 I had ever heard : they put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in Paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies, and qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place.  The Spectator ... - Page 3671803Full view - About this book
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 696 pages
...instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him hé applied it to his lips, and beg.n to play upon it. Thé sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into...variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogethér different from any thing I had ever héard. Théy put me in mind of those héavenly airs... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 712 pages
...not far from me, when I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and beg-n to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweel, and wrought into a variety of tunes that... | |
 | Joseph Addison, P.P. - London. - Spectator, 1711-14 - 1864 - 344 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from anything I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to...lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceedingly sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogether... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from anything T had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to...it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought (diffused itself) into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different... | |
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1869 - 344 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him, he applied it to...inexpressibly melodious and altogether different from anything I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Francis Young (F.R.G.S.) - 1870 - 262 pages
...t far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shep*ierd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. • As I looked upon him he applied it...inexpressibly melodious and altogether different from anything I had ever heard : they put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 586 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to...ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly aira that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in Paradise, to wear... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from anything I had ever heard : they put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
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