 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pàgines
...the strings. With woful measures, wan Despair — Low sullen sounds his grief beguiled ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air : '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,... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pàgines
...strings! With woful measures, wan Despair — Low, sullen sounds ! — his grief beguiled ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air: 'Twas sad, by fits — by...What was thy delighted measure? Still it whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance, hail ! — Still would her touch the strain... | |
 | 1833 - 814 pàgines
...sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild ! How beautiful beyond imitation is the animated picture of Hope : 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 ! COLLINS was acquainted not only with... | |
 | 1833 - 310 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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 strain prolong,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pàgines
...the strings. With woful measures wan Despair — Low sullen sounds his grief beguiled : — A solemn, strange, and mingled air : — '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,... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1835 - 314 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1835 - 158 pàgines
...key.] 552. With woful measures wan Despair — low sullen sounds his grief beguiled : — a solemn, strange, and mingled 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... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pàgines
...the strings. With woful measures, wan Despair — Low sullen sounds his grief beguiled ; A solemn, strange, and mingled 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 pàgines
...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... | |
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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... 
