 | John Bell - English poetry - 1799 - 436 pages
...suppliant's hrdden fires, And give me all my heart desires. t :I93 A FRAGMENT OF SAPPHO. BLESS'D as th' immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by...thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. ii • Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast, For while I gaz'd,... | |
 | English poetry - 1801 - 224 pages
...prove ; You die with envy, I with Iov6. A FRAGMENT A FRAGMENT OF SAPPHO TRANSLATED BY PHILIPS. JJLEss'd as the immortal Gods is he, The youth who fondly sits...the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. 'Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast, For while I gaz'd , in transport toss'd,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 308 pages
...fragment. I shall, in the last place, present my reader with the English translation. Blest as th' immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by...the while Softly speak and sweetly smile. 'Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest, And tais'd such tumults in my breast; For while I gaz'd, in transport tost,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 572 pages
...fragment. I shall in the last place present my reader with the English translation. • ' . I. Blest as th' immortal Gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by...thee all the while, Softly speak, and sweetly smile. II. 'Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast; For while I uaz'd, in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...fragment. I shall in the last place present my reader with the English translation. I. Blest as th' immortal Gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by...all the while, •Softly speak, and sweetly smile. II. 'Twas this depriv'd my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast; For while I gaz'd, in... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...fragment. I shall, in the last place, present my reader with the English translation. ' Blest as th' immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by...thee all the while. Softly speak and sweetly smile. II. ' Twas this dcpriv'd my soul of rest, And rais'd such tumults in my breast ; For while I gaz'd,... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1806 - 852 pages
...literal, retaining the first four lines of Philips, which it seems impossible to render more exactly. " Blest as the immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly...thee all the while, Softly speak and sweetly smile." ' Tis this has set my heart on fire, And thrill'd my bosom with desire ; For when 1 see thy form arise,... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - American literature - 1806 - 498 pages
...retaining the four first lines of Philips, which it seems impossible to render more exactly. " Blest as th' immortal gods is he, The youth who fondly sits by...thee all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile." 'Tis this has set my heart on fire, And thrill'd my bosom with desire ; For when I see thy form arise.... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - English poetry - 1806 - 360 pages
...je pâlis, je palpite, l'haleine Me manque »• je meurs. CLOTILDE de SurvilU. Blest as tn'immortal gods is he The youth who fondly sits by thee» And...all the while Softly speak and sweetly smile ! Twas thîs depriv'd my soul of rest And rais'd such tumults in my breast; i *Il est heureux comme les dieux... | |
 | Jane Porter - Poland - 1806 - 264 pages
...of Sappho, which runs: " Blest as the immortal gods is he, " The friend who fondly sits by theo, <{ And hears and sees thee all the while, " Softly speak, and sweetly smile! " 'Twos this depriv'd my soul of rest, " And rais'd such tumults in niy breast; " For while I gaz'd,... | |
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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. 
