 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 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 ; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 292 pages
...And glittering temples of their hostile gods ! The princes applaud with a furious joy, And theKing seized a flambeau ,with zeal to destroy : Thais led...prey ; And, like another Helen, fired another Troy. CHORUS. And the King seized a flambeau, with zeal to Thais led the way, [destroy : To light him to... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 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 seiz'da flambeau, with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another... | |
 | 1823 - 872 pages
...they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, Ami glitt'ring temples of their hostile gods. The princes applaud with a furious joy •, And the king seiz'daflambeau, with zeal to destroy ; Thais led the way To light him to his prey, And, like another... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 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 : Thais led the way, To light him to his prey ; And, like another... | |
 | British anthology - 1824 - 460 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 Thais led the way, [destroy : To light him to... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...they toss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes, And glittering temples of their e ye else, ye powers ! her soul aspire Above the vulgar flight of low seiz'da flambeau with zeal to destroy. Thais led the way, To light him to his prey, And, like another... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...glittering temples of their hostile gods. The prinees applaud, with a furious joy ; And the king seiz'da justify the ways of God to men. Say first, for Heav'n hides nothing from thy view, N'or the deep tr tir'd another Troy. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows leam'd to blow, While organs yet were mute... | |
 | William Scott - 1825 - 382 pages
...glittering temples of their hostile gods ! The princes applaud, with a furious joy ; 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. Thus, long ago, Ere heaving bellows lea-n'd to blow, While organs yet were... | |
 | William Samuel Cardell - 1825 - 276 pages
...himself, or the servant lights him to his room ; which means, to carry the sensible light before him. " Thais led the way, to light him to his prey '. And, like an other Helen, fired an other Troy." « Enlighten our hearts ;" cause the " candle of the Lord j"... | |
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And unburied remain Inglorious on the plain : Give the vengeance due To the valiant crew ! Behold how 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... 
