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" The unclouded skies of Peristan. And then the mingling sounds that come, Of shepherd's ancient reed, with hum Of the wild bees of Palestine, Banqueting through the flowery vales , And, Jordan, those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales. "
Reminiscences of Syria and the Hold Land - Page 182
by Edward Delaval Hungerford Elers Napier, Elers Napier - 1847
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Annual Register, Volume 59

Edmund Burke - 1819 - 822 pages
...ancient reed, with hum Of the wild bees of PALESTINE, Banquetting through the flowery vales ; — And, JORDAN, those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales ! But nought can charm the luckless PERI ; Her soul is sad — her wings are weary — Joyless she...
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The Port Folio

1817 - 560 pages
...ancient reed(5), with bum Of the wild bees of Palestine, Banquettitig through the flowery vales;— And Jordan, those sweet banks of thine, And woods so full of nightingales! But nought can charm the luckless Peri; Her soul n sad— her wings are weary— Joyleu she- sees the...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and ..., Volume 59

Edmund Burke - 1818 - 798 pages
...ancient reed, with hum Of the wild bees of PALESTINE, Banquetting through the flowery vales -,— And, JORDAN, those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales ! But nought can charm the luckless PERI ; Her soul is sad — her wings are weary — Joyless she...
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Annual Register, Volume 59

Edmund Burke - 1818 - 1264 pages
...ancient reed, with hum Of the wild bees of PALESTINE, Banquetting through the flowery vales ;— And, JORDAN, those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales ! But nought can charm the luckless PERI ; Her soul is sad — her wings are weary — Joyless she...
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The Works of Thomas Moore: Lalla Rookh

Thomas Moore - 1823 - 422 pages
...it is said (Psalm 8i), " honey out of the stony rock." — BURDER'S Oriental Customs. PAGE i54And, Jordan, those sweet banks of thine, And woods so full of nightingales. " The river Jordan is on both sides beset with little, thick, and pleasant woods, among which thousands...
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The works of Thomas Moore, comprehending all his melodies, ballads ..., Volume 1

Thomas Moore - 1823 - 428 pages
...ancient reed,* with hum Of the wild bees of PALESTINE, Banquetting through the flowery vales ; — And, JORDAN, those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales ! Rut nought can charm the luckless PERI ; Tier soul is sad — her wings are weary — Joyless she...
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The cabinet; or The selected beauties of literature [ed. by J ..., Volume 1

Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...ancient reed, with hum Of the wild bees of PALESTINE, Banquetting through the flowery vales, — And, JORDAN, those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales ! But nought can charm the luckless PEHI ; Her soul is sad — her wings are weary — Joyless she...
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The Classical Journal, Volume 30

1824 - 456 pages
...shepherd's ancient reed, with hum Of the wild bees of Palestine, Banquetting through the flowery vales, And, Jordan, those sweet banks of thine, And woods so full of nightingales." T. MOORE. Lalla Ropkh. ' Satis notum est, Orientales in domorum culminibus dormire et spatiari solere....
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The Spirit of the Age, Or, Contemporary Portraits, Volume 1

William Hazlitt - 1825 - 420 pages
...ancient reed, with hum Of the wild bees of Palestine, fianquetting through the flowery vales ; — And, Jordan, those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales!" The following lines are the very perfection of Della Cruscan sentiment, and affected orientalism of...
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The Works of Thomas Moore, Esq, Volume 1

Thomas Moore - 1825 - 326 pages
...ancient reed,t with hum Of the wild bees of PALESTINE, Banquetting through the flowery vales ;— And, JORDAN, those sweet banks of thine, And woods, so full of nightingales ! But nought can charm the luckless PERI : Her soul is sad— her wings are wearyJoyless she sees the...
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