tis said, when all were fired, Filled with fury, rapt, inspired. From the supporting myrtles round They snatched her instruments of sound, And, as they oft had heard apart, Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each (for madness ruled the hour,) Would prove... The Mexican War, by an English Soldier: Comprising Incidents and Adventures ... - Page 93by George Ballentine - 1860 - 288 pagesFull view - About this book
| Horace Twiss - Parodies - 1814 - 126 pages
...sounded strong, and far, and wide. And as they oft h'rtd "heard a'part Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each, for Madness ruled the hour. Would prove his own expressive power. First Fear his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords UewilderM laid; And hack recoil'd, he knew not... | |
| English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...snatch'd her instruments of sound ; And, as they oft had heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each (for Madness ruled the hour) Would prove his own expressive power. First Fear his hand, its skill to try, Amidst the chords bewitder'd laid, And back recoil'd, he knew... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 272 pages
...snatch'd her instruments of sound; And, as they oft had heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each (for Madness ruled the hour) Would prove his own expressive power. First Fear his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewilder'd laid, And back recoil'd, he knew... | |
| John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...snatched her instruments of sound ; And, as they oft had heard apart, Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each, for madness ruled the hour, Would prove his own expressive power. First, Fear, his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewildered laid; And back recoiled, he knew... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...snatch'tl her instruments of sound ; , And, as they oft had heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each (for madness ruled the hour) Would prove his own expressive 'power. First Fear his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewildci'd laid. And back recoil'd, he knew... | |
| Select readings - 1824 - 300 pages
...snatched her instruments of sound ; And as they oft had heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each, for madness ruled the hour, Would prove his own expressive power. 173 And back recoiled, he knew not why, Even at the sound himself had made. Next ANGER rushed, his... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 462 pages
...snatch'd her inetruments of sound ; And, as they oft had heard apait Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each (for Madness ruled the hour) Would prove his own expressive power. First Fear his band, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewilder'd laid, And back recoil'd he knew not... | |
| George Croly - English poetry - 1828 - 430 pages
...snatched her instruments of sound ; And, as they oft had heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each (for madness ruled the hour) Would prove his own expressive power. First Fear his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewildered laid, And back recoiled, he knew... | |
| William Collins - 1830 - 240 pages
...snatch'd her instruments of sound ; And, as they oft had heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each (for Madness ruled the hour) Would prove his own expressive power. First Fear his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewilder'd laid, And back recoil'd, he knew... | |
| James Sheridan Knowles - 1831 - 686 pages
...snatch'd her instruments of sound; And, as they oft had heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each — for Madness ruled the hour — Would prove his own expressive power. First, Fear, his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewilder 'd laid; And back recoil 'd, he knew... | |
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