 | 1832 - 492 pages
...a parent's heart. Reginald Heber's recitation, like that of all poets •we have heard recite, was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution,...unknown, or forgotten ; and there was a charm in his some what melancholy voice, that occasionally faltered, less from a feeling of solemnity, and even... | |
 | Robert Montgomery - 1831 - 282 pages
...to a parent's heart. Reginald Heber's recitation, like that of all poets we have heard recite, was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution,...that occasionally faltered, less from a feeling of solemnity, and even grandeur of the scene of which he was himself the conspicuous object, though that... | |
 | Robert Montgomery - Oxford (England) - 1831 - 338 pages
...to a parent's heart. Reginald Heber's recitation, like that of all poets we have heard recite, was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution,...that occasionally faltered, less from a feeling of solemnity, and even grandeur of the scene of which he was himself the conspicuous * Oh, lives there... | |
 | Leonard Crocker Bowles - Bishops - 1831 - 372 pages
...Palestine' in that magnificent theatre, will ever forget his appearance, so interesting and impressive. There was a charm in his somewhat melancholy voice,...grandeur of the scene, of which he was himself the object, than from the deeply felt sanctity of the subject, comprehending the most awful mysteries of... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - Explorers - 1832 - 430 pages
...parent's heart. Reginald Heber's recitation, like that of all poets whom we have heard recite, was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution,...the scene, of which he was himself the conspicuous object — though that feeling did suffuse his pale, ingenuous, and animated countenance — than from... | |
 | John Newland Maffitt - 1832 - 254 pages
...graphic : — ' Reginald Heber's recitation, like that of all poets whom we have heard recite, was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution,...the scene, -of which he was himself the conspicuous object — though that feeling did suffuse his pale, ingenuous, and animated countenance — than from... | |
 | Robert Montgomery - 1835 - 206 pages
...breast ! Be his the life that ereeps in dead repose. No joy that sparkles, and no tear that flows. and even grandeur of the scene of which he was himself the conspicuous object, though that feeling did suffuse his pale and ingenuous countenance,— than from the deeply-felt... | |
 | Thomas Taylor (biographer.) - 1836 - 550 pages
...eminent critic,f that " Heber's recitation was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution, and there was a charm in his somewhat melancholy voice,...the scene, of which he was himself the conspicuous object, though that feeling did suffuse his pale dramatic countenance, than from the deeplyfelt sanctity... | |
 | James Augustus St. John - Travelers - 1837 - 408 pages
...parent's heart. Reginald Heber's recitation, like that of all poets whom we have heard recite, -was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution,...was a charm in his somewhat melancholy voice, that occa. sionally faltered, less from a feeling of the solemnity and even grandeur of the scene, of which... | |
 | Amelia Shipley Heber - Missions - 1856 - 360 pages
...error cannot be regretted Heber's recitation, like that of all poets whom we have heard recite, was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution,...grandeur of the scene, of which he was himself the which has given occasion to the following lines, by Miss Jermyn, published in one of the annuals for... | |
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Heber's recitation, like that of all poets whom we have heard recite, was altogether untrammelled by the critical laws of elocution, which were not set at defiance, but either by the poet unknown or forgotten ; and there was a charm in his somewhat melancholy... 
