DEAR Harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee, The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long, When proudly, my own Island Harp ! I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song... Annual Register - Seite 607herausgegeben von - 1819Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| John Wilson - 1842 - 360 Seiten
...the melodies of his country to verse, which, if not immortal, is very pleasing and very popular. " Dear Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee,...When proudly, my own Island Harp! I unbound thee, Have waken'd thy fondest, thy liveliest thrill; But so oft hast thou echo'd the deep note of sadness,... | |
| Richard Robert Madden - 1842 - 470 Seiten
...beautiful images to those exquisite lines of his, at the close of the fifth number of his Melodies : — " Dear harp of my country, in darkness I found thee,...The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long." In a note to that piece, whose numbers " most musical, most melancholy," would alone be sufficient... | |
| Henry Theodore Tuckerman - 1846 - 350 Seiten
...and of the flowers of genius still blooming amid the gloom of her distress. Well may he sing — " Dear harp of my country ! in darkness I found thee...And gave all thy chords to light, freedom and song !" ROGERS. SUCH a quiet attribute as taste is not very efficient at a period like the present. And... | |
| Henry Riddell Montgomery - 1846 - 242 Seiten
...The reader will recollect Moore's beautiful allusion to this custom:— " Dear harp of my country 1 in darkness I found thee. The cold chain of silence...gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and song." t Walker-1 Hist. Menu., p. 44. recited extempore, on the occasion*" of this memorable contest:— ODE... | |
| Archibald M'Sparran - 1846 - 252 Seiten
...the public. ARCHIBALD M'SPARRAN. July 1st, 1846. Dear harp of my country in darkness I found then, The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long,...Island harp I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to wild freedom and song : The warm notes of love, and the light ones of gladness, Have wakened thy warmest... | |
| Henry Theodore Tuckerman - 1846 - 350 Seiten
...sing — ' " Dear harp of mv country ! in darkness I found thee ! The cold chain of s leice had huig o'er thee long, When proudly, my own Island harp !...And gave all thy chords to light, freedom and song '." ROGERS. SUCH a quiet attribute as taste is not very efficient at a period like the present. And... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1849 - 208 Seiten
...Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle. DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY. DEAE Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee, The...fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; But so oft hast thou echo'd the deep sigh of sadness, That ev'n in thy mirth it will steal from thee still. Dear Harp of... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1849 - 822 Seiten
...fair ! Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle. DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY. DEAR Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee,...The cold chain of silence had hung o'er thee long, i When proudly, my own Island Harp, I unbound thee, And gave all thy chords to light, freedom, and... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1851 - 918 Seiten
...fair! Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle. DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY. DEAR Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee,...When proudly, my own Island Harp, I unbound thee, And give all thy chorda to light, freedom, and The waim lay of love and the light note of gladness Harts... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1852 - 212 Seiten
...Every drop we sprinkle O'er the brow of Care Smooths away a wrinkle. DEAR HARP OF MY COUNTRY. DEAB Harp of my Country ! in darkness I found thee, The...fondest, thy liveliest thrill ; But so oft hast thou echo'd the deep sigh of sadness, That ev'n in thy mirth it will steal from thee still. Dear Harp of... | |
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