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" I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in Paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies, and qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place.... "
The Spectator, no. 1-314 - Page 236
by Joseph Addison - 1837
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The Spectator, with Illustrative Notes: To which are Prefixed, the ..., Volume 3

1794 - 450 pages
...play upon it. The sound of it was exceedingly sweet, and wrought into a var.ety of tunes that v ere inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different...impressions of the last agonies, and qualify them for ti e pleasures of that happy place. My heart melted away ih sc et raptures. ' I had been often told...
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The English instructor; or, Useful and entertaining passages in prose ...

English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...inexpressibly melodious , and alto-' gether different from any thing I had ever heard: they put me in mind oP those heavenly airs that are played to the departed...arrival in Paradise , to wear out the impressions of their last agonies , and qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place. My heart melted away in...
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The Spectator ...

English essays - 1803 - 466 pages
...discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument ' See N° 1. JafcitOfr.-iK.t. in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to...place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. ' I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius ; and that several had been entertained...
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The Spectator ...

1803 - 472 pages
...me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument 1 See N° 1. in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to...place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. ' I had been often told that the rock before me •was the hdunt of a Genius ; and that several had been entertained...
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1804 - 412 pages
...one in the hahit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As l VOL. tt. A looked looked upon him he applied it to his lips and began...place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. ' I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius; and that several had been entertained...
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Beauties of British Prose

Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the'habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in...place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. I had been often told that the rock before me waa the haunt of a genius ; and that several had been entertained...
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The British Essayists, Volume 8

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began 'to play upon it. The sound of it was exeeeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. ' I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius ; and that several had been entertained...
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The Spectator in miniature: being a collection of the principle ..., Volume 1

Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...BK JD mind of thuse heavenly airs that are played to Ae departed souls of good men upon their 6rst arrival in Paradise, to wear out the impressions of...place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. " I had heen often told that the rock hefore me was the haunt of a Genins ; and that several had heen entertained...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...passing from one thought to another, Surely (said 1) man is but a shadow, and life a dream. Whilstjl was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit...upon their first arrival in Paradise, to wear out the impression of their last agonies, and qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place. My heart...
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The Spectator, Volume 3

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 324 pages
...shepherd, with a little musical instrument in Iiis hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to liis lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was...Paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies, an4 qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. '...
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