...Olympia pressed, [the world. And stamped an image of himself, a sovereign of The listening crowd—admire the lofty sound : A present deity! they shout around...roofs rebound. With ravished ears, the monarch hears; And seems to sha Assumes the god, affects to nod, .hake the spheres. The praise of Bacchus, then, the...

...fair Olympia press'd, ***** And stamp'd an image of himself, a sovereign of the world. The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound; A present deity, they...A present deity ; the vaulted roofs rebound. With ravish'd ears the monarch hears, Assumes the god, affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. The...

...recognising Jove as the father of his hero, hath used the most regular and perfect iambics : " The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound, A present deity they...around, A present deity' the vaulted roofs rebound. With ravish'd ears The monarch hears, Assumes the g6d, Affects to nod, , • And seems to shake the spheres."...

...heart, driven thither by despair and the enmity of his justly incensed subjects? Look at Alexander, " With ravished ears The monarch hears. Assumes the...God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. ***** With downcast looks, the joyless victor sate, Revolving in his altered soul The various turns...

...— admire the lofty sound : A present de;ty I they shout around; A present deity! the vaulted roof's rebound. With ravished ears, the monarch hears; Assumes the god. affects to nod, And *ecms to shake the spheres. The praise of Rocchus, then, the sweet musician Of Bacchus, ever fair,...

...can hardly be stated except in the decorous terms of classical mythology. The fortunate artillerist Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the spheres. A far-shining figure is seen to sit above the thunder on the Napoleonic Olympus ; on his right hand...

...the lyre." He first flatters the monarch by assuming the origin of his race from one of the Gods. " The listening crowd admire the lofty sound, A present deity ; they shout around, » » » * With ravished ears The monarch hears, Assumes the god, Affects to nod, And seems to shake...

...universally, and because these Instances must also be most universally understood. 10With ravish'd Ears The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the Spheres. In which Air I am sorry to observe, that the Affectation of imitating this Nod, has reduced the Music...

...succeeding line as in the already quoted example from Dryden's Alexander's Feast (34-36): The list'ning crowd admire the lofty sound; "A present deity," they...around; "A present deity." the vaulted roofs rebound. In the poetry of Pope we also find examples for this, as in his Pastorals ("Autumn" 49-50; Pope's italics),...

...universally, and because these Instances must also be most universally understood. 9. With ravish'd Ears, The Monarch hears, Assumes the God, Affects to nod, And seems to shake the Spheres. In which Air I am sorry to observe, that the Affectation of imitating this Nod, has reduced the Music...