Second Voice. How lovely, how sweet the repose of the tomb ! No tempests are there : — but the nightingales come And sing their sweet chorus of bliss. First Voice. The ravens of night flap their wings o'er the grave : Tis the vulture's abode, 'tis the... The New Edinburgh review - Page 2711822Full view - About this book
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...FIRST VOICE. 6 The ravens of night flap their wings o'er the grave r 'T is the vulture's abode ; 't is the wolf's dreary cave, Where they tear up the earth with their fangs. SECOND VOICE. 6 There the cony at evening disports with his love, Or rests on the sod ; while the turtles above,... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...the foul toad for a bed, And snakes in its nettle weeds hiss. SECOND VOICE. 4: How lovely, how sweet the repose of the tomb : No tempests are there : — but the nightingales come, And siiig their sweet chorus of bliss. FIKST VOICE. 6 The ravens of night flap their wings o'er the grave... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1867 - 758 pages
...And snakes in the nettle-weeds hiss. Second Voice. How lovely, how sweet the repose of the tomb ! Xo tempests are there; but the nightingales come. And...o'er the grave; 'Tis the vulture's abode; 'tis the wolfs dreary cave, Where they tear up the dead with their fangs. Second Voice. There the +cony, at... | |
| Charles A. Wiley - Elocution - 1869 - 456 pages
...serves the foul toad for a bed, And snakes in the nettle-weeds hiss. Second Voice. How lovely, how sweet the repose of the tomb ! No tempests are there ; but...'tis the wolf's dreary cave, Where they tear up the dead with their fangs. Second Voice. There, the cony, at evening, disports with his love, Or rests... | |
| Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1870 - 382 pages
...toad for a bed', And snakes' in its nettle weeds hiss'10 ! Second Voice. 4. How lovely', how sweet" the repose of the tomb' ! No tempests are there :...And sing their sweet chorus of bliss. FIRST VOICE. 5. The ravens at night flap their wings o'er the grave' ! 'Tis the vulture's abode' ! 'tis the wolf's... | |
| Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1872 - 382 pages
...toad for a bed', And snakes' in its nettle weeds hiss''0 ! Second Voice. 4. How lovely', how sweet" the repose of the tomb' ! No tempests are there :...nightingales come, And sing their sweet chorus of bliss. FIEST VOICE. 5. The ravens at night flap their wings o'er the grave' ! 'Tis the vulture's abode' !... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1867 - 498 pages
...is its sleep. And flow' rets perfume it with ether. First Voice. Second Voice. How lovely, how sweet the repose of the tomb! No tempests are there; but...'tis the wolf's dreary cave, Where they tear up the dead with their fangs. Second Voice. There the +cony, at evening, +disports with his love, Or rests... | |
| Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - Literature - 1893 - 504 pages
...serves the foul toad for аbed. And snakes in its nettle-weeds hiss. SECOND TOICE. How lovely, how lone, the repose of the tomb! No tempests are there: —...the nightingales come And sing their sweet chorus of Miss. FIRST TOICE. The ravens of night flap their wings o'er the grave: — "Tie the vulture's abode:... | |
| John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 602 pages
...serves the foul toad for a bed, And snakes in its nettle-weeds hiss. Second Voice. How lovely, how sweet the repose of the tomb ! No tempests are there : —...disports with his love, Or rests on the sod, while the turtles above Repose on the bough that o'erhangs. NIKOLAI MlKHAll.oriTCH KARAMZIN First Voice. There... | |
| John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 550 pages
...serves the foul toad for a bed, And snakes in its nettle-weeds hiss. Seeond Voiee. How lovely, how sweet the repose of the tomb ! No tempests are there : —...nightingales come And sing their sweet chorus of bliss. First Voiee. The ravens of night flap their wings o'er the grave : 'Tis the vulture's abode, 'tis the wolf's... | |
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