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 | Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce - 1854 - 352 pages
...: Here his first lays majestic Denham sung ; There the last numbers flow'd from Cowley's tongue. Oh early lost ! what tears the river shed, When the sad...pomp along his banks was led ! His drooping swans on every note expire, And on his willows hung each Muse's lyre. Since fate relentless stopp'd their heavenly... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - Authors, English - 1854 - 292 pages
...body was carried by water to Whitehall; Pope, in his " Windsor Forest," thus refers to it:— " Oh, early lost! what tears the river shed When the sad pomp along his banks was led." Nelson's body was brought in great state by water from Greenwich to Whitehall. State prisoners, committed... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...venerable made: Here his first lays majestic Den ham sung ; There the last numbers flow'd from Cowley's tongue. O early lost \ what tears the river shed,...drooping swans on ev'ry note expire, And on his willows hung each muse's lyre. Since Fate relentless stopp'd their heav'nly voice, No more the forests ring,... | |
 | Joseph William Jenks - English poetry - 1856 - 574 pages
...: Here his first lays majestic Denham sung ; There the last numbers flowed from Cowley's tongue. 0, lliam every note expire, And on his willows hung each Muse's lyre. Sinco fate relentless stopped their heavenly... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...Here his first lays majestic Denham sung ; There the last numbers flow'd from Cowley's tongue.3 270 Oh early lost ! what tears the river shed, When the sad...pomp along his banks was led ! His drooping swans on every note expire, And on his willows hung each Muse's lyre. 1 ' Trumbull : ' see Pastorals. — '... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...Here his first lays majestic Denham sung ; There the last numbers flow'd from Cowley's tongue.8 270 Oh early lost ! what tears the river shed, When the sad pomp along his banks was led 1 His drooping swans on every note expire, And on his willows hung each Muse's lyre. 1 ' Trnmbnll :... | |
 | William Dowling - Literary landmarks - 1857 - 412 pages
...: Here his first lays majestic Denham sung ; There the last numbers flow'd from Cowley's tongue. 0 early lost ! what tears the river shed, When the sad...drooping swans on ev'ry note expire, And on his willows hung each Muse's lyre. Since fate relentless stopped their heavenly voice, No more the forests ring,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 pages
...venerable made ; Here his first lays majestic DENHAM sung . There the last numbersflow'dfrom COWIEY'S* tongue. O early lost ! what tears the river shed,...along his banks was led ! . . His drooping swans on every note expire, And on his willows hung each Muse's lyre. Since fate relentless stopp'd their heavenly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...venerable made : Here his first lays majestic Denham sung : There the last numbers flow'd from Cowley's tongue O early lost ! what tears the river shed, When...pomp along his banks was led ! His drooping swans on every note expire. And on his willows hung each muse's lyre. Since fate relentless stopp'd their heavenly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 348 pages
...: Here his first lays majestic Denham sung ; There the last numbers flow'd from Cowley's tongue. Oh early lost ! what tears the river shed, When the sad...pomp along his banks was led ! His drooping swans on every note expire, And on his willows hung each Muse's lyre. Since fate relentless stopp'd their heavenly... | |
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