 | Beautiful poetry - 1855 - 440 pages
...By ALEXANDER POPE. DESCEND, \e Nine ! descend and sing ; The breathing instruments inspire ; AVake into voice each silent string, And sweep the sounding lyre ! In a sadly-pleasing stram Let the warbling lute complain : Let the loud trumpet sound, Till the roofs all around The shrill... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...listening swains First in these fields I sung the sylvan strains. ODE ON ST CECILIA'S DAY, MDCOVIII. 1 DESCEND, ye Nine ! descend and sing ; The breathing...sadly-pleasing strain Let the warbling lute complain : Let the loud trumpet sound, Till the roofs all around The shrill echoes rebound : While in more lengthen'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...First in these fields I sung the sylvan strains. ODE ON ST CECILIA'S DAY, MDCCVIII. 1 DESCEND, yeJNine! descend and sing; The breathing instruments inspire,...sadly-pleasing strain Let the warbling lute complain : Let the loud trumpet sound, Till the roofs all around The shrill echoes rebound : While in more lengthen'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...here in crowds, and stare the strumpet down. ODES. ON ST. CECILIA'S DAY ORITTEK ix THE YEAR 1708.] DESCEND, ye Nine! descend and sing, The breathing...voice each silent string, And sweep the sounding lyre ! Jn a sadly-pleasing strain Let the warbling lute complain ; Let the loud trumpet sound Till the roofs... | |
 | Dublin city, univ - 1857 - 692 pages
...shall the state in that case also not be endangered 'I TO BE TRANSLATED INTO LATIM VEKSB. Descend, yc Nine ! descend and sing ; The breathing instruments...silent string, And sweep the sounding lyre ! In a sadly pleasing strain Let the warbling flute complain : Let the loud trumpet sound, Till the roofs... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1859 - 504 pages
...these fields I sung the sylvan strains. ODE ON ST. CECILIA'S DAY, MDCCVriT. AND OTHER PIECES FOB MUSIC. Where grazing heifers range the lonely wood, He leaps amidst them with a furious bound, Bends : Let the loud trumpet sound, Till the roofs all around The shrill echoes rebound ; While, in more... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 pages
...himself, by all approv'd, And prais'd, unenvied, by the Muse he lov'd." ODE FOR MUSIC ON ST. CECILIA'S DAY DESCEND, ye Nine ! descend and sing ; The breathing...silent string, And sweep the sounding lyre ! In a sadly pleasing strain Let the warbling lute complain ; Let the loud trumpet sound, Till the roofs all... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 pages
...listening swains First in these fields I sung the silvan strains. ODE ON ST CECILIA'S DAY, MDCOVIH. i. DESCEND, ye Nine! descend and sing ; The breathing...sadly-pleasing strain Let the warbling lute complain : Let the loud trumpet sound, Till the roofs all around The shrill echoes rebound ; While in more lengthen'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...these fields 1 sang the sylvan strain* ODE toN ST. CECILIA'S DAY MDCCVIH. And other Pieces for Marie. DESCEND, ye Nine: descend and sing: The breathing...sadly-pleasing strain Let the warbling lute complain Let the loud trumpet sound, Till the roofs all around The shrill echoes rebound : While, in more lengthen'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 334 pages
...himself, by all approv'd, And prais'd, unenvied, by the Muse he lov'd." ODE FOR MUSIC ON ST. CECILIA'S DAY DESCEND, ye Nine ! descend and sing ; The breathing...silent string, And sweep the sounding lyre ! In a sadly pleasing strain Let the warbling lute complain ; Let the loud trumpet sound, Till the roofs all... | |
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ON ST CECILIA'S DAY, MDCOVIH. i. DESCEND, ye Nine! descend and sing ; The breathing instruments inspire, Wake into voice each silent string, And sweep the sounding lyre! In a sadly-pleasing strain Let the warbling lute complain : Let the loud trumpet... 
