 | 1833 - 814 pages
...sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild ! How beautiful beyond imitation is the animated picture of Hope : But thou, O Hope ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd, promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! COLLINS was acquainted not only with... | |
 | James Hedderwick - Oratory - 1833 - 232 pages
...grief beguiled ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air: 'Twas sad, by fits — by starts, 'twas wild! But thou, O Hope ! — with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance, hail ! — Still would her touch the strain... | |
 | John Mason Good - Natural history - 1834 - 394 pages
...prospective pleasure, amidst the echo of surrounding and responsive rocks, and woods, and valleys. Bjit thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the strain prolong,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1835 - 158 pages
...mingled air : — 'twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. [Read the following in the middle key.] 553. But thou, O Hope ! with eyes so fair, what was thy delighted measure ? Still it whispered promised pleasure, and bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! 554. [Read with high key]... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1835 - 484 pages
...: — A solemn, strange, and mingled air : — 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, 0 Hope ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...grief beguiled ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air : Twas sad, by fits — by starts, 'twas wild. But thou, O HOPE ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ! Still it whispered, promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...his grief beguiled ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air : 'Twas sad by fits — by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O HOPE ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...gazed on the face of the dead. And bitterly thought of the morrow. HIGH AND CHEERFUL. But thou, oh Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ; Still would her touch the... | |
 | England - 1839 - 876 pages
...poetime to produce its proper impression, try." Never. More of the charm of poetical rythm " But thou, О Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure...promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hall ! Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks, the woods, the vale. She call'd... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...grief beguiled ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air ; Twas sad, by fits — by starts, 'twas wild. But thou, O Hope! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ! Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the... | |
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twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ! Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail... 
