 Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round : Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play, As if he would the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings.  Watts, A. Philips, West, Collins, Dyer, Shenstone, Young - Page 206edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1908 - 476 pages
...his frolic play, As if he would the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings. 25 O Music! sphere-descended maid, Friend of Pleasure,...aid! Why, goddess! why, to us denied, Lay'st thou thy ancient lyre aside? As in that loved Athenian bower 30 You learn'd an all-commanding power, Thy mimic... | |
 | Ida Prentice Whitcomb - Music - 1908 - 534 pages
...Faith in his subject is an indispensable requisite in the work of an artist." — Mendel sso hn . " O Music ! sphere-descended Maid, Friend of Pleasure,...aid! Why, goddess, why to us denied, Lay'st thou thy ancient lyre aside! " Tis said, and I believe the tale, Thy humble reed could more prevail, Had more... | |
 | Robert Frederick Brewer - English language - 1908 - 404 pages
...fantastic round, Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound : And he, amidst his frolic play, As it he would the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings. O Music 1 sphere-descended maid, Friend of pleasure, wisdom's aid ! Why, goddess ! why, to us denied, Lay'st... | |
 | William Stanley Braithwaite - English poetry - 1909 - 1334 pages
...fingers kiss'd the strings, Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round : Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play,...Why, goddess ! why, to us denied, Lay'st thou thy ancient lyre aside ? As in that loved Athenian bower You learn'd an all-commanding power, Thy mimic... | |
 | Literature - 1910 - 542 pages
...fingers kiss'd the strings, Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round: Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play,...aid! Why, goddess, why, to us denied, Lay'st thou thy ancient lyre aside? As in that loved Athenian bower You learn'd an all-commanding power, Thy mimic... | |
 | Anna Callender Brackett - American poetry - 1909 - 374 pages
...fantastic round; Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound ; And he, amidst his frolic play, Oh Music ! sphere-descended maid, Friend of Pleasure,...! Why, goddess, why, to us denied, Lay'st thou thy ancient lyre aside ? As in that loved Athenian bower You learned an all-commanding power, Thy mimic... | |
 | English poetry - 1910 - 298 pages
...fingers kiss'd the strings, Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round: Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play,...aid! Why, goddess, why, to us denied, Lay'st thou thy ancient lyre aside? As in that loved Athenian bower You learn'd an all-commanding power, Thy mimic... | |
 | English poetry - 1910 - 524 pages
...fingers kiss'd the strings, Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round: Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play,...aid! Why, goddess, why, to us denied, Lay'st thou thy ancient lyre aside? As in that loved Athenian bower You learn'd an all-commanding power, Thy mimic... | |
 | John William Cunliffe, James Francis Augustin Pyre, Karl Young, James Francis Augustine Pyre - English literature - 1910 - 656 pages
...kiss'd the strings. Love fram'd with Mirth a gay fantastic round ; 90 Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound, And he, amidst his frolic play,...if he would the charming air repay. Shook thousand odors from his dewy wings. 95 389 Why, goddess, why, to us denied, Lay'st thou thy ancient lyre aside?... | |
 | English poetry - 1910 - 606 pages
...his frolic play, As if he would.the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings. 0 Music ! sphere-descended maid, Friend of Pleasure,...aid! Why, goddess, why, to us denied, Lay'st thou thy ancient lyre aside? As in that loved Athenian hower You learn'd an all-commanding power, Thy mimic... | |
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