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" But see! each Muse, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays! Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins spread, Shakes off the dust, and rears his rev'rend head. Then Sculpture and her sister-arts revive; Stones leap'd to... "
The Poems, of the Late Christopher Smart, ... Consisting of His Prize Poems ... - Page 246
by Christopher Smart - 1791
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...her trance, and trims her withered bays ! rj/ 5 Rome's Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpreadj Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head ! Then Sculpture and her lifter-arts revive; ., Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began to live j With fweeter notes each rifing...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...mufe, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'dbays? Kerne's ancient gtmns, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head* Then fculpture and her filter-arts revive ; Stones leap 'd to form, and rocks began to livĀ»j With fweeter...
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Lives of the Roman Poets: Containing a Critical and Historical ..., Volume 1

Lewis Crusius - 1733 - 362 pages
...torrent of a barb'rous age, And drove thofe holy Vandals off the flage. But fee ! each Mufe, in Leo's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her...ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the dull, and rears his rev'rend head ! Then Sculpture and her fifter Arts revive ; Stones leap'd to form,...
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An Enquiry Into the Morals of the Ancients

George England - Ethics - 1735 - 388 pages
...fee ! each Mufe, in LeoV golden 'Days, Starts from her Trance, and trims her withered Bays .' Rome'j ancient Genius o'er its Ruins fpread, Shakes off the 'Duft, and rears its rev1 rend Head! * It is very furprifmg, that amongft all the glorious and ufeful Inventions of...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...torrent of abarb'rous age, 696 And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in LEO'S golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her...bays, Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, 700 Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head. Then Sculpture and her fifter-arts revive ; Stones...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...torrent of a barb'rous age, 696 And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in LEO'S golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her...bays., Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, 700 9iakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head. Then Sculpture and her fifter-arts revive ; Stones...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...barb'rous age, And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee each mufe in Leo's golden days, 700 Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bays!...fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head 1 Then Sculpture and her fitter arts revive, Stones leap'dto form, and rocks began to live; 795 With...
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The Lives of the Roman Poets: Containing a Critical and Historical Account ...

Lewis Crusius - Latin poetry - 1753 - 388 pages
...ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in Lea's golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her wither'd bnys f Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes...and rears his rev'rend head ! Then Sculpture and her fitter Arts revive ; Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began te live ; With fweeter notes each rifing...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...torrent of a barb'rous age, And drove thofe holy Vandals off the ftage. But fee ! each Mufe, in LEO'S golden days, Starts from her trance, and trims her...bays, Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, 700 Shakes off the duft, and fears his rev'rend head. Then fculpture and her fifter-arts revive ; ....
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Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...reformed Churches, that" very fpirit ofperfecution, which had driven them from the church of Rome. Rome's ancient Genius, o'er its ruins fpread, Shakes off the duft, and rears his rev'rend head. 700 Then fculpture and her fifter-arts revive ; Stones leap'd to form, and rocks began to live> With...
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