 There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft...  Philips' historical readers - Page 215by Philip George and son, ltd - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...forcibly. " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 696 pages
...capit.il had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair wo nen anil brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looic'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merrv as a marriage bell; But hush ! hark ! a... | |
 | 1816 - 274 pages
...A thousand hearts beat happily ; nud-when Music «rose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; Dbt hush ! hark '. a deep sound strikes like a rising knefl ! Did ye not hear it ? — No; 'twas... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1816 - 832 pages
...; [when A thousand hearts beat happily; and Musick arose with its voluptuous swell, SofKyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And* all went merry as a marriage-bell; But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! Did ye not hear it ? — No... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...expressed. XXI. 11 Them W3S a sound of revelry by nighl. And Belgium's capital had gathered then liar beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes loolc'd love to eyes which spake again, . And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush .' hark... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 552 pages
...4111 [41! Therewasa sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had ga'hered then Her beauty, and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry asa marriage-bell ! but hush ! hark ! a deep... | |
 | English literature - 1817 - 590 pages
...it. XXI. ' There was a sound of revelry by night And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Anglo-Dutch War, 1780-1784 - 1817 - 860 pages
...THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital hud gathered then Her beauty and lier chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell. Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, Ar.d all went merry as a marriage bell ; liut hush ! hark !... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1817 - 860 pages
...Childe Harold. E was a sound of revelry by night, \_ And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er...: A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arost with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And a!l went merry... | |
 | 1818 - 896 pages
...pleasures, " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather id then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and bra т e mcn¿ which they inspire. There is no subject on which a genuine poet is more sure of exciting... | |
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