 Jubal struck the chorded shell, His listening brethren stood around, And, wondering, on their faces fell, To worship that celestial sound. Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly and so...  Specimens of the British Poets ... - Page 216by British poets - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Moses Mendelssohn - German letters - 1844 - 626 pages
...wond'ring on their faces fell, , To worship that celestial sound; I^ess than a God they thought there conld not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke...so well. What passion cannot music raise and quell! -'.. ' Sa« ifl: -' • v. » г ••••• • •> •'• ii • i 3Bie тафйд faun Die... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. Less than a God, they thought, there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell,...so well. What passion cannot music raise and quell 1 The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With shrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The... | |
 | Marlborough coll, mus. soc - 1860 - 104 pages
...Solo by J. MASON, ESQ. Pianoforte — it. A, D. SEYMOUR. wu WALKER. The trumpet's loud clangor Invites us to arms, With shrill notes of anger, And mortal...come, Charge ! charge ! 'tis too late to retreat. SEOOKTD. C'jje Criiekobb Jtoir to Composed by LOCKE, AD 1672. Solo parts by jr DUTHIB. o. H. GORDON,... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...around, And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell,...cannot music raise and quell ? The trumpet's loud clangour Excites us to arms, With shrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double, double, double... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1852 - 378 pages
...around, And, wond'ring, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound; Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly and so well. BBITANNIA KEDIVIVA. 1688. Our vows are heard betimes, and Heav'n takes care To grant, before we can... | |
 | John Dryden - 1854 - 318 pages
...hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly, and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell? 3 The trumpet's loud clangor Excites us to arms, With...foes come ; Charge, Charge, 'tis too late to retreat. 4 The soft complaining flute, In dying notes, discovers The woes of hopeless lovers, Whose dirge is... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1854 - 350 pages
...And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. 20 Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell,...so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell ? m. The trumpet's loud clangor 25 Excites us to arms, With shrill notes of anger, And mortal alarms.... | |
 | Harriet Beecher Stowe - Fiction - 1854 - 398 pages
...And wondering, on their faces fell, To worship that celestial sound. Ijess than a God they, thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly and so well." The first four lines of this always seem to me magnificently harmonious. But almost any verse at random... | |
 | John Dryden - 1855 - 380 pages
...spoke so sweetly and so well. What passion cannot Music raise and quell ? 3 The trumpet's loud clangour Excites us to arms, With shrill notes of anger, And mortal alarms. The double double double beat 1L °\ Of the thundering drum Cries, hark ! the foes come ; Charge, charge ! 'tis too late to retreat.... | |
 | Henry Reed - English literature - 1855 - 416 pages
...And wondering, on their faces fell, To worship that celestial sound ; Less than a god they thought there could not dwell, Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly and so well." In no respect did Dryden more rashly and fatally abandon the authority of his great predecessors, than... | |
| |
