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Lectures on General Literature, Poetry, &c., Delivered at the Royal ... - Page 173
by James Montgomery - 1833 - 324 pages
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

1801 - 416 pages
...glitt'ring temples of their hostile godsT The princes applaud with a furious joy, And the king seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy : Thais led the way, To light him tohis prey; And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. CHORUS. " And the King seiz'da flambeau, with...
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The Port Folio, Volume 3

1810 - 566 pages
...they toss their torches on high! How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile gods ! The princes applaud with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thai's led the way To light him to his prey, And, like another...
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The Miscellaneous Works of David Humphreys: Late Minister Plenipotentiary to ...

David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 pages
...wreath — He stretch'da fop beneath the table, She scolded him to death. J i And the king seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destroy; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. VII. Thus long ago, Ere heaving bellows learn'd to Mow.. While organs yet were...
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...toss their torches on high , How they point to the Persian abodes, And glitt'ring temples of their hostile gods ! The Princes applaud , with a furious joy : And the King s«iz'da flambeaux , with zeal te destroy ; Thais led the way , To-light him to his prey , • And...
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Poems on Various Subjects: Selected to Enforce the Practice of Virtue, and ...

E. Tomkins - 1804 - 416 pages
...they toss their torches OB high, How they point to the Persian ahodes, And glitt'ring temples of their hostile gods ! The Princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flamhean, with zeal to destroy . Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

1806 - 408 pages
...they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glitt'ring temples of their hostile gods. The princes applaud, with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy; Thai's led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another...
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Poëmes ou morceaux détachés de differens auteurs anglais, traduits en vers ...

Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 456 pages
...toss their torches on high ! How they point to the persian abodes ! And glittering temples of their hostile Gods ! The princes applaud with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destroy. Thaïs led the way To light him to his prey, Mais sur un ton...
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Poems on various subjects, selected by E. Tomkins

E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glitt'ring temples of their hostile gods! The Princes applaud, with a furious joy; And the king seiz' da flambeau, with zeal to destroy; ThaYs led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another...
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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill, Volume 21

John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...glitt'ring temples of their honile gods ! The princes applaud with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy : Thais led the way,...light him to his prey ; • And, like another Helen, fir'd another Troy. 1 ..«.!.. . . _ CHORUS. "" And the King seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to " Thais...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 pages
...they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their hostile gods. — The princes applaud, with a furious...prey, And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. CHORUS. And the king seized a flambeau with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to his...
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