| Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pagine
...beneath their 1'eet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. Campbell EXERCISE 22. Bailie of Waterloo. 1 There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell; (0) But hush! hark! •• a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! Z Did ye not hear... | |
| 740 pagine
...floor. We cannot help quoting the magnificent stanzas of Lord Byron, describing the scene : — " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage- bell ; Bat hash ! hark ! a... | |
| William Hone - 1839 - 874 pagine
...capital bail gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, aud bright The lamps shone o'er fair women aud brave men . A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark '. a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ' Did ye not hear it ?—... | |
| Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pagine
...WATERLOO. BY LORD BYRON. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...shone o'er fair women and brave men: A thousand hearts beat'happily, and when Music arose, with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which... | |
| John William Carleton - 1850 - 516 pagine
...was thronged with guests. " And Belgian's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, anci bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hcarU beat happily." But I must refer my readers to the stanzas which follow the above quoted lines,... | |
| James Chapman - 378 pagine
...*1 T '" T Dryden. 18. TIte Battle of Waterloo. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium1s capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o1er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous... | |
| Frank E. Vandiver - 1977 - 654 pagine
...listened, rapt, as Jack began to recite, slowly at first, then faster as the words returned: There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell. But hush! hark! a deep... | |
| Mark Bailey - 1880 - 80 pagine
...Joyous ' example for ' higher pitch* and ' wider compass.' " There was a sound of revelry by night, Her beauty and her chivalry ; and bright The lamps...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell." ' Grave ' example for ' lower pitch ' and less than ' moderate compass.' " And, —... | |
| Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pagine
...endless, and sublime, The image of Eternity, — the throne Of the Invisible! OBNC; PoEL-4 5 There in the veins, the sap in the tree Were springs of...world's filth And the filth in the heart of Man — marriage-bell; But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! (1. 1-9) 6 Did ye not hear... | |
| George Gordon Byron - 1994 - 884 pagine
...Athens' tyrant lord. XXI. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women ano brave men; A t*""1"""* hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft... | |
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