At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes. And stole upon the air, that even Silence Was took ere she was ware, and wished she might Deny her nature, and be never more Still to be so displaced. I was all ear,... The Works of William E. Channing - Page 14by William Ellery Channing - 1848 - 440 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Bell - 1788 - 628 pages
...close-curtain'd Sleep; At last a soft and solemn breathing sound 555 Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence...was ware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more Still to be so displac'd. I was all ear, 560 And took in strains that might ereate a... | |
| 1797 - 468 pages
...breathing sound " Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, " And stole upon the air, that ev'n Silence " Was took ere she was 'ware, and wish'd she might " Deny her nature, and be never more, " Still to be so displac'd. I was all ear, " And took in strains that might create a... | |
| 1798 - 618 pages
...harmony ; " A solemn-breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distil'd perfumes, And stole upon tha air ; that even Silence Was took 'ere she was 'ware, and wish'd she (night Deny her nature, and be never more, Still to be so displac'd." We We listened attentively, and... | |
| John Milton, Thomas Warton - 1799 - 148 pages
...close-curtain'd Sleep; At last a soft and solemn breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence...was ware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more, Still to be so displac'd. I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul... | |
| George Holmes - 1801 - 238 pages
...harmony, that like '• A solemn breathing sound, Rose like a stream of rich distilled perfumes, that stole upon the air, That even silence was took ere she was aware, And wish'd she might deny her nature, and be never more ; to be so displaced." From From this... | |
| 1801 - 432 pages
...harmony, that like — t " A solemn breathing sound, Rose like a stream of ricli distilled perfumes, that stole upon the air, That even silence was took ere she was aware, And wish'd she might deny her nature, and be never more; Still to be so displaced." From this... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...little. Baton, A soft and solemn breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And itole upon the air, that even silence Was took ere she was ware. M'tltat. As wise artists mix their colours so, That by degrees they from each other go; Black tteali... | |
| 1807 - 474 pages
...effect of good music. , " At last a soft and solemn breathing sound Rose lite a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even silence...was ware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more, Still to be so displac'd. I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul... | |
| John Milton - 1808 - 96 pages
...Shakspeare, Ufae7i, A. ii. At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound 555 Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence...was ware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more, Still to be so displac'd. I was all ear, 5(50 And took in strains that might create... | |
| William Hayley - 1810 - 418 pages
...close-curtain'd Sleep; At last a soft and solemn-breathing sound Rose like a steam of rich distill'd perfumes, And stole upon the air, that even Silence...was ware, and wish'd she might Deny her nature, and be never more, Still, tobe so displac'd. I was all ear, And took in strains that might create a soul... | |
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