 I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician had before made himself visible. When he had raised my thoughts, by those...  The British Essayists;: Spectator - Page 128by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 pages
...pleasures of that lappy place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. I had been iften told, that the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius ; and that several nad been entertained with music, who lad passed by it, but never heard that the musician had iefore... | |
 | 1830 - 288 pages
...pleasures of that happy place. My heart melted away in '3 secret raptures. I had been often told'4, that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius, and that several had been entertained with that music, who had passed by it'5, but never heard'6 that the musician had pli. — 6 One in the...,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 pages
...pleasures of that happy place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. I had been often told, that the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius ; and...music, who had passed by it, but never heard that fee musician had before made himself visible. When he had raised my thoughts, by those transporting... | |
 | 1831 - 196 pages
...pleasures of that happy place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius; and that several had been en ertained with the music, who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician had before made... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...pleasures of that happy place. 3. My heart melted away in secret raptures. I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius, and...those transporting airs which he played, to taste the pleasure of his conversation, as I looked upon him like one astonished, he beckoned to me, and, by... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 pages
...away in secret raptures. I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius, nnd that several had been entertained with music who had...those transporting airs which he played, to taste the pleasure of his conversation, as I looked upon him like one astonished, he beckoned to me, and, by... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 292 pages
...pleasures of that happy place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. I had been often told, that the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius ; and...those transporting airs which he played, to taste the pleasure of his conversation, as I looked upon him, like one astonished, he beckoned to me, and, by... | |
 | Andrew Thomson - 1835 - 302 pages
...pleasures of that happy place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that several had been netertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician had before made himself... | |
 | 1836 - 932 pages
...pleasures of that happy place. My heart melted away in secret raptures. ' I had often been told that by flattery and by the waving of his hand directed me to approach the place where he sat I drew near with that... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 278 pages
...in secret raptures. I had been often told, that the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius ; ond that several had been entertained with music, who...those transporting airs which he played, to taste the pleasure of his conversation, as I looked upon him, like one astonished, he beckoned to me, and, by... | |
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