 | Authors, English - 1855 - 834 pages
...hung, and breathed such soul-dissolving airs, As did, alas ! with soft perdition please : Entangled deep in its enchanting snares, The listening heart...the pensive melancholy mind; Full easily obtain'd. Behooves no more, But, sidelong, to the gently-waving wind, To lay the well-tuned instrument reclined... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 pages
...! with soft perdition please : Entangled deep in its enchanting snares, The listening heart forget all duties and all cares. A certain music, never known...Here lull'd the pensive melancholy mind ; Full easily obtam'd ; behoves no more, But sidelong, to the gently-waving wind, To lay the well- tuned instrument... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1857 - 464 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 to... | |
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 pages
...Whate'er Lorraine light-touch'd with softening hue, Or savage Rosa dashed, or learned Poussin drew. A certain music, never known before, 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... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 466 pages
...hung, and breath'd such soul-dissolving airs As did, alas ! with soft perdition please : Entangled deep in its enchanting snares, The listening heart...the pensive melancholy mind ; Full easily obtain'd. Behooves no more, But sidelong to the gently-waving wind, To lay the well-tun'd instrument reclin'd,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1859 - 512 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 cares. A certain music,4 never known before, Here lulled the pensive melancholy mind ; Full easily obtained ; behoves... | |
 | James Thomson - Gift books - 1861 - 480 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 cares. XL. A certain music, never known before, Here lull'd the pensive, melancholy mind; Full easily obtain'd.... | |
 | James Thomson - 1862 - 272 pages
...did, alas ! with soft perdition please : It hung, and breath d such soul-dissolving airs Entangled deep in its enchanting snares, The listening heart forgot all duties and all cares. 40. A certain music, never known before, Here lull d the pensive melancholy mind ; Full easily obtain... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 pages
...Nor saintly spleen durst murmur at our joy, And with envenom'd tongue our pleasures pall. ******* XL. A certain music, never known before, Here lull'd the...easily obtain'd. Behoves no more, But side-long to the gently-waving wind To lay the well-tuned instrument reclin'd ; From which, with airy flying fingers... | |
 | James Thomson - Poets, English - 1868 - 416 pages
...hung, and breath 'd 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. XL. A certain music, never known before, Here lull'd the pensive, melancholy mind ; Full easily obtain'd.... | |
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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! 
