 | Merritt Caldwell - 1845 - 348 Seiten
...hand the strings. 25 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, 30 What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whispered promised... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 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, О Hope; with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted meitsure ! Still it whisper'd — promised... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 390 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'Jiou, O Hope; with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ! St'.ll il whisper'd — promised... | |
 | John Richard Beste - 1845 - 368 Seiten
...hand the strings. With wofnl measnres wan Despair — Low snllen sonnds his grief begniled, A snllen, strange, and mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. Bnt thon, O Hope ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measnre ? Still it whispered promised... | |
 | Merritt Caldwell - 1846 - 390 Seiten
...hand the strings. 25 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, 30 What was thy delighted measure t Still it whispered promised... | |
 | Gem book - 1846 - 398 Seiten
...hurried hand the strings. With woeful measures wan DESFAIR, Low sullen sounds hia grief beguiled ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air ; Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O HOFE! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promised pleasure,... | |
 | George Vandenhoff - 1846 - 398 Seiten
...e°™,mo- With woful measures'" wan Despair — notonous, with I _. , , ,. , , , , deep pilch. -{ Low sullen sounds, his grief beguil'd ; (. A solemn, strange, and mingled air, p. J5 prtato. /. 8[ Contrast 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild ! * 4. HOPE. The expression of... | |
 | John Mitchell - 1847 - 248 Seiten
...in short, of the whole performance you might say, as in the account of the behavior of Melancholy : A solemn, strange, and mingled air ; ' Twas sad by fits, by starts ' twas wild. How ridiculous to attempt to act such passions from description, even singly ; how absurd to attempt... | |
 | 1847 - 312 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, O Hope ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whispered promised... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 Seiten
...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 fan-, What was thy delighted measure ! Still it whisper'd promised... | |
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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... 
