 | John Milton - 1808 - 96 pages
...just quoted, v. 1. seq. * Harry whose tuneful and well-measured song " First tanght our English musick how to span '' Words with just note and accent, not to scan " With Midas-ears, committing short and long." Waller joins with Milton in saying, that other composers admit... | |
 | William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 418 pages
...THE Publishing his Airs. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd song First taught our English musick how to span Words with just note and accent, not to scan With Midas ears, committing short and long; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for envy to look wan; To after... | |
 | John Milton - 1810 - 540 pages
...THE Publishing his Airs. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd song First taught our English musick how to span Words with just note and accent, not to scan With Midas ears, committing short and long; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for envy to look wan; To after... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 560 pages
...blood. XIII. TO MR. B. LA WES OK THE PUBLISHING IK AIRS. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd son; First taught our English music how to span Words with just note and accent, not to son With Midas ears, committing short andloi^; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With... | |
 | Capel Lofft - 1813 - 274 pages
...MILTON. TO MR. H. LAWES. ON HIS AYRES. FEB. IX. MDCXLV. MS. HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd Song First taught our ENGLISH MUSIC how to span Words...scan With MIDAS ears, committing short and long;— Thy Worth and Skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for Envy to look wan : To after-age... | |
 | John Milton - 1813 - 270 pages
...HARRY, whose tuneful and well-measur'd song First taught our English music how to span Words with .|ust note and accent, not to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng) 5 With praise enough for envy to look wan ; To after... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...TO MB. H. LAV.'KS, ON THE PUBLISHING HIS JJRS. Written 1645. HARRY, whose tuneful and well-measur'd song First taught our English music how to span Words...to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long ; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for Envy to look wan ; To after... | |
 | Charles Butler - 1819 - 342 pages
...addressed to Lawes, alludes to this circumstance in the lines, with which it begins; " Henry ! whose tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English music, how to span Words, with j iist notes and accent, not to scan , With Midas' ears, committing short and long! * It is observable,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 414 pages
...wealth, and loss of blood. XIII. To Mr. H. LAWES on his Airs* HARRY, whose tuneful and well measur'd song First taught our English music how to span Words...to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long ; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, 5 With praise enough for envy to look wan ; Again,... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...wealth, and lo»s of blood. TO Mr. H. LA WES, ON HIS AIRS, 16454 HARRY, whose tuneful and well-measur'd song First taught our English music how to span Words...to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long ; Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With prai.se enough for Envy to look wan ; 6 To... | |
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HARRY, whose tuneful and well-measured song First taught our English music how to span Words with just note and accent, not to scan With Midas' ears, committing short and long, Thy worth and skill exempts thee from the throng, With praise enough for Envy... 
