 The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes...  Time's Telescope - Page 1591824Full view - About this book
 | George W. Burnap - Women - 1841 - 288 pages
...swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell; But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! "Did ye not hear it? — No; 't was but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy be unconfined;... | |
 | George Washington Burnap - Women - 1841 - 296 pages
...swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell; But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! "Did ye not hear it?—No; 't was but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street; On with the dance! let joy... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...love, , to eyes which spaAe again' ; | And all went merry as a mar'riage-bell — | But hush, !|har^!|a deep sound strikes like a rising knell' !| Did ye not hear it 1 — | No, ; 'twas but the winrf', | Or the car' rattling o'er the stony street. — | On with the... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...And all went merry as a marriage-bell. But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell. 2. Did ye not hear it ? — No ; 'twas but the wind,...o'er the stony street. On with the dance ! let joy be unconfin'd ; No sleep till morn, when youth and pleasure meet To chase the.glowing hours with flying... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 548 pages
...&c. '£) On the night previous to the action, it is said that a ball was given at !>-.:••'XXII. Did ye not hear it ? — No ; 'twas but the wind,...the car rattling o'er the stony street ; On with the danceJ_Jet joy be_uncojifiiie.dj .„ ^TiTsleep till morn, when Youth and Pleasure meet To chase the... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - World history - 1843 - 790 pages
...But bus: i 1 hark ! a deep sound slr.kee like a rising knell ! Did ye not dear it ! — No : 'Iwas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street ; On with the dance I let joy be uncounn'd, No sleep till tuorn, when Youth and Pleaure im-, r Tn cha»e the gluwing hours... | |
 | Quaver - Songs - 1844 - 552 pages
...merry as a marriage-bell ; — But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell I Did you not hear it ? — No ; 'twas but the wind, Or the...the stony street ; On with the dance ! let joy be unconfin'd ; No sleep till morn, when youth and pleasure meet, To chase the glowing hours with flying... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - English language - 1844 - 372 pages
...Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell Did ye not hear it ? No : 'twas but the wind, < ir the car rattling o'er the stony street ; < ;n with the dance ! let joy be unconfined ; So sleep... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 440 pages
...deep sound \ strikes ' like a [aq] rising knell ! f| ° u] Did ye not HEAR it ? [I — ] N6 ; 't was but the wind, Or the car \ rattling o'er the stony street ; On with the dance ! let joy ! be unconf'med; [x 0 u] But HARK ! — that heavy sound \ breaks in ' once more, -c As if the clouds II... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Authors - 1844 - 334 pages
...Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spoke again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell Did ye not hear it ? No ; 't was but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street ; On with the dance ! let joy be unconfined... | |
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