THE PASSIONS. Throng'd around her magic cell, FEAR. First Fear, his hand, his skill to try, 5305 ANGER. Next Anger-rushed, his eyes on fire, (1) Lefined, adouci, perfectionné. (2) Rapt, en extase. (3) Apart, séparément. (4) Bewildered, d'une manière timide, égarée. In one rude clash (1) he struck the lyre, And swept (2) with hurried hand the strings. DESPAIR. With woeful measures, wan (5) Despair- HOPE. But thou, Hope! with eyes so fair,- And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail (7): A soft responsive voice was heard at every close; (1) Clash, coup affreux, choc. (2) To sweep, effleurer rapidement, balayer. (3) Wan, pâle, blême. (4) To beguile, tirer. (Au propre, ce mot signifie séduire, tromper.) (5) By fits ou by starts, par accès, par saillie. (6) Wild, désordonné, enragé, farouche. (7) To hail, saluer, contempler avec plaisir. THE PASSIONS. REVENGE impatient rose. 507 He threw his blood-stain'd (1) sword in thunder down, And, with a withering look (2), The war-denouncing trumpet took, And blew a blast (5) so loud and dread Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe; And ever and anon (4) he beat The doubling drum with furions heat: And though sometimes each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity (5) at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unalter'd mien, [his head. While each strain'd ball of sight (6) seem'd bursting from JEALOUSY. Thy numbers (7), Jealousy, to nought were fix'd, Of differing themes the veering song was mix'd, MELANCHOLY. With eyes uprais'd, as one inspired, (1) Blood-stained, tache de sang. (2) A withering look, un regard farouche, flétrissant, destructif. (3) A blast, un coup de trompette, de vent. (4) Ever and anon, souvent, à plusieurs reprises. (5) Pity, compassion. (6) Strained ball of sight, l'œil enflé, les yeux enflés. (7) Numbers, mesure musicale. Pale Melancholy sat retired And from her wild sequester'd (1) seat, Pour'd through the mellow horn (2) her pensive soul: Bubbling runnels (3) join'd the sound: Through glades and glooms the mingled measure stole ; Or o'er some haunted stream (4) with fond delay, Round a holy calm diffusing, Love of peace, and lonely musing, In hollow murmurs died away. CHEERFULNEESS. But oh! how alter'd was its sprightlier tone, Her buskins gemm'd with morning dew, Blew an inspiring air that dale and thicket rung,- Peeping from forth their alleys green. Brown Exercise rejoiced to hear, And Sport leapt up, and seiz'd his beechen spear. (1) Sequestered, retiré. (2) The mellow horn, le cor mélodieux. Last came Joy's extatic trial; He with viny crown advancing, First to the lively pipe (1) his hand address'd, To some unwearied minstrel dancing; As if he would the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings. COLLINS. TRUE MERIT. Begin, my Lord, in early youth, (1) The lively pipe, charmant pipeau, flageolet. (2) The viol, la viole. (3) Tempe's vale, Tempé, (4) A round, une danse. vallée de Thessalie. |