 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 572 pages
...on their faces fell, , > To worship that celestial sound: Less than a god they thought there could not dwell, Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke...so well. What passion cannot music raise and quell ! • Seth having requested of Adam an explanation of the origin and creation of the world, the latter... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English language - 1805 - 924 pages
...been made by straining strings over the shell of a tortoise. Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly. Drylem. 8. The superficial p.irt. So devout arc the Romanists about this outward shell of relijion,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 420 pages
...wondering on their faces fell, To worship that celestial sound : Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke...so well. What passion cannot music raise and quell ! This is so complete and engaging a history -piece, that I knew a person of taste who was resolved... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...wond'ring, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. Less than a god they thought there could not dwell; Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke...so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell ? in. The Trumpet's" loud clangor Excites us to arms, With shrill notes of anger, And mortal alarms... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound : Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke...so well. What passion cannot music raise and quell? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With shrill notes of anger, And mortal alarms.... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound : Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke...so well. What passion cannot music raise and quell? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With shrill notes of anger, And mortal alarms.... | |
 | Oxford city, Holywell music room - 1808 - 170 pages
...wond'ring, on their faces fell To worship the celestial sound. Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well. SIMPHONY. Bach. ACT II. SIMPHONY»>- Haydn. SONG. Miss HAINES. Urbani. When first you courted me I... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. Less than a god they thonght there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell That spoke...so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell ! The Trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms ; 'With shrill notes of anger, And mortal alarms ;... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...wond'ring, on their faces fell to worship that celestial sound. Less than a God they thought therecould not dwell within the hollow of that shell, that spoke...so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell? The trumpet's loud clangor excites us to arms, •with shrill notes of anger and mortal alarms. -i... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...wond'ring, on their faces fell to worship that celestial sound. Less than a God they thought there could not dwell within the hollow of that shell, that spoke...so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell ? A SOWft POR ST. CECILIA.'^ DAT. Z>ry(fetf. The trumpet's loud clangor excites us to arms, with shrill... | |
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And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell That spoke so sweetly and so well. 
