 tis said, when all were fired, Filled with fury, rapt, inspired, From the supporting myrtles round They 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...  Curiosities of Literature: And The Literary Character Illustrated - Page 150by Isaac Disraeli - 1851 - 509 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1807 - 606 pages
...eye, 'Gainst whom he always bent a brazen shield, Which his right hand unarmed fearfully did wield." Faery Queen, B. III. c. 12. s. 12. Warm from its perusal,...chords bewildered laid And back recoiled, he knew not jvhy E'en at the sound himself had made." Ode to the Passions. The stanza in Beattie's " Minstrel,"... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...her forceful art, M 2 Each > Each, for madness rul'd the hour, Would prove his own expressive pow'r. First Fear his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewildered laid, And back recoil'd, he knew not why, Ev'n at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rush'd, his. eyes on fire,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1823 - 354 pages
...here : " First Fear, his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewildered laid, And back recoil'd, he knew not why, E'en at the sound himself had made."...visionary boy," after " the storm of summer rain," views "the rainbow brighten to the setting sun," and runs to reach it : " Fond fool, that deem'st the... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...lessons of her forceful art, Each, for madness ruled the hour, Would prove his own expressive power. First, Fear, his hand, its skill to try, Amid the...knew not why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rushed ; — his eyes on fire, In lightnings owned his secret stings, In one rude clash... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1824 - 536 pages
...eye, 'Gainst whom he always bent a brazen shield, Which his right hand unarmed fearfully did wield.'' Faery Queen, B. iii. c. 12. s. 12. Warm from its perusal,...to try, Amid the chords bewildered laid, And back recoil 'd, he knew not why, E'en at the sound himself had made." Ode to the Passions. The stanza in... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 832 pages
...Blackmore. Our understanding traces them in vain, Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. Additon. First Fear, his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords...bewildered laid, And back recoiled, he knew not why ; Even at the sound himself had made. Couini, BEWITCH', "| Be and witch. Ang.-Sax. BEWITCH'ER, wiccian.... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 414 pages
...Our understanding traces them in vaio, Lost and beivildered in the fruitless search. Adtluim. Firat Fear, his hand, its skill to try. Amid the chords...bewildered laid. And back recoiled, he knew not why , Even at the sound himself had made. CoUiru, BEWITCH', BEWITCH'ER, BEWITCH'ERY, BEWITCH'INO, BEWITCH'FUL,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 pages
...Our childhood we resign ; Twill please us to look back and sec. That all our lives were thine. Watts. First Fear his hand its skill to try, Amid the chords bewildered laid. And back rccoil'd he knew not why. E'en at the rounds himself bad made. Collins Direct us how to back the winged... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...Kach — for madness ruled the hour — Would prove his own expressive power. First Fear his hand, He skill to try. Amid the chords, bewildered laid ; And back recoiled, he knew not why, Even at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rushed, his oyes on fire In lightnings owned his secret... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...lessons of her forceful art, Each (for Madness ruled the hour) Would prove his own expressive power. First Fear his hand, Its skill to try, Amid the chords...recoiled, he knew not why. E'en at the sound himself hail made. Next Anger rushed ; his eyes on fire, In lightnings owned his secret stings; In one rude... | |
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