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Poems Of John Dryden: Alexander's Feast Or The Power Of Music

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From: Great Works of Literature
Date: 19920101
Author:Dryden, John

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Alexander's Feast Or The Power Of Music

An Ode In Honor Of St. Cecilia's Day

'T was at the royal feast, for Persia won By Philip's warlike son: Aloft in awful state The godlike hero sate On his imperial throne: His valiant peers were plac'd around; Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound: (So should desert in arms be crown'd.) The lovely Thais, by his side, Sate like a blooming Eastern bride In flow'r of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, None but the brave deserves the fair!

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Happy, happy, happy pair! None but the brave, ...

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