WILLIAM BYRD'S Psalms, Songs, and Sonnets, 1611. THE eagle's force subdues each bird that flies ; What metal may resist the flaming fire ? Doth not the sun dazzle the clearest eyes, And melt the ice, and make the frost retire ? Who can withstand a puissant... The Favor of Kings - Seite 83von Mary Hastings Bradley - 1912 - 387 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| English poets - 1801 - 382 Seiten
...had formed his taste ' * The following lines are, in the Nuga Antique:, ascribed to this monarch :— The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies. What...fire ? Doth not the sun dazzle the clearest eyes, upon the model of the Italian no less than of the French poets ; but the masculine beauties of Boccace... | |
| George Ellis - 1811 - 482 Seiten
...Filostrato, had excited * The following lines are, in the Nug<e Antique, ascribed cithis monarch ; The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies. What...The hardest stones are pierced through with tools Tin- wisest are, with princes, made but fools. 6 his admiration much more than the gentler graces of... | |
| George Ellis - 1811 - 470 Seiten
...following lines are, in the Nugte Anliqua, ascribed 0 this monarch ; The eagle's force subdues each hird that flies. What metal can resist the flaming fire? Doth not the sun dazzle the clearest eyes, his admiration much more than the gentler graces of Petrarch, who now became the universal faTourite.... | |
| Rowland Freeman - 1821 - 846 Seiten
...was in his household. This sonnet was sung to the lady at his commandment, — and here followeth." The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies ; What metal can resist the flaming fire ? Does not the sun dazzle the clearest eyes, And melt the ice, and make the frost retire ? The hardest... | |
| Reuben Percy - 1823 - 432 Seiten
...memory of her husband, she could not part with it for less than 150,000 livres ! LINES BY HENRY VIII. THE eagle's force subdues each bird that flies : What...eyes, And melt the ice, and make the frost retire 1 The hardest stones are pierced through with tools, The wisest are, with princes, made but fools.... | |
| Reuben Percy - 1823 - 442 Seiten
...she held the memory of her she could not part with it for less than 150,000 LINES BY HENRY VIII. IE eagle's force subdues each bird that flies : What metal can resist the flaming fire ? Ith not the sun dazzle the clearest eyes, And melt the ice, and make the frost retire ? hardest stones... | |
| 1824 - 706 Seiten
...as produced one weed of a proud carriage, but of little fragrance, — the Turk's Cap, probably: — The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies ; What metal can resist the flaming fire f Doth not the sun dazzle the clearest eyes, And melt the ice, and make the frost retire ? The hardest... | |
| Richard Ryan - 1826 - 318 Seiten
...as produced one weed of a proud carriage, but of little fragrance, — the Turk's Cap, probably : " The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies ; What...the frost retire ? The hardest stones are pierced thro' with tools ; The wisest are, with Princes, made but fools." So much for the Royal Polygamist... | |
| Richard Ryan - 1826 - 312 Seiten
...as produced one weed of a proud carriage, but of little fragrance, — the Turk's Cap, probably : " The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies ; What...the frost retire ? The hardest stones are pierced thro' with tools ; The wisest are, with Princes, made but fools." So much for the Royal Polygamist... | |
| Musa, Thomas Oliphant (president of the Madrigal society) - 1837 - 520 Seiten
...shape ; " An open foe a man may soon prevent, " But a false friend murders in blandishment." XXVI. The eagle's force subdues each bird that flies : What...eyes, And melt the ice, and make the frost retire ? Who can withstand a puissant King's desire ? The hardest stones are pierced thro' with tools, The... | |
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