I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician had before made himself visible. When he had raised my thoughts, by those... The British Essayists;: Spectator - Page 128by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
| 1729 - 342 pages
...Pleafures of that happy * Place. My Heart melted away in fccret Raptures. • ' I had been often told that the Rock before me was * the Haunt of a Genius; and that feveral had been en' tertained with Mufick who had psffed by it, but never ' heard that the Mufician... | |
| English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...pleafures of thit •that happy place. My heart melted away in fecret raptures. I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that feveral had been entertained with that mafic, who had pafled by it, but never heard that the mufician... | |
| Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...Pleafures of that happy Place. My Heart melted away in fecret Raptures. I had been often told, that the Rock before me was the Haunt of a Genius, and that feveral had been entertained with Mufic who had pafled by it, but never heard, that the Mufician had... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...pleafures of that happy place. My heart melted away in fccret raptures. I bad been often told, that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that feveral had been entertained with that muiic, who had pafled by it, but never heard that the mufician... | |
| Conduct of life - 1792 - 494 pages
...ph-afures of that happy place. My heart melted away in fccret raptures. I had been often told, that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that feveral had been entertained with that mufic, who had paflcd by it, but never heard that the mufician... | |
| 1794 - 450 pages
...place. My heart melted away ih sc et raptures. ' I had been often told that the rock before me wai the haunt of a Genius; and that several had been entertained...played to taste the pleasures of his conversation, as 1 looked upon him like one astonished, he beckoned to me, and by the waving of his hand duected me... | |
| Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...pleafures of that happy place.— My heart melted away in fecret rapture. I had often been told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius; and that feveral had been entertained with mufic who hath pafled by it, but never heard that the mufician had... | |
| Devotional literature - 1797 - 110 pages
...pleafures of that happy place. My heart melted away in fecret raptures.' I had often been told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that feveral had been entertained with that mufjc, who had palled by it, but never hsard that the mufician... | |
| English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...pleasures of that happy 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 with that music r who had passed by it , but never heard that X 3 346 THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR: the musician... | |
| 1803 - 472 pages
...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...looked upon him like one astonished, he beckoned to me, and by the waving of his hand directed me to approach the place where he sat. I drew near with that... | |
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