I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies, and qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place. Selections from the Spectator - Pagina 75door Joseph Addison, Kenneth Deighton - 1901 - 220 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 364 pagina’s
...of Bagdad. He had a little musical instrument in his hand. As Mirza looked towards him, the genius applied -it to his lips, and began to play upon it. " The sound of it" says Mirza, "was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious,... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 394 pagina’s
...where we are introduced to the celestial visitant who plays on a musical instrument the sound of which was " exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious." And how truly poetical is the unexpected close, in which the dream of Mirza is suddenly yet softly broken,... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 714 pagina’s
...of Bagdad. He had a little musical instrument in his hand. As Mirza looked towards him, the genius applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. " The sound of it," says Mirza, "teas exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1842 - 944 pagina’s
...one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he obations which it gives itself seconded by the applauses...passes upon his own behaviour is thus warranted and con any thing I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Franz C F. Demmler - 1842 - 92 pagina’s
...in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceedingly sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogether... | |
 | Churchman - 1844 - 396 pagina’s
...one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it....inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from any thing I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1845 - 404 pagina’s
...in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceedingly sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogether... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1846 - 564 pagina’s
...restinguere rivo.'' Or like the Shepherd's pipe in the Oriental Vision, " The sound was exceedingly sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...inexpressibly melodious and altogether different from any thing I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departing... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - 348 pagina’s
...discovered one, in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it....inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from any thing I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs, that are played to the departed... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pagina’s
...musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from any thing I had ever heard ; they put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
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