 I heard The sweetest and most ravishing contention That art and nature ever were at strife in. A sound of music touch'd mine ears, or rather Indeed entranced my soul ; as I stole nearer...  The Quarterly Review - Page 463edited by - 1811Full view - About this book
 | Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 pages
...Indeed entranc'd my soul : as I stole nearer, Invited by the melody, I saw This youth, this fair-fac'd youth, upon his lute With strains of strange variety...Proclaiming (as it seem'd) so bold a challenge To the clear quiristers of the woods, the birds, That as they flock' d about him, all stood silent, Wond'ring at... | |
 | John Ford - 1811 - 522 pages
...nearer, Invited by the melody, 1 saw This youth, this fair-t'ac'd youth, upon his lute, With strains ot strange variety and harmony, Proclaiming, as it seem'd,...him, all stood silent, Wond'ring at what they heard. 1 wonder'd too. Amet. And so do 1 ; good, on ! Men. A nightingale, Nature's best skill'd musician,... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 508 pages
...Indeed entranc'd my soul : as I stole nearer, Invited by the melody, I saw This youth, this fair-fac'd youth, upon his lute With strains of strange variety...Proclaiming (as it seem'd) so bold a challenge To the clear quiristers of the woods, the birds, That as they flock'd about him, all stood silent, Wond'ring at... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1820 - 432 pages
...youth, upon his lute, With strains of strange variety snd harmony, Proclaiming, as it seem'd, so bold tt challenge To the clear choristers of the woods, the...birds, That, as they flock'd about him, all stood sileut, Wond'rinp at what they heard. I wonder'd too. ..I'ntt. And so do I ; good, on I Men. A nightingale,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1824 - 312 pages
...Indeed entranced my soul : as I stole nearer, Invited by the melody, I saw This youth, this fair-faced youth, upon his lute With strains of strange variety...about him, all stood silent, Wond'ring at what they beard. I wonder'd too, A nightingale, N ill urn's best-skill'd musician, undertakes The challenge ;... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1825 - 312 pages
...; as I stole nearer, Invited by the melody, I saw This youth, this fair-faced yonth, upon his luta With strains of strange variety and harmony Proclaiming,...That as they flock'd about him, all stood silent, Wondering at what they heard. I wonder'd too, A nightingale. Nature's best-skill'd musician, undertakes... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1825 - 312 pages
...I saw This youth, this fair-faced youtb, upon his lut« Witb strains of strange variety and harnmny Proclaiming, as it seem'd, so bold a challenge To...That as they flock'd about him, all stood silent, Wondering at what they heard. I wonder'd too, A nightingale, Nature's best-skill'd musician, undertakes... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1828 - 302 pages
...Indeed entranced my soul ; as I stole nearer, Invited by the melody, I saw This youth, this fair-faced youth, upon his lute „ - . With strains of strange...That as they flock'd about him, all stood silent, Wondering at what they heard. I wonder'd too. A nightingale, Nature's best-skill'd musician, undertakes... | |
 | John Ford - 1831 - 644 pages
...Indeed, entranced my soul : as I stole nearer, Invited by the melody, I saw This youth, this fair-faced youth, upon his lute, With strains of strange variety...birds, That, as they flock'd about him, all stood sHent, "Wond'ring at what they heard. I wonder'd too. .i,,nr. And so do I ; good ! on — Men. A nightingale,... | |
 | John Ford - 1831 - 396 pages
...I stole nearer, Invited by the melody, I saw This youth, this fair-faced youth, upon his lute, Wpth strains of strange variety and harmony, Proclaiming,...challenge To the clear choristers of the woods, the birds, * Vide (Ford says) Fami. Stradam, lib. ii. Prolut. 6. Acad. 2. Imitat. C/audian. This story, as Mr.... | |
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