd at length, Hell's pitying monarch cry'd, The song rewarding, let us yield the bride. F. Lrwis. He sung, and hell consented To hear the poet's prayer...Stern Proserpine relented, And gave him back the fair. Heu, noctis prope terminoi Orpheus Eurydicen suam Vidit, perdidit, occidit. Nor yet the golden verge... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...return the wife ! He sung, and Hell consented To hear the poet's pray'r ; Stern Proserpine relented, 81 And gave him back the fair. Thus song could prevail...and o'er hell, A conquest how hard and how glorious ! Tho' Fate had fast bound her, 90 With Styx nine times round her, Yet music and love were victorious.... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...hell consented To hear the Poet's prayer I Stern Proserpine relented , And gave him back the fairsThus song could prevail O'er death and o'er hell, A conquest how hard , and how glorious ! Tho' fate had fast bound her, ^With Styx nine times round her, Yet music and love were victorious.... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...ring in the myrtle grove, Restore, restore Eurydice to life : Oh take the husband, or return the wifej He sung, and Hell consented To hear the Poet's prayer...and o'er hell, A conquest how hard and how glorious ! Tho' fate had fast bound her With Styx nine times round her, Yet Music and Love were victorious.... | |
 | Albin Joseph U. Hennet - 1806 - 458 pages
..., take the husband , or return the wife ! He sung , and hell consented To hear the poet's pray r ; Stern Proserpine relented , And gave him back the...and o'er hell , A conquest how hard and how glorious ! Tho' fate had fast bound her "With Styx nine times round her , Yet music and love were victorious.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 354 pages
...Subdu'd at length, Helfs pitying monarch cry'd, The song rewarding, let us yield the bride. r. LEWIJ. He sung, and hell consented To hear the poet's prayer...Stern Proserpine relented, And gave him back the fair. Heu, noctis prope termirios Orpheus EurycKcrn s'.tam , FnHt, perdidit, occidit, Nor vet the golden... | |
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He sung, and hell consented To hear the poet's prayer : Stern Proserpine relented, And gave him back the fair : Thus song could prevail O'er death, and o'er hell, A conquest how hard, and how glorious ! Tho' fate had fast bound her With Styx nine times... 
