She’d lend the favour shou’d out-move
The Troy-bane Helen, or the Queen of Love.
Emb. 6. Book II.
This is finely wrought up—Quarles perfectly comprehended the effect of the musical crescendo, which is instanced particularly in the last passage.
There is something very dreadful in the 4th line of this stanza.
See how the latter trumpet’s dreadful blast
Affrights stout Mars his trembling son!
See how he startles! how he stands aghast,
And scrambles from his melting throne!
Hark! how the direful hand of vengeance tears