 | William Bentley Fowle - 1844 - 302 pages
...of preparation, the uproar of battle, and the mournful conclusion. There was a sound of revelry hy night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! Did ye not hear it ? —... | |
 | George Willson - 1844 - 300 pages
...thee, and pangs unfelt before." The following passage exhibits the two extremes of pitch : BATTLE OF WATERLOO. There was a sound of revelry by night, And...its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes whpjh spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; (7) But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...next, all unreflected, shone On bracken green and cold grey stone. Scon's LADY or THE LAKE, (CANTO V.) WATERLOO. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell : But hush ! hark ! a... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 pages
...revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright Tlic lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! liark ! — a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ! Did ye not hear it... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 680 pages
...the finest ever penned : " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spoke again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush ! hark ! a... | |
 | Quaver - 1844 - 552 pages
...fields, king-making Victory ! There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...Music arose, with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; — But hush ! hark... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 336 pages
...the finest ever penned : " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spoke again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush ! hark ! a... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 pages
...LESSON LII.] [° — ] There was a sound ' of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital II had gather'd : then | •< Her beauty ' and her chivalry ; and bright...[| °] A thousand hearts | beat happily, and when [x] < Music ' arose ' with its voluptuous swill, Soft eyes | look'd love ' to eyes which spake again... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 492 pages
...And lo ! God's Angel staid him — and he fell Upon his face and wept. 23* NIGHT BEFORE AND BATTLE OF WATERLOO. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell. Did ye not hear it? —... | |
 | Merritt Caldwell - 1845 - 352 pages
...a feeble temper should So get the start of the majestic world, And bear the palm alone. 3. 1. There was a sound of revelry by night; And Belgium's capital...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ! 2. Did ye not hear it?... | |
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There was a sound of revelry by night. And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry ; and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men : A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft... 
