 twas wild. But thou, O HOPE ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail...  Parliamentary Papers - Page 372by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Periodicals - 1839 - 272 pages
...associates words with the beautiful harmonies of ft well-appointed band of instrumental performers. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy...measure ? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And bode the lovely scenes at distance hail ! Still would her touch the strain prolong, And from the rocks,... | |
 | Penitent - 1839 - 330 pages
...1839. S21LONDON : BLATCII AKD LAJJPERT, PRINTERS, GROVE PLACE, BROMPTOX. THE PENITENT. CHAPTER I. " Thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whispered promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance Hail." COLLINS. I WAS born in the County... | |
 | 1839 - 880 pages
...But who succeeds Despair, obliterating in a moment the memory of his very being from the earth ? " Thou, O Hope ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance — hail ! Still would her touch... | |
 | England - 1839 - 876 pages
...poetime to produce its proper impression, try." Never. More of the charm of poetical rythm " But thou, О Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure ? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hall ! Still would her touch the... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...'twas wild. But thou, oh Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy delightful measure ? Still it whisper'd promised pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance...prolong, And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd ou Echo still through all the song; And where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1841 - 316 pages
...hurried hand the strings. 4. With woful measures wan Despair, In sullen sounds his grief besuil'd — 5. But thou, O Hope ! with eyes so fair, What was thy delighted measure? Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bade the lovely scenes at distance hail! Still would her touch the... | |
 | William Collins - 1898 - 234 pages
...with eyes so fair, What was thy delightful measure ? 30 Still it whisper'd promis'd pleasure, And bad the lovely scenes at distance hail! Still would her...prolong, And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She call'd on Echo still thro' all the song ; 35 And where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive... | |
 | Richard Garnett - Literature - 1899 - 564 pages
...sounds his grief beguiled, A solemn, strange, and mingled air, 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy...prolong ; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale STie called on Echo still through all the song ; And, where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft responsive... | |
 | Frederick Saunders, Minnie K. Davis - American poetry - 1899 - 768 pages
...sounds his grief beguiled; A solemn, strange, and mingled air ; 'Twas sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O Hope, with eyes so fair, What was thy...scenes at distance hail! Still would her touch the sound prolong; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, She called on Echo still, through all the song;... | |
 | English poetry - 1899 - 816 pages
...sad by fits, by starts 'twas wild. But thou, O hope, with eyes so fair, 30 What was thy delightful measure? Still it whispered promised pleasure, And...prolong; And from the rocks, the woods, the vale, 35 She called on echo still, through all the song ; And, where her sweetest theme she chose, A soft... | |
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