 A full-mouth'd diapason swallows all. This done, he lists what she would say to this ; . And she, although her breath's late exercise Had dealt too roughly with her tender throat, Yet summons all her sweet powers for a note. Alas, in vain ! for while,...  English Poems - Page 7de Richard Crashaw - 1900Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Leigh Hunt - 1820 - 432 pages
...throat, Yet summons all her sweet powers for a note. Alasl in vain ! for while (sweet soul) she tries To measure all those wild diversities Of chatt'ring...strings, by the small size of one Poor simple voice, rais d in a natural tone; She fails, and failing, grieves, and grieving dies. She dies: and leaves... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...throat, Yet summons all her sweet powers for a note ; Alas ! in vain ! for while (sweet soul) she tries To measure all those wild diversities Of chatt'ring...strings, by the small size of one Poor simple voice, rais'd in a natural tone ; She fails, and falling grieves, and grieving dies ; She dies, and leaves... | |
 | 1823 - 400 pages
...throat, Yet summons all her sweet powers for a note ; Alas I in vain ! for while (sweet sonl) she tries To measure all those wild diversities Of chatt'ring...have (That lived so sweetly) dead, so sweet a grave ! That nightingales have often been entranced through the effect of instrumental musick, appears from... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1823 - 548 pages
...natural tone. Alas, in vain ! for while her tender throat Yet summons all its sweet powers for a note. She fails, — and, failing grieves, — and, grieving,...her life the victor's prize, Falling upon his lute. Oh, fit to have, (That lived so sweetly), dead, so sweet a grave." LADY M. There is certainly a fine... | |
 | 1823 - 474 pages
...But whisper to the world. Sweet soul, she tries To measure all those wild diversities Of chattering strings, by the small size of one Poor simple voice, raised in a natural tone. Alas, in vain ! for while her tender throat Yet summons all its sweet powers for a note, She fails,... | |
 | 1824 - 456 pages
...wliite tier tè*(aèr tftroat Yet summons all its sweet powers for a note, She fails, — and foiling grieves,— 'and grieving dies. She dies, and leaves...her life the victor's prize, Falling upon his lute. Oh, fit to have, (That lived so sweetly,) dead, so' swefet a grave ! "LADY M. There is certainly a... | |
 | 1820 - 398 pages
...throat, Yet summons all her sweet powers for a note ; Alas ! in vain ! for while (sweet soul) she tries To measure all those wild diversities Of chatt'ring...strings, by the small size of one Poor simple voice, rais'd in a natural tone ; She fails, and failing grieves, and grieving dies ; She dies, and leaves... | |
 | 1831 - 502 pages
...! in vain ! For while (sweet soul) she tries !'<> measure all thaae wild diversities Of chattering strings, by the small size of one Poor simple voice, raised in a natural tone, •She fail-sand failing, grieves, — and grieving, dies, — •She dies, and leaves her life the victor's... | |
 | 1831 - 496 pages
...soul) she tries To measure all those wild diversities Of chattering strings, by the small size of oue Poor simple voice, raised in a natural tone, She fails,...her life the victor's prize, Falling upon his lute !" These verses were surely not unworthy of a place in a volume, 58 large and closely-printed pages... | |
 | Friendly contributions - 1836 - 292 pages
...sweet powers for a note ; Alas ! in vain ! for while, (sweet soul,) she tries To measure all these wild diversities Of chatt'ring strings, by the small size of one Poor simple voice, rais'd in a natural tone ; She fails, and failing grieves, and grieving dies; She dies, and leaves... | |
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