Jubal struck the chorded shell, His listening brethren stood around, 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... Specimens of the British Poets ... - Page 216by British poets - 1809Full view - About this book
| John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...Arms, With fhrill Notes of Anger And mortal Alarms. The double double double beat Of the thund'ring Drum Cries, hark ! the Foes come ; Charge, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat. The foft complaining Flute In dying Notes difcovers The Woes of hopelefs Lovers, Whofe Dirge is whifper'd... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...pafl:on cannot Mufic raife and quell ? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With mrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double...foes come; Charge, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat. IV. The foft complaining flute In dying notes difcovers The woes of hopelefs lovers, Whofe dirge is... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...paffion cannot Mufic raife and quell? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With fhrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double...foes come; Charge, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat,. IV. The foft complaining flute In dying notes difcovers The woes of hopelefs lovers, Whofe dirge is... | |
| 1793 - 806 pages
...Mulic raife and quell ? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites ui to arm«, With ihrill notes ot arger And mortal alarms. The double double double beat Of...drum Cries, hark ! the foes come ; Charge, Charge, 'tii too late to retreat. The foft complaining flute In dying note» dtfcovers The woee of hopelef«... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 806 pages
...trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With fhrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The dutiblc double double beat Of the thundering drum Cries, hark ! the foes come ; Charge, Charge, 'tii loo late jo retreat. The foft complaining flote In dying note» difcovers The woes of hopclefs... | |
| Alexander Dalrymple - Ballads, English - 1796 - 240 pages
...paflion cannot Mufic raife aud quell }• The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With mrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double...come, Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat, The foft complaining Flute In dying notes difcovcrs The woes of hopelcfs Lovers, Whofe dirge is whifpcr'd... | |
| Alexander Dalrymple - Ballads, English - 1796 - 242 pages
...What paffion cannot Mufic raife and quell ? The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With fhrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double...come, Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat. The foft complaining Flute In dying notes difcovers The woes of hopelefs Lovers, Whofe dirge is whifper'd... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 658 pages
...paflion cannot Mufic raifc and quell ? HI. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With (hrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double double beat Of the thundering drum Crlti, hark ! the foes come ; Curjt, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat. IV. Tht foft complaining flute... | |
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1804 - 572 pages
...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,...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... | |
| Great Britain - 1804 - 658 pages
...paflion cannot Mufic raife and quell ? III. The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With Ihrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double double beat Of the thundering drum Crirt, hark! the foes come ¡ Charge, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat. IV. The foft complaining flute... | |
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