 | J. H. - 1867 - 860 pages
...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 pages
...and sees 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 pages
...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... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1873 - 404 pages
...ftoi xqvos iff6f Stow, KTA " Blest as th' immortal gods is he, The youth that fondly sits by thec, And hears and sees thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile," &c.] 62. — Stanza xllv. line 6. Too much their modest bard by this omission, [« Too much theirjmo'S... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1876 - 599 pages
...light, so light, I scarce should be unclasped at night. ALFRED TENNYSON. BLEST AS THE IMMORTAL GODS. BLEST as the immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly...thee all the while Softly speak, and sweetly smile. 'T was this deprived my soul of rest, And raised such tumults in my breast : For while I gazed, in... | |
 | Marcus Fayette Bridgman - 1877 - 100 pages
...exhibits a beauty of conception which shines through Ambrose Phillips1 pure English, like an antique gem : Blest as the immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly...thee all the while, Softly speak, and sweetly smile. 'Twas this deprived my soul of rest, And raised such torments in my breast; Far while I gazed, in transport... | |
 | 1877 - 506 pages
...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... | |
 | William Domville Handcock - 1877 - 144 pages
...shape but span ! And show her brilliant eyes, But that no human creature can Behold them, but he dies ; Blest as the immortal gods is he The youth who fondly sits by thee. With a fal lal la, &c. XI. When all prepare their legs to prance, Each sex in rows apart, They long... | |
 | James De Mille - 1878 - 618 pages
...as an 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. " My bosom glowed, the subtle flame... | |
 | Gaius Valerius Catullus - 1879 - 258 pages
...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 sits by...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... | |
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Blest as the immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by thee, And hears and sees thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. 
