| William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...lightnings own'd his secret stings, In one rude clash be struck the lyre, And. s wept with hurry'd hand the strings. With woeful measures, wan Despair . Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd : A solemn, strange and mingled air : Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 412 pages
...not why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rush'd, his eyes on fire, In lightnings own'd his secret stings, In one rude clash he struck the...measures wan Despair — Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd, A solemn, strange, and mingled air, 'T was sad by fits, by starts 't was wild. But thou,... | |
| English poetry - 1821 - 270 pages
...not why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rush'd, his eyes on fire, In lightnings own'd his secret stings, In one rude clash he struck the...lyre, And swept with hurried hand the strings. With woful measures, wan Despair, Low sullen sounds, his grief beguil'd J A solemn, 8trang«, and mingled... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rush'd ; his eyes on fire, In lightnings own'd his secret stings : In one rude clash he struck the...lyre, And swept with hurried hand the strings. With woful measures wan Despair— Low, sullen sounds his grief beguiled; But thou, O Hope, with eyes so... | |
| English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...not why, Ev'n at the sound himself bad made. Next Anger rush'd, his eyes on fire, In lightnings own'd his secret stings ; In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept with hurried hand the strings. A solemn, strange, and mingled air ; "Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O Hope ! with... | |
| Oratory - 1822 - 116 pages
...not why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rush'd, his eyes on fire, In lightning own'd his secret stings, In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept with hurry'd hand the strings. With woful measures wan Depair. Low, sullen sounds his grief beguil'd A solemn,... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...sound himself had made. Next Anger rush'd ; his eyes on fire, In lightnings own'd his secret stiugs ; In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept with...measures wan Despair — .Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd , A solemn, strange, and mingled air ; 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou,... | |
| John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...the chords bewildered laid; And back recoiled, he knew not why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rushed ; — his eyes on fire, In lightnings...stings, In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swepi with hurried hand the string?. With woful measures wan Despair — Low sullen sounds his grief... | |
| William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...not why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rushM, his eyes on fire, In lightnings own'd his secret stings, In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept with hurry'd hand the strings. _ With woful measures, wan Despair Low sullen sounds his grief beguil'd :... | |
| William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...not why: Ev'n at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rush'd : his eyes on fire In lightnings own'd Sydney's verse halts ill on Roman feet: Milton's strong pinion now not Heaven beguil'd, A solemn, strange, and mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O... | |
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