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" 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 93
by George Ballentine - 1860 - 288 pages
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Posthumous Parodies and Other Pieces: Composed by Several of Our Most ...

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...
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Beauties of Poetry: Consisting of Elegant Selections from the Works of Pope ...

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...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

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...
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The American First Class Book, Or, Exercises in Reading and Recitation

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...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton ...

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...
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Select readings in verse, by P.R.

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...
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The British anthology; or, Poetical library, Volumes 5-6

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...
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The Beauties of the British Poets: With a Few Introductory Observations

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...
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The Poetical Works of William Collins

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...
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The elocutionist, a collection of pieces in prose and verse [by various ...

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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