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" Flushed with a purple grace He shows his honest face : Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes! Bacchus, ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain; Bacchus... "
The Works of the English Poets: Dryden - Page 214
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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Fables Antient and Modern: Translated Into Verse from Homer, Ovid, Boccace ...

John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...with a purple Grace He fliews his honeft Face, r [comes. Now gives the Hautboys breath ; He comes, He Bacchus, ever Fair and Young, Drinking Joys did firft...Bacchus'* Bleflings are a Treafure, Drinking is the Soldier's Pleafurej Rich the Treafure, Sweet thePleafure; Sweet is Pleafure after Pain. CHORUS. Bacchus'...
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The Complete Art of Poetry: In Six Parts, I. Of the Nature, Use ..., Volume 2

Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...purple Grace, He fhews his honeft Face ; Now give the Haurhoys Kreath ; he comes ! he comes.' Sacchus ever fair and young, Drinking Joys did firft ordain ; Bacchus' Bleflings are a Treafure, Drinking is a Soldier's Pleafure ; Rich the Treafure, Sweet the Pleafure, Sweet is Pleafure after Pain. Sooth'd...
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The Miscellaneous Works: Containing All His Original Poems, Tales ..., Volume 2

John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...comes; Sound the trumpets ; beat the drums ; Flufh'd with a purple grace He fhews his honeft face : Now give the hautboys breath ; he comes, he comes,...ever fair and young, Drinking joys did firft ordain ; Bacchus's bleffings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure : Rich the treafure, Sweet...
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The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, Esq;: Containing All His Original ...

John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...comes ; Sound the trumpets ; beat the drums ; Flufh'd with a purple grace He fhews his honeft face : Now give the hautboys breath; he comes, he comes. Bacchus, ever fair and young, Drinking joys did firfl ordain ; Bacchus's bleffings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure : Rich the treafure,...
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The Beauties of English Poesy, Volume 1

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1767 - 294 pages
...Sound the trumpets, beat the drums ; Flufh'd with a purple grace, He fhews his honeft face ; Now gives the hautboys breath ; he comes, he comes*, Bacchus,...and young, Drinking joys did firft ordain : Bacchus' bleffings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure ; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 41-42

John Bell - English poetry - 1777 - 644 pages
...trumpets, beat the drums : Flush ',l with a purple grace, He shews his honest face. Now give the hauthoys breath. He comes ! he comes ! Bacchus, ever fair and young, Drinking joys did first ordain ; Bacchus' blessings are a treasure ; Drinking is the soldier's pleasure : Rich the treasure,...
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The Lady's Poetical Magazine: Or, Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1

English periodicals - 1781 - 512 pages
...hautboys breath.— He comes ! he comes I— ' Bacchus, ever, fair and young, * Drinking joys did firil ordain : ' Bacchus' bleflings are a treafure ; * Drinking...foldier's pleafure ! * Rich the treafure, • Sweet the pleafnre ; * Sweet is pleafure after pain!' Sooth'd with the found, the king grew vak>; , . Fought...
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The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...comes; Sound the trumpets, beat the drums ; , Flufh'd with a purple grace He fhews his honeft face. Now give the hautboys breath ; he comes, he comes...and young, Drinking joys did firft ordain : Bacchus' blefiings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure ; Rich the treafure, .., Sweet the pleafure;...
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Poems for Young Ladies: In Three Parts. Devotional, Moral, and Entertaining

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...comes ; Sound the trumpets, beat the drums.; Flufh'd with a purple grace, He mews his. hone! t face ; Now give the hautboys breath' ; he comes ! he comes...and young, Drinking joys did firft ordain ; Bacchus' bleffings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure : •Rich .the treafure, Sweet the pleafure...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...drums; Flufh'd with a purple grace, He mews his honeft face. Now give the hautboys breath—he conies, he comes! Bacchus, ever fair and young, Drinking joys did firft ordain : Bacchus' bleffings are a treafure, Drinking is the foldier's pleafure; Rich the treafure, Sweet the pleafure;...
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