 | 1833 - 310 pagina’s
...Thus, after the image of Despair, With woful measures wan Despair, — Low, sullen sounds bis prief beguiled ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air ; 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild ! How beaxitiful beyond imitation is the animated picture of Hope . But thou, O Hope ! with eyes so... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1834 - 394 pagina’s
...prospective pleasure, amidst the echo of surrounding and responsive rocks, and woods, and valleys. Bjit thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pagina’s
...owned his secret stings, In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept with hurried hand the strings. With woful measures wan Despair — Low sullen sounds...'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, 0 Hope ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whispered promised pleasure,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1835 - 158 pagina’s
...struck his lyre, and swept with hurried hands the strings. [Read the following in the lota key.] 552. With woful measures wan Despair — low sullen sounds...air : — 'twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. [Read the following in the middle key.] 553. But thou, O Hope ! with eyes so fair, what was thy delighted... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1835 - 314 pagina’s
...hurried hand the strings. 4. With woful measures wan Despair, In sullen sounds his grief beguil'd— A solemn, strange, and mingled air — 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. 5. But thoniO Hope! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whisper'd promis'd... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pagina’s
...secret stings ; In one rude clash he struck the lyre — And swept with hurried hand, the strings. With woful measures, wan Despair — Low sullen sounds...air ; 'Twas sad, by fits — by starts, 'twas wild. And bade the lovely ucenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the strain prolong ; And from the... | |
 | 1836 - 422 pagina’s
...vermilion, and green which bordered the horizon ; the wind rolled heavily and moodily up the long ravines, " A solemn, strange and mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild." The black tall steeple of a church, strongly relieved against the still vivid sky, and situated among... | |
 | Harriet Maria Gordon Smythies - 1838 - 1048 pagina’s
...suspecting, artful Mrs. Sullivan believed Shuffle's anguish real, and his sympathy sincere. CHAPTER XII. " With woful measures wan Despair ; Low, sullen sounds,...grief beguiled ! A solemn, strange, and mingled air ; T was sad by fits, by starts 't was wild." Counts. THE snow fell fast; and even black, polluted London... | |
 | mme. Brendlah - 1838 - 260 pagina’s
...XIV. THE THREE MARKS. 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. — COLLINS. A STRANGER was introduced to their evening circle. Soon he appeared to be perfectly at... | |
 | 1839 - 272 pagina’s
...associates words with the beautiful harmonies of ft well-appointed band of instrumental performers. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy...measure ? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bode the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks,... | |
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twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promised pleasure And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail! 
