 | Robert Charles Dallas - 1820 - 622 páginas
...Cecilia's own ; and, indeed, I could not but compare them with those immortalized in Dryden's ode : • ' The sweet enthusiast from her sacred store, Enlarged...With Nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before." It is a common observation, that the organ is peculiarly adapted to solemn sounds; and the swelling... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 páginas
...Timotheus, to his breathing flute And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage — or kindle soft desire. At last, divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal...frame. The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, . Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With Nature's mother'wit and... | |
 | 1816 - 598 páginas
...our finest poets : Uryden in his Alexander's Feast, and Pope in his Ode on St.Cecilia'i Day: viz. " At last, divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal...frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarg'd the former narrow bound», And added length to solemn sounds, With Nature's mother-wit, and... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 páginas
...to riis breathing flute And si uiiding lyre, Co;ild swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame. The sweet tnthusias1, from her sacred store. EnUrg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 páginas
...Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal...bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother- wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown ;... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 páginas
...Tirnotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal...narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature'smother-wit,and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 páginas
...Timotheus, to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire. At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal...frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With Nature's mother-wit, and... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 292 páginas
...Timotheus, to his breathing flute And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire* At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal...narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, [fore. With Nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown beLet old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide... | |
 | 1822 - 440 páginas
...aspire, While solemn airs improve the sacred fire; • • And angels lean from heaven to hear. POPE. Inventress of the vocal frame; The sweet enthusiast from her sacred store At last divine CECILIA came, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother wit, and arts... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 páginas
...Timotheus to his breathing flute, And sounding lyre, Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire^ At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal...frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store^ Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, And. added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother wit, and... | |
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Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With Nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize, Or both divide the crown : He raised a mortal to the skies: She drew an angel down. 
