 | William Collins - 1828 - 108 Seiten
...clash In; struck the lyre, And swept with hurried hand the strings. With woeful measures wan Despair Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd, A solemn, strange,...mingled air, Twas sad by fits, by starts, 'twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? . E 2 Still it whisper'd promis'd... | |
 | William Collins - 1828 - 104 Seiten
...clash he struck the lyre, And swept with hurried hand the strings. With, woeful measures wan Despair Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd, A solemn, strange,...mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts, 'twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eye* so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? E 2 i Still it whisper'd promis'd... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...hurried hand the strings. With woful measures wan Despair, Low, sullen, sounds his grief beguiled ; was told what they were about, and that it would be expected he should say s But thou, O Hopo ! with eyes so fair, What wa? thy delighted measure? Still it whispered promised pleasure,... | |
 | William Collins, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Sir Egerton Brydges, John Langhorne - 1830 - 234 Seiten
...particularly of Despair : " 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." He must be a very unskilful composer who could not catch the power of imitative harmony from these... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 Seiten
...hurried hands 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... | |
 | John J. Harrod - 1832 - 338 Seiten
...hurried hand, the strings. 4. 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, O Hope! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure! Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure,... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...with hurried hands 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, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whispered promised pleasure,... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 Seiten
...he struck the lyre, And swept with hurried hand the strings. With woeful measures, wan Despair — Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd ; A solemn, strange,...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,... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 Seiten
...hand, 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, O Hope ! — with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whisper'd promised... | |
 | 1833 - 310 Seiten
...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... | |
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twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promis'd 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... 
