 She had an exquisite voice ; but on this occasion it was so simple, so touching, it breathed forth such a soul of wretchedness, that she drew a crowd mute and silent around her, and melted every one into tears.  Kidd's Own Journal - Page 1161853Full view - About this book
 | 1820 - 856 pages
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began with the capaciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on...tears. ' The story of one so true and tender, could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | Washington Irving - American essays - 1822 - 424 pages
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on...tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1820 - 364 pages
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice; but on...tears. The story of one so true and tender, could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1822 - 430 pages
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on...tears. The story of one so true and tender, could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 392 pages
...garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plain~ tive air. She had an exquisite voice; but on this occasion...tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | Cabinet - Literature - 1824 - 440 pages
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on...tears. The story of one so true and tender, could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 382 pages
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capricionsness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on...tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...tae garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plainlive air. She had an exquisite voice; but on this occasion...tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | Thomas O'Connor - English literature - 1824 - 180 pages
...scene, she began with the capriciousness of a sickly heart to warble a little plaintive air. She had au exquisite voice ; but, on this occasion, it was so simple, so touching — it breathed forth a soul of wretchedness, that she drew a crowd mute and silent ui'oun;'. her, und melted every one into... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...hisnaUvceaiMilittle plaintive air. She had an exquisite try, wirt»_» v««w to snakeott the fcpgtisli voice ; but on this occasion it was so simple, so touching, it breathed forlh such a soul of v, retthedness, that she drew a crowd mute and sik'Ht nivund her, and irtelttd... | |
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