| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 σελίδες
...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... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 σελίδες
...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 - 308 σελίδες
...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...eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still itwhisper'd promis'd pleasure, And hade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 554 σελίδες
...beguil'd, iV solemn, strange, and mingled air, 'T was sad by fits, by starts 't was wild. But thon, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promi.-'d pleasure, And bade the lovely scene.-, at distance hail ! ill would her touch the strain... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 558 σελίδες
...sounds his grief heguil'd, A solemn, strange, and mingled air, ' T was sad hy tits, hy starts 't was wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure1 Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And hade the lovely scenes at distance hail! Still would... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 σελίδες
...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 whisperM promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail,. Still would her touch the... | |
| Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 σελίδες
...hurried hand the strings. "With woeful measures wan Despair — Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd; But thou, O Hope with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ?. Still it whisper' d prOtnis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail f Still would her touch... | |
| Nicholas C. Pitta - 1812 - 294 σελίδες
...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... | |
| 1814 - 310 σελίδες
...the 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 I1 Still would her touch the strain... | |
| William Collins - 1815 - 118 σελίδες
...grief hegnil'd ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air : 'Twas sad hy fits, hy starts 'twas wild. Bnt thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure 1 Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And hade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her... | |
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