 | Readings - English poetry - 1843 - 466 pages
...certain music, never known before, Here lulled the pensive melancholy mind ; Full easily obtained : behoves no more, But sidelong to the gently waving wind, To lay the well-tuued instrument reclined, From which, with airy-flying fingers light, Beyond each mortal touch... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 454 pages
...die. The Muses fair, these peaceful shades among, With skilful fingers sweep the trembling strings. Behoves no more, But sidelong to the gently waving wind, To lay the well-tuned instrument reclined. Had unambitious mortals minded nought • But in loose joy their time... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1845 - 456 pages
...die. The Muses fair, these peaceful iliadcs among, With skilful fingers sweep the trembling strings. Behoves no more, But sidelong to the gently waving wind, To lay the well-tuned instrument reclined. Had unambitious mortals minded nought, ]Jut in loose joy their time... | |
 | Eliphalet L. Rice - American literature - 1846 - 432 pages
...hung, and breathed such soul-dissolving air«, As did, alas! with soft perdition please: Entangled deep in its enchanting snares, The listening heart...Here lull'd the pensive melancholy mind ; Full easily obtained : behoves no more, But, sidelong, to the gently-waving wind, To lay the well-tuned instrument... | |
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1846 - 1042 pages
...Ev'n feigning virtue — skilful to unite With evil, good — and strew with pleasure, pain. Entangled deep in its enchanting snares The listening heart forgot all duties and all cares. THOMPSON. MY DEAR SYBIL, — I am on a visit to a friend at , and purpose, if agreeable to the inhabitants... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1850 - 466 pages
...die. The Muses fair, these peaceful shades among, With skilful fingers sweep the trembling strings. Behoves no more, But sidelong to the gently waving wind, To lay the well-tuned instrument reclined. Had unambitious mortals minded nought, But in loose joy their time... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 620 pages
...It hung, and breathed such soul-dissolving airs, As did, alas! with soft perdition please: Entangled deep in its enchanting snares, The listening heart forgot all duties and all cares. A certain musie, never known before Here lull'd the pensive, melancholy mind; Full easily obtain'd. Behoves no... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...hung, and breathed such soul-dissolving airs, As did, alas ! with soft perdition please : Entangled deep in its enchanting snares, The listening heart forgot all duties and all caree. A certain music, never known before Here lull'd the pensive, melancholy mind; Full easily obtain'd.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1851 - 468 pages
...die. The Muses fan:, these peaceful shades among, With skilful fingers sweep the trembling strings. Behoves no more, But sidelong to the gently waving wind, To lay the well-tuned instrument reclined. Had unambitious mortals minded nought, But in loose joy their time... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - English language - 1851 - 472 pages
...Muses fair, these peaceful shades among, With skilful fingers sweep the trembling strings. Behaves no more, But sidelong to the gently waving wind, To lay the well-tuned instrument reclined. Had unambitious mortals minded nought, But in loose joy their time... | |
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Lull'd the weak bosom, and induced ease, Aerial music in the warbling wind, At distance rising oft by small degrees, Nearer and nearer came, till o'er the trees It hung, and breath'd such soul-dissolving airs, As did, alas! 
