| Mrs. Monkland - 1839 - 216 Seiten
...trembling voice brought forth the concluding lines, "Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are ev'n more false than they ; Oh ! 'tis only music's strain Can sweetly soothe, and not betray !" and, as her tremulous hands ceased to touch the harp-strings, the too sensitive songstress fell... | |
| Caroline Leigh Gascoigne - 1839 - 920 Seiten
...sorely tempted. CHAPTER XI. And, oh ! that pang, where more than madness lies ! Byron. Music ! oh, hovr faint how weak Language fades before thy spell ! Why should feeling ever spealc When thou canst paint her thoughts go well ? Moore. OF course, the news of Helen's illness was... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1841 - 396 Seiten
...flowers have sunk in death ; So, when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath. Music, oh how faint, how weak, Language fades before...well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are ev'n more false than they ; Oh ! 'tis only music's strain Can sweetly soothe, and not betray. IT IS... | |
| Harriet Maria Gordon Smythies - 1842 - 966 Seiten
...in the next box, to learn from his face what he felt towards the debutante. CHAPTER XVII. " Masic, oh! how faint, how weak Language fades before thy...spell! Why should feeling ever speak, When thou canst paint each thought so well ?" That dense and brilliant crowd was breathless with expectation. Beauties... | |
| 1844 - 504 Seiten
...flowers have sunk in death ; So when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath. " Music ! oh ! how faint, how weak, Language fades before...ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well I" The writing! of Mrs. Hemans abound with allusions to that effect of music — whether it be the... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1844 - 800 Seiten
...speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are ev'n more false than they ; Oh ! 'tis only music's strain Can sweetly soothe and not betray. 1 " Wherr the Spirit of the Lord i§, there Is liberty." Л. ЛяЧ, J Cor. Ш.17. IT IS NOT THE TEAR... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 390 Seiten
...display knowledge. 10. Is labor — a blessing, or • a curse ? .Music I — oh ! how faint, how weak I LANGUAGE— fades before thy spell; Why should feeling.—...ever speak, When Thou canst breathe her soul — so we r Ah! why will kings— forget— that they are werv And MEN, lhat they are brethren ? [the tie*... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 334 Seiten
...Hear it not, Duncan; for it is a knell, that fturamons thee to h- •»•• -i or to hell. ATK.tic.' oh! how faint. how weak! LANGUAGE — fades before...spell; Why should feeling— ever speak, When thou const breathe her soul— so well. 25 A "Woman's Love. As the dove will clasp its wings to its side,... | |
| C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 396 Seiten
...Is labor — a blessing, or u a curse ? JUuiicl—oh! how faint, how matt LATODAOK— fades lie fore thy spell; Why should feeling — ever speak, When thou canst breathe her loul — so well Ah! wky will kings—, forget — that they are wen, And HEN, that they are brethren... | |
| 1847 - 906 Seiten
...flowers have sunk in death , So, when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in music's breath ! Music ! — oh ! how faint, how weak, Language fades...music's strain, Can sweetly soothe, and not betray ' OUR FLAG. Fling abroad its folds to the cooling breeze, Let it float at the mast-head high ; And... | |
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