| Scotland - 1840 - 906 pages
...stations leap, And Music's power obey. From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of...notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man."' Begging the Doctor's pardon, will you not agree with me that this is rather too strong of the conceit... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1840 - 314 pages
...favourite words and phrases. Example 2. From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began ; From harmony to harmony, Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man.t , Analysis. This is of the same signature with the former ; there is not even a glimpse of meaning... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...slatinns leap, Ami music's power obey. From harmony, from heavenly harmony, Tlii* universal frame began. From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man.1 The conclusion is likewise striking; but it includes an image so awful in itself, that it can... | |
| George Campbell - Theology - 1840 - 450 pages
...Dryden : From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began ; From harmony to harmony Thro' all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man4. In general, it may be said, that in writings of this stamp, we must accept of sound instead of... | |
| 1841 - 744 pages
...— the music of the spheres : " From harmony — from heavenly harmony This universal frame began ; From harmony to harmony, Through all the compass of...the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man." And of the general eflect of music, take the oft-quoted lines of Congreve, " Music hath charms to soothe... | |
| Magic - 1843 - 320 pages
...the beauty of these lines — " ' From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began j From harmony to harmony, Through all the compass of...notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man."' " I confess, they have ever appeared to me fraught with the deepest meaning." Chaudon listened to my... | |
| William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...stations leap, And Music's power obey. From harmony, from heavenly harmony, This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Through all the compass of...the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man. What passion cannot music raise and quell? When Jubal struck the chorded shell, His listening brethren... | |
| George Field - Color - 1845 - 334 pages
...unprepared, and unresolved discordances. " From harmony, from heav'nly harmony, This universal frame began ; From harmony to harmony, Through all the compass of...the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in man." — DRYDEN. 255. All the scales of harmony in colour, sound, &c., are framed of alternate concord and... | |
| General reciter - 1845 - 348 pages
...ohey. From harmony, from heavenly harmony This universal frame began : From harmony to harmony Tbrough all the compass of the notes it ran, The diapason closing full in Man. What passion cannot Music raise and quell ! When Jubal struck the corded shell, His listening bretbren... | |
| Richard Hiley - English language - 1846 - 330 pages
...following is a poetical example of this kind from Dryden;— " From harmony, from heavenly harmony, From harmony to harmony, Through all the compass of...the notes it ran; The diapason closing full in man." This universal frame began; The Fourth species may be denominated Learned Nonsense. The following is... | |
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