 | Robert Deverell - Hieroglyphics - 1813 - 354 pages
...distill?d perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even silence Was took ere she was ware, and wisb'd she might , • *•* Deny her nature, and be never more Still to be so displac'd. I was all ear, 565 And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of death ; But O ere long Too well... | |
 | 1816 - 430 pages
...solemn breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air ; that even Silence Was took ere she was 'ware, and wish'd she...nature, and be never more Still, to be so displac'd." We listened attentively, and were delighted with the melody, which was as striking as unexpected. It... | |
 | Theology - 1816 - 430 pages
...solemn breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air ; that even Silence Was took ere she was 'ware, and wish'd she...nature, and be never more Still, to be so displac'd." We listened attentively, and were delighted with the melody, which was as striking as unexpected. It... | |
 | Theology - 1816 - 436 pages
...distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air; that even Silence Was took ere she was 'ware, and wiah'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more Still, to be so displac'd." We listened attentively, and were delighted with the melody, which was as striking as unexpected. It... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 366 pages
...solemn-breathing sound Hose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wish'd she...was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of Death ! but O ! ere long, Too well I did perceive it was the voice Of my most... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...solemn-breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even 560 And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of Death : but O ! ere long, Too well... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 344 pages
...solemn-breathing sound Rose, like a stream of rich distilled perfumes, And stole upon the air ; that even Silence Was took ere she was 'ware, and wish'd she...Deny her nature, and be never more « Still, to be so displaced. MILTON. In a few moments the voice died into air, and the instrument, which had been heard... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...solemn-breathing sound Hose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wish'd she...Deny her nature, and be never more, Still to be so displaced. I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of Death : but... | |
 | John Milton - Bible - 1823 - 220 pages
...solemn breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wish'd she...Deny her nature, and be never more, Still to be so displaced. I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of Death : but... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1823 - 360 pages
...Castle. CHAPTER X. THE SENTINEL. Where should this music be ? i' the air, or the earth ? The Tempett. —I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul Under the ribs of death. Comvs. QQENTIN had hardly reached his little cabin, in order to make... | |
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