 Now strike the golden lyre again! A louder yet, and yet a louder strain, Break his bands of sleep asunder, And rouse him, like a rattling peal of thunder. Hark, hark! the horrid sound Has raised up his head! As awaked from the dead, And amazed, he stares...  Beautiful poetry, selected by the ed. of The Critic - Pagina 53door Beautiful poetry - 1859Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Bell - 1777 - 644 pagina’s
...to infuse: Hark, hark, the horrid sound Has rais'd up his head, As awak'd from the dead, And amaz'd, he stares around. Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries,...sparkles that flash from their eyes ! Behold a ghastly hand, Each a torch in his hand, Those are Grecian ghosts, that in hattle were slain, And unhury'd remain... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pagina’s
...having a few iambic lines interspersed. Revenge rev£nge Timotheus cries See the furies arise ! See trie snakes that they rear, How they hiss in their hair,...sparkles that flash from their ey'es !——— Behold how they t6ss their torches on high, How they point to the Persian abodes And glittering temples of... | |
 | 1810 - 566 pagina’s
...happily seconded by the rapidity of anapaestic measure. " Revenge ! revengt: ! Timothcus cries ; Sec the Furies arise ! See the snakes that they rear. How they hiss in their hair, And tht sparkles that flash from their eyes. Behold how they toss their torches on high! How they point... | |
 | 1801 - 416 pagina’s
...thunder. Siij Hark, hark, the horrid sound Has rais'd up his head, As awak'd from the dead. And amaz'd, he stares around. Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries, See the furies arise! See the snaies that they rear, How they hiss in their hair! And the sparklesthat flash from their eyes! Behold... | |
 | 1802 - 570 pagina’s
...slaughtered Greeks ia the form of Furies, armed with horrid torches for the burning of Per«epolis : " Revenge ! revenge ! Timotheus cries : See, the furies arise ! See the snakes that they rear, How they his« in their hair, And the sparkles that flash from their eyes ! Behold, a ghastly band, Each a torch... | |
 | David Humphreys - 1804 - 440 pagina’s
...of thunder. Hark, hark the horrid sound Has rais'd up his head, As awak'd from the dead, And amaz'd he stares around. Revenge, revenge ! Timotheus cries,...the sparkles that flash from their eyes ! ' Behold a ghostly band, Each a torch in his hand! These are Grecian ghosts that in battle were slain. Whose bodies... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pagina’s
...Timotieus cries r See the furies arise , See the snakes that they rearr How they hiss, in the air ,. And the sparkles that flash from their eyes! Behold a ghastly band , Each a torch in his hand, These are Grecian ghosts, that in battle were slain, And unbury'd remain Inglorious on the plain :... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pagina’s
...around. Revenge, revenge ! Tiinotheus cries, See the furies arise, See the snakes that they rear, Ho\v they hiss in their hair, And the sparkles that flash...! Behold a ghastly band, Each a torch in his hand ! These are Grecian ghosts, that in battle were slain, And unbury'd remain Inglorious on the plain... | |
 | E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pagina’s
...rais'd up his head. As awak'd from the dead, And amaz'd, he stares around. Revenge, revenge, Tiniotheus cries, See the furies arise, See the snakes that they rear, How they hiss in the air, And iho sparkles that flash from their eyes. Behold a ghastly hand, Each a torch in his hand!... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagina’s
...thunder. Hark, Hark, the horrid sound Has rais'd up his head ; As awak'd from the dead, And amaz'd he stares around. Revenge, revenge, Timotheus cries,...arise, See the snakes that they rear, How they hiss in the air, And the sparkles that flash from their eyes ! Behold a ghastly band. Each a torch in his hand,... | |
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