When Music, heavenly maid, was young, While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft, to hear her shell, Thronged around her magic cell ; Exulting, trembling, raging, fainting, Possessed beyond the muse's painting ; By turns they felt the glowing... Chambers's Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ... - Pagina 22geredigeerd door - 1830Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1883 - 142 pagina’s
...frantic passions, hear thy soft control. GRAY. AN ODE FOR MUSIC. ; HEN Music, heavenly maid, was young, While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft,...to hear her shell, Thronged around her magic cell. — O Music ! sphere-descended maid, Friend of Pleasure, Wisdom's aid ! Why, goddess, why, to us denied,... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1883 - 596 pagina’s
...beyond the Muse's painting : By turns they felt the glowing mind Disturb'd, delighted, raised, refin'd ; Till once, 'tis said, when all were fired, Filled...rapt, inspired, From the supporting myrtles round They^Jnatch'd her instruments of sound ; And, as they oft had heard apart Sweet lesstfns of her forceful... | |
| Christian Brothers - 1884 - 516 pagina’s
...Brave ? " are the most frequently quoted of his songs. , "When Music — heavenly maid!—was young, While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft,...snatched 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 his own... | |
| 1888 - 344 pagina’s
...WILLIAM COLLINS. BORN, 1720 DIED, 1756. ODE ON THE PASSIONS. WHEN Music, heavenly maid ! was young, While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft,...all were fired. Filled with fury, rapt, inspired) 3I2 313 From the supporting myrtles round, They snatched her instruments of sound ; And as they oft... | |
| 1884 - 750 pagina’s
...to hear her shell, Throng'd around her magic cell ; Exulting, trembling, raging, fainting, Possess'd beyond the Muse's painting. By turns they felt the...refined : Till once, 'tis said, when all were fired, Fill'd with fury, rapt, inspired, From the supporting myrtles round, They snatch'd her instruments... | |
| Phineas Garrett - 1885 - 988 pagina’s
...walkin"long an' gobble up de worrum. THE PASSIONS— WILLIAM COLLINI. When Music, heavenly maid ! was young, While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft,...snatched 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 his own... | |
| Robert Irving Fulton - 1885 - 96 pagina’s
...poetry. Example. " When Music, heavenly maid I was young, • While yet in early Greece she siing, The Passions oft, to hear her shell, Thronged around...snatched her instruments of sound ; And, as they oft hnd heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each, for Madness ruled the hour, Would prove his... | |
| Phineas Garrett - 1885 - 974 pagina’s
...cell; Exulting, trembling, raging, fciiuting, Possessed beyond the muse's painting; By turns they fclt the glowing mind Disturbed, delighted, raised, refined;...round, They snatched her instruments of sound; And, us they oft had heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each, fur Madness ruled the hour, Would... | |
| 1888 - 344 pagina’s
...WILLIAM COLLINS. BORN, 1720 DIED, 1756. ODE ON THE PASSIONS. WHEN Music, heavenly maid ! was young. While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft,...snatched 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... | |
| Francis Henry Underwood - 1888 - 658 pagina’s
...fainting, ^ Possessed beyond the Muse's painting ; ,' v-• By turns they felt the glowing mind 4 IQ Disturbed, delighted, raised, refined ; Till once,...snatched 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... | |
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