 | American literature - 1845 - 606 pages
...of her a song ! — melody in her heaviness! Often did tin: words of Moore rise into my mind — " Ah ! little they think, who delight in her strains, How the heart of the minstrel is breaking !" One night — I shall never forget it — she was asked to sing one of those beautiful Irish melodies,... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...hero sleeps, And lovers — around her are sighing ; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and *".-/", For her heart — in his grave — is lying. She sings the wild tang» — of her dear native plains, Every note, which he lov'd — auMAmg,— Ah! little (hey think,... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1846 - 340 pages
...are sighing; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying, 2. She sings the wild song of her dear native plains,...strains, How the heart of the minstrel is breaking. 3. He had liv'd for his love— for his country he died ; They were all that to life had entwin'd him... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1846 - 356 pages
...lying. She sings the wild songs of her dear native plains, Kvcry note which hc loved awaking — All ! little they think, who delight in her strains, How the heart of the minstrel is breaking 1 He had lived Tor his love — for his country he died, They were all that to life had entwined him... | |
 | Songs, English - 1847 - 906 pages
...where her young hero sleeps, And lovers around her are sighing ; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying ! She...song of her dear native plains, Every note which he loved awaking; Ah ! little they think, who delight in * her strains, How the heart of the minstrel... | |
 | Hugh Gawthrop - Recitations - 1847 - 184 pages
...hi his grave is lying. She sings the wild songs of her dear native plains, Every note which he loved awaking — Ah ! little they think, who delight in...strains, How the heart of the minstrel is breaking! He hod lived for his love — for his country he died, They were all that to life had entwined him—... | |
 | Richard Robert Madden - Nationalists - 1847 - 380 pages
..." Unfortunately, in taking the above extract from the " Hibernian •azine," the year was omitted. She sings the wild song of her dear native plains, Every note which he loved awaking — Ah ! little they think who delight in her strains, • How the heart of the minstrel... | |
 | John Burke, Bernard Burke - Genealogy - 1848 - 424 pages
...where her young hero sleeps, And lovers are round her, sighing: But coldly she turns from their gaze and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying. " She sings the wild songs of her dear native plains, ., Every note which he lov'd awaking ; Ah 1 little they think who... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1848 - 478 pages
...where her young hero sleeps, And lovers around her are sighing: But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying. She sings the wild songs of her dear native plains, Every note which he loved awaking— Ah ! little they think, who delight... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 pages
...young hero sleeps, And lovers around -her are sighing; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weep*, For her heart in his grave is lying. " She sings the wild songs of her dear, native plains, Every note which lie loved awaking. Ah ! little they think, who delight... | |
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She sings the wild songs of her dear native plains, Every note which he loved awaking — Ah! little they think, who delight in her strains, How the heart of the minstrel is breaking! 
