 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords hewildered laid ; And back recoiled, he knew not why, Even at the sound himself had made. Next, ANGER rushed,...clash he struck the lyre — And swept, with hurried hands, the string?. With woful measures, wan DESPAIR — Low sullen sounds his grief beguiled ; A solemn,... | |
 | George Augustus Addison - 1837 - 372 pages
...breath, fearing almost that life itself depended on not awaking the deep silence around ! or has not — "Back recoiled — he knew not why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Of to how high a degree this is sometimes carried, an occurrence mentioned by travellers through the... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...lessons of her forceful art, Each (for madness ruled the hour) Would prove his own expressive power. First, FEAR, his hand, its skill to try, Amid the...bewildered laid : And back recoiled, he knew not why, Even at the sound himself had made. Next, ANGER rushed, his eyes on fire, In lightnings owned his secret... | |
 | Eben Norton Horsford - 1839 - 414 pages
...characters of those with whom he associated or encountered, so as rarely to be deceived. VII. CAUTIOUSNESS. First fear his hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords...bewildered laid, And back recoiled, he knew not why, Even at the sound himself had made. — Collins. This is the propensity to avoid danger. The operation... | |
 | James Stanley Grimes - 1839 - 346 pages
...with whom he associated or encountered, so as rarely to be deceived. VII. CAUTIOUSNESS. First fear hia hand, its skill to try, Amid the chords bewildered laid, And back recoiled, he knew not why, Even at the sound himself had made. — Collins. This is the propensity to avoid danger. The operation... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...lessons of her forceful art', Each' (for madness ruled the hour*) Would prove his own expressive power*. First', Fear*, his hand', its skill to try', Amid the chords bewildered laid', Next', Anger rushed' ; his eyes on fire', In lightnings owned his secret stings' ; In one rude clash... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 822 pages
...Thornton. ""'•it anger rush'd, his eyes on 6re, In lightnings own'd his secret stings ; In one rade clash he struck the lyre And swept with hurried hand the strings. Collint. ANGE», as a passion, has been called either '¡'i.twntive or instinctive, and has its natural... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 pages
...not why, E'en at the sound himself had made. Next Anger rush'd, his eyes on fire, In lightnings own'd his secret stings, In one rude clash he struck the lyre, And swept with hurried hands the strings, With woful measures wan Despair Low sullen sounds his grief beguiled, A. solemn,... | |
 | P. Sadler - 1841 - 362 pages
...his skill to try, Amidst the chords bewilder'd (4) laid , And back recoil'd , he knew not why , Ev'n at the sound himself had made. Next Anger — rushed, his eyes on fire, In lightnings own'd (8) his secret stings (6); (1) Lefined . adouci, perfectionnf, (2) Rapt , en extase. (a) Apart... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pages
...First, Fear, | Ais hand, its skill to try, | Amid the chords, bewilder'd, laid, | And back recoil'd, | he knew not why', | E'en at the sound himself' had made. | Next, An'ger rush'd' ; | his eyes on fire, | In lightnings own'd Ais secret stings, ; | In one rude clash, Ae strucA... | |
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tis said, when all were fired, Filled with fury, rapt, inspired, From the supporting myrtles round They snatched her instruments of sound ; And, as they oft had heard apart Sweet lessons of her forceful art, Each (for madness ruled the hour) Would prove... 
