 twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ! Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She...  The Poetical Works of William Collins - Strana lixpodľa William Collins, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Sir Egerton Brydges, John Langhorne - 1830 - Počet stránok 150Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1802 - Počet stránok 448
...beneath it. Despair "; known by the tones of his instrument. " Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd, A solemn, strange and mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild." The picture of Hope is most enchanting and insinuating | as the firm and only friend of the oppressed,... | |
 | William Collins - 1804 - Počet stránok 168
...thus particularly of Despair : " With woful measure wan DespairLow sullen sounds his grief beguil'd, A solemn, strange, and mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild." He must be a very unskilful composer who could not catch the power of imitative harmony from these... | |
 | William Collins - 1804 - Počet stránok 166
...particularly of Despair . " With WMiul measure wan Despair—* •» Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd, A solemn, strange, and mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild." He must be a very unskilful composer who could' not catch the power of imitative harmony from these*... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - Počet stránok 238
...hurried hand the strings. With woeful measures wan Despaii — L.OW sullen sounds his grief beguil'd ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air ! 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O Hrpe ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - Počet stránok 248
...particularly of Despair ; With woeful measures wan Despair— Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air ! 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. He must be a very unskilful composer who could not catch the power of imitative harmony from these... | |
 | 1806 - Počet stránok 408
...hurry 'd hand the strings; With woeful measures wan Despair— Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air ! 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas \vil4. But thou, O Hope! with eyes so fair, What was thy delightful measure ? Still it whisper' d promis'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - Počet stránok 302
...hurried hand the strings. With woful measures wan Despair — Low, sullen sounds his grief beguil'd '; A solemn, strange, and mingled air ; 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - Počet stránok 526
...hurried hand the strings. With woeful measures, wan Despair, Low sullen sounds, his grief beguil'd ; A solemn, strange, and mingled- air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ; Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - Počet stránok 308
...huwied hand the strings. With woeful measures wan Despair, Low sullen sounds, his grief beguil'd ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air, , 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. .But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still itwhisper'd promis'd pleasure,... | |
 | Nicholas C. Pitta - 1812 - Počet stránok 294
...extremely beautiful. • With woeful measures wan, despair, Low, sullen sounds, his grief beguil'd, A solemn, strange and mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild.' — Ode an tie Patsiont. Here every thing indicates that general relaxation of the muscular system... | |
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