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 ... - Page 22edited by - 1830Full view - About this book
| John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft, to hear her shell, Thronged around her magick cell, Exulting, trembling, raging, fainting. Possessed...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... | |
| American Institute of Instruction - 1831 - 380 pages
...seem to indicate that the tale of Orpheus is but half a fable. ' When Music, heavenly maid, was young, While yet in early Greece she sung, The passions oft...raging, fainting, Possessed beyond the muse's painting.' But whether it be owing to the deteriorating character which Buftbn ascribes to the new continent,... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...Lion will conquer or die." DIMOND. 16. — THE PASSIONS, AN ODE. 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... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...oft, to hear her shell, Thronged around her magic cell, Exulting, trembling, raging, fainting, Possest beyond the Muse's painting: By turns they felt the...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... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...hideous outcry rushed between. 58. THE PASSIONS. — Collins. WVren Music, heavenly maid ! was young, — While yet, in early Greece, she sung, The Passions...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... | |
| 1836 - 558 pages
...scene-full world with thee ! THE PASSIONS.— ANODE FOR MUSIC. WHEN Musie, heavenly maid, was young, While yet in early Greece she sung, The Passions oft...trembling, raging, fainting, Possessed beyond the Muae's painting; By turns they felt the glowing mind Disturbed, delighted, raised, refined ; Till onw,... | |
| William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...how far — but far above the Great. THE PASSIONS.— Cottiw. 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... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...turn awry, And lose the name of action. THE PASSIONS, AN ODE. 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... | |
| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pages
...RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN SOUND AND SENSE. THE PASSIONS.— COLLINS. When Music, heavenly maid! was young,— While yet, in early Greece, she sung, The Passions...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... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...While yet in early Greece she sung', The Passions oft', to hear her shell', Thronged around her magick cell' Exulting*, trembling*, raging', fainting*, Possessed...refined* ; Till once', 'tis said', when all were fired', Pilled with fury*, rapt*, inspired', From the supporting myrtles round', They snatched her instruments... | |
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