Music, oh how faint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell ! Why should Feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are ev'n more false than they ; Oh ! 'tis only music's strain Can sweetly... Dead lilies, ed. by mrs. Henry Kingsley - Page 92by Cecil Haselwood - 1879Full view - About this book
| 1811 - 610 pages
...memory lives in music's breath. Music O '. how faint, how weak, Lrngiiage faints bef.Te the spell; Who should feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well, Friendships balmy wo- d» may feign Love's are ever more false than they, O ! 'tis only music's strain,... | |
| Thomas Condie - 1813 - 262 pages
...So when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in MUSIC'S breath ! Mnsic! — Oh ! howfaint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell ! Why should...ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well, Friendship balmy words may feign, Love's are e'en more false than they; Oh ! 'tis only Music's strain... | |
| 1814 - 258 pages
...Musick ! — oh ! how faint, how weak ! Language fades before thy spell , Why should feeling ever tpeai, Thou canst breathe her soul so well. Friendship's balmy words may feign ; Love's are e'en more false than they ; Oh ! 'tis only Musick's strain Can sweetly soothe and not betray. A French... | |
| 1818 - 596 pages
...when pleasure's dream is gone, Its mem'ry lives in Music's breath I Music ! oh how weak, how faint, Language fades before thy spell Why should feeling ever speak. When thou canst breathe her soul BO well! Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are e'en more false than they, Oh ! 'tis only Music's... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1821 - 272 pages
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| Thomas Moore - 1821 - 294 pages
...pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath ! III. Music ! — oh ! how faint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell ! Why should...Music's strain Can sweetly soothe, and not betray! IT IS NOT THE TEAR AT THIS MOMENT SHED*. V I. IT is not the tear, at this moment shed, When the cold... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1821 - 276 pages
...death: So, when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath! Music! oh! how faint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell! Why should...than they; Oh! 'tis only Music's strain Can sweetly sooth, and not betray! IT IS NOT THE TEAR AT THIS ilOMEXT SHED 1 . AIR—The Sixpence. IT is not the... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1822 - 198 pages
...So, when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory fives in Music's breath !f Music! oh! Low faint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell ! Why should...words may feign, Love's are ev'n more false than they ; OIi ! 'tis only Music's strain Can sweetly sooth, and not betray ! IT IS ,\DT THE TEAR AT THIS MOMENT... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1823 - 464 pages
...pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath ! HI. Music ! — oh ! how faint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell ! Why should...well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are even more false than they ; Oh ! 'tis only Music's strain Can sweetly soothe, and not betray ! IT IS... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1823 - 314 pages
...when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath ! m. Music ! — oh ! how faint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell ! Why should...well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are even more false than they ; Oh ! 'tis only Music's strain Can sweetly soothe, and not betray ! IT IS... | |
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