There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft... Selections from the British Poets - Page 1961840Full view - About this book
| Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...preceded happily and forcibly. " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps...spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ! * ** " Within a windowed nirhe of that... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 552 pages
...tyrant loi* 400J 4111 [41! Therewasa sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had ga'hered then Her beauty, and her chivalry, and bright The...love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry asa marriage-bell ! but hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ! Did ye not hear it... | |
| Edmund Burke - Anglo-Dutch War, 1780-1784 - 1817 - 860 pages
...THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital hud gathered then Her beauty and lier chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women...swell. Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, Ar.d all went merry as a marriage bell ; liut hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell'.... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...expressed. XXI. 11 Them W3S a sound of revelry by nighl. And Belgium's capital had gathered then liar beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes loolc'd love to eyes which spake again, . And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush .' hark... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1817 - 860 pages
...Third Canto of Childe Harold. E was a sound of revelry by night, \_ And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...: A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arost with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And a!l went merry... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...Athens' tyrant lord. XXI. There was a sound of revelry by nighf, Arid Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps...thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose wilh its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again And 3 all went merry as... | |
| John Edgecombe Daniel - Europe - 1820 - 532 pages
...HOSTILITIES. t June 15th, 1815. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gatheied then Her beauty, and her chivalry, and bright The...thousand hearts beat happily, and when Music arose with iis voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1821 - 308 pages
...sword Such as Harmodius(2> drew on Athens' tyrant lord. XXI. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty and...spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; (3> But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ! XXII. Did ye not hear it ? — No... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1821 - 478 pages
...woos us to its brink. XXI. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps...spake again, And ' all went merry as a marriage-bell; But hush! hark I a deep sound strikes like a rising kuell .' XXII. Did ye not hear it? — No; 'twas... | |
| William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 384 pages
...The Lounger's Common Place Book. THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her beauty and...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell; But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! Did ye not hear it ?—No;... | |
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