| J. H. - 1867 - 860 oldal
...save From the keen pangs that wring mine now ; I have but one — the grave! 99. THE MADNESS OF LOVE. BLEST as th' immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly...sits by thee, And hears and sees thee all the while Softy speak and sweetly smile. Twas this deprived my soul of rest, And raised such tumults in my breast... | |
| 1882 - 462 oldal
...tbee all the while Softly speak and softly smile, is not a bad parody on Phillipps as — Blest as the immortal gods is he. The youth who fondly sits by thee, And hears and sees tbee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. Many were the hard hits Erskine aimed at his kinsman.... | |
| Sir Edwin Arnold - 1869 - 264 oldal
...charm of Sappho. The familiar lines are far better — Blesl as Ihe immortal gods is he, The youlh who fondly sits by thee ; And hears and sees thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. But her verse is like the plant mentioned by Milton, which bore its " bright golden flower " only in... | |
| 1877 - 506 oldal
...poet Phillips, touched up a little, it is said, by Addison : — Blest as the immortal Gods is be, The youth who fondly sits by thee, And hears and sees...thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. 'Twas this deprived my soul of rest And raised such tumults in my breast ; For while I gazed, in transport... | |
| John Duncan Quackenbos - 1878 - 438 oldal
...nonpareil. It has been thus translated by Ambrose Philips, a friend of Addison's : — A LOVE SONG. " Blest as th> immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by thee, Arid hears, and sees thee all the wliile Softly speak and sweetly smile. 'Twas this deprived my soul... | |
| James De Mille - 1878 - 584 oldal
...example of this the famous ode of Sappho, in which the effects of jealousy are described : " Blest as the immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by thee, And sees and hears thee all the while, Softly speak and sweetly smile. " 'Twas this deprived my soul of... | |
| Gaius Valerius Catullus - 1879 - 258 oldal
...of Addison the favourite version of this poem has been that of Ambrose Phillips which is here given. Blest as th' immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly...thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. 'Twas that deprived my soul of rest, And raised such tumults in my breast, For while I gazed, in transport... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1880 - 618 oldal
...of this famous fragment. I shall in tha last place present my reader with the English tran lation. Blest as th' immortal Gods is he, The youth who fondly...thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. IL Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast ; For while I gaz'd, in... | |
| C. A. M. Burdett - 1880 - 360 oldal
...her truth, And gives to her mind what he steals from her youth. Edrv. Afoore.. July5Bless'd as the immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by...thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. Ambrose Philips. Upon her eyelids many graces sit, Under the shadow of her even brows. Spenser (The... | |
| Georg Ebers - 1880 - 1026 oldal
...to show off in. One would think Eros himself and not a woman, had written it. " Blest as th'immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by thee, And...thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. "'Twas that deprived my soul of rest, And raised such tumults in my breast ; For while I gazed, in... | |
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