 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...why, Even at the sound himself had made. Next, ANGER rushed, his eyes on fire : In lightnings owned his secret stings. In one rude clash he struck the lyre — And swept, with hurried hands, the string?. With woful measures, wan DESPAIR — Low sullen sounds his grief beguiled ; A solemn,... | |
 | 1839 - 508 pages
...Poets and writers generally use the word fear appropriate for the above analysis. Thus Collins:— " First fear his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords...bewilder'd laid, And back recoil'd — he knew not why — Even at the sound himself had made." Persons are said to tremble in fear. But we often speak of... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...power. First, Fear, his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewildered laid ; And back recoiled, he knew not why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rushed — his eyes, on fire, In lightnings owned his secret stings; In one rude clash he struck the... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 822 pages
...Thornton. ""'•it anger rush'd, his eyes on 6re, In lightnings own'd his secret stings ; In one rade clash he struck the lyre And swept with hurried hand the strings. Collint. ANGE», as a passion, has been called either '¡'i.twntive or instinctive, and has its natural... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...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...rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept with hurried hands the strings, With woful measures wan Despair Low sullen sounds his grief beguiled, A. solemn,... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...art, \ Each (for Madness rul'd the hour) | Would prove Ais own expressive power. | First, Fear, | Ais hand, its skill to try, | Amid the chords, bewilder'd,...rush'd' ; | his eyes on fire, | In lightnings own'd Ais secret stings, ; | In one rude clash, Ae strucA the lyre', | With wo'ful measures, wan Despair,... | |
 | English poetry - 1908 - 464 pages
...lessons of her forceful art, 15 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 not why, 20 E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rush'd, his eyes on fire,... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - Oratory - 1908 - 452 pages
...at the sound himself had made.—* Next, Anger rushed — his eyes on fire — In lightnings owned his secret stings : In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept, with hurried hands, the strings.-* With woful measures, wan Despair — Low sullen sounds ! — his grief beguiled.... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - Oratory - 1908 - 456 pages
...chords bewildered laid; And back recoiled, he knew not why, E 'en at the sound himself had made.—* In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept, with hurried hands, the strings. — With woful measures, wan Despair — Low sullen sounds ! — his grief beguiled.... | |
 | Literature - 1910 - 542 pages
...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...lyre And swept with hurried hand the strings. With woeful measures wan Despair, Low sullen sounds, his grief beguiled; A solemn, strange, and mingled... | |
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tis said, when all were fired, Fill'd with fury, rapt, inspired, From the supporting myrtles round They 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... 
