 Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds The touch from many a trembling chord shakes out ; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still ; Beguile the night,...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 1331841Full view - About this book
 | father Rowland (fict.name.) - 1852 - 190 pages
...yet not dull, Nor such as with a frown forbids the play Of fancy, or proscribes the sound of mirth. The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds...The touch from many a trembling chord shakes out.* To one, whose fortune it has been to spend an evening in mid-winter, in the bosom of the family of... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1853 - 492 pages
...fair ; A wreath that can not fade, of flowers that blow With most success, when all besides decay. The sprightly lyre, whose treasure of sweet sounds...triumphant still, Beguile the night,' and set a keener edge O'er female industry ; the threaded steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. ***** 5. Discourse... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 pages
...flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page, by one Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. • • • • • Is Winter hideous in a garb like this 1 Needs he the tragic fur, die smoke of lamps,... | |
 | Evenings - 1860 - 386 pages
...ETC. ' The po«*s or historian's pug'.-, by one Mntlo vocal for the amusement of the n it, Ucgulle the night, and set a keener edge On female industry ; the threaded steel 1'lles iwlftlj, and unfelt the tusk proceeds." COTTP: LONDON: . T. NELSON AND SONS, PATERNOSTER- ROW;... | |
 | English language - 1861 - 312 pages
...With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made voeal for th' amusement of the rest ; The sprightly lyre, whose...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume closed, the customary rites Of the last meal commence, — a Roman meal ; Such as the mistress... | |
 | William Francis Collier - 1862 - 678 pages
...of flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for the amusement of the rest; The sprightly...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume closed, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Eoman meal ! Such as the mistress... | |
 | William Francis Collier - American literature - 1862 - 550 pages
...of flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for the amusement of the rest; The sprightly...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume closed, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal ! Such as the mistress... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page, by one Made vocal for the amusement of the rest; The sprightly...sounds The touch from many a trembling chord shakes out j And the clear voice syrnphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming strife triumphant still, Beguile... | |
 | William Cowper - Poetry - 1864 - 454 pages
...flowers, that blow Wit^i most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page by one Made vocal for the amusement of the rest ; The sprightly...steel Flies swiftly, and unfelt the task proceeds. The volume? closed, the customary rites Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal, Such as the mistress... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1864 - 622 pages
...flowers that blow With most success when all besides decay. The poet's or historian's page, by one ture of slow and easy sweep, — Deception innocent,...give ample space To narrow bounds. The grove receiv inanyatrembling chord shakesout ; And the clear voice symphonious, yet distinct, And in the charming... | |
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