 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.  The Spectator ... - Page 3671803Full view - About this book
 | 1794 - 450 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered 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 1ip4, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceedingly sweet, and wrought into a var.ety... | |
 | 1797 - 110 pages
...not far from me, where I difcovered one in the habit of a fhepherd, with a little mufical inflrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upoa it. The found of h was exceeding fweet, and wrought into' a variety of tunes that were inexpreflibly... | |
 | English instructor - 1801 - 272 pages
...far from me , where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd , with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him , he applied it...variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious , and alto-' gether different from any thing I had ever heard: they put me in mind oP those heavenly airs... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1801 - 364 pages
...far from me, where I difcovered one in the hal> it of a fhepherd, with a little mufical inftrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The found of it was exceeding fweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpreffibly melodious,... | |
 | 1806 - 118 pages
...not far from me, where I difcovered one in the habit of a (hepherd, with a little mufical inftrumcnt in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The found of it was exceeding fweet, and wrought a variety of tunes that were inexpreffibly melodious,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered ene in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to...lips, and began 'to play upon it. The sound of it was exeeeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogether... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 322 pages
...not fkr from me, where I discovered 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 plav upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of dmes that were inexpressibly... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered one in the hahit of a shepherd, with a little masicai instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and hegan to play upon it. The souiid of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of ranee that... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand.* As I looked upon him he applied it to...melodious, and altogether different from any thing I * This musical apparatus was intended, not only to raise the thoughts of Mirzah, as is observed, to... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pages
...that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand." As I looked upon him he applied it to...melodious, and altogether different from any thing I * This musical apparatus was intended, jot only to raise the thoughts of Mirzah, as is observed, to... | |
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