 | 1729 - 342 pages
...the Habit * of a Shepherd, with a little Mufical Inftrument in his * Hand. As 1 looked upon him he applied it to his ' Lips, and began to play upon it. The Sound of it was * exceeding fweet, and wrought into a variety of Tunes ' that were inexpreflibly melodious, and altogether difte'... | |
 | Young women - 1778 - 124 pages
...inexpreffrblymefodioBs, and altogether different frohi any Thing I had ever heard. They put me in Mind of thofe heavenly Airs that are played to the departed- Souls 'of good Men upon their firft Arrival in Paradife, to wear out the Inkjsreflions of their taft Agonies, and qualify them for... | |
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...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 began to play upon it....variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious , and alto-' gether different from any thing I had ever heard: they put me in mind oP those heavenly airs... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand. As l VOL. tt. A looked looked upon him he applied it to his lips and began to play upon it....inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from any thing I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Sydney Melmoth - English prose literature - 1805 - 368 pages
...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 began to play upon it....inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from any thing I had ever heard : they put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...ene 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 began 'to play upon it. The sound of it was exeeeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogether... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...little musical instrument in his hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to plav upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of dmes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from any thing I had ever heard. They... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...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 began to play upon it....inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from any thing I had ever heard : they put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1810 - 324 pages
...shepherd, with a little musical instrument in Iiis hand. As I looked upon him he applied it to liis lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was...inexpressibly melodious and altogether different from any thing I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a musical instrument in his hand.* As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it....inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from any thing I * This musical apparatus was intended, not only to raise the thoughts of Mirzah, as is... | |
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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. 
