 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...  Sonnets, and Other Poems, - Page 137by William Lisle Bowles - 1800 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...his grief beguil'd : A solemn, strange and mingled air : "Tvvas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O hope ! with eyes so fair, What was thy...measure ! Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong ; And from the rocks,... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 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 whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail I1 Still would her touch the strain... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - Elocution - 1815 - 340 pages
...his grief beguil'd : 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...measure ! Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong ; And from the rocks,... | |
 | William Collins - 1815 - 118 pages
...grief hegnil'd ; A solemn, strange, and mingled air : 'Twas sad hy fits, hy starts 'twas wild. Bnt thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure 1 Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And hade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...sounds his grief beguil'd ; 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...measure ? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail! Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks,... | |
 | England - 1839 - 894 pages
...write poetime to produce its proper impression. try." Never. More of the charm of poetical rythm " But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy...measure ? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks,... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...bis grief beguiled : A solemn, strange, and mingled air, "i'vras sad by fits— by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O HOPE! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it wbisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail! Still would her touch the... | |
 | Daniel Staniford - Elocution - 1817 - 256 pages
...his grief beguil d A solemn, strange and mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild (8) Bui thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whispcr'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still woujd her touch the... | |
 | England - 1839 - 870 pages
...succeeds Despair, obliterating in a moment the memory of his very being from the earth ? " Thou, 0 Hope! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it wuispcr'd piomiscd pleasure, And bade the lovely icenes at distance — bail ! Still would her touch... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...his grief beguil'd ; 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...measure ? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail. Still would her touch the strain prolong ; And from the rocks,... | |
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