Jubal struck the chorded shell, His listening brethren stood around, And, wondering, on their faces fell, To worship that celestial sound. Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly and so... Specimens of the British Poets ... - Seite 216von British poets - 1809Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1872 - 432 Seiten
...trumpets ; some are sweet as children's talk ; others rich as a mother's answering back. 2. A DRUM. The double, double, double beat Of the thundering...foes come : Charge, charge! 'tis too late to retreat. 3. WAR AND PEACE. The bra/.en throat of war had ceased to roar, All now was turned to jollity and game.... | |
| Francis Jacox - 1872 - 348 Seiten
...grecs qu'il conserva leur quatre modes To worship that celestial sound : Less than a God they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly and so well." le plus ge'ne'ralement re"pandus, en assimilant son premier ton au mode Dorien, son deuxieme au mode... | |
| Lewis Baxter Monroe - 1872 - 418 Seiten
...trumpets ; some are sweet as children's talk ; others rich as a mother's answering back. 2. A DRUM. The double, double, double beat Of the thundering drum Cries, Hark ! the foes come : Charge, charge ! 't is too late to retreat. 3. WAR AND PEACE. The brazen throat of war had ceased to roar, All now... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 906 Seiten
...around, And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound. Less than a God they thought with lier dram Cries, hark ! the foes come ; Charge, charge, Ч is too late to retreat. The soft complaining... | |
| John Broadbent - 1973 - 364 Seiten
...around And wondering on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound: Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell...passion cannot music raise and quell! The trumpet's loud clangour Excites us to arms With shrill notes of anger And mortal alarms. The double double double... | |
| Birmingham central literary assoc - 1881 - 470 Seiten
...And, wondering, on their faces fell, To worship that celestial sound ; Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell, That spoke so sweetly and so well." The various influence of the different classes of musical instruments is finely distinguished — "... | |
| Ivan Fónagy - 1982 - 132 Seiten
...ripetizione dei monosillabi determina dissonanza a causa dell'inciampo prodotto dalle sillabe accentuate The double double double beat Of the thundering drum...foes come; Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat! (John Dryden, A song for St. Cecilia's day) [II doppio doppio doppio battere Del tamburo tuonante Grida... | |
| Joseph Margolis - 1984 - 220 Seiten
...wond'ring on their Faces fell To worship that Celestial Sound. Less than a God they thought there cou'd not dwell Within the hollow of that Shell That spoke...so well. What Passion cannot Music raise and quell! Kivy's book takes its title from these verses, and they are quoted on the cover, but unaccountably... | |
| Peter Kivy - 1989 - 306 Seiten
...wond'ring on their Faces fell To worship that Celestial Sound. Less than a God they thought there cou'd not dwell Within the hollow of that Shell That spoke...so well. What Passion cannot MUSIC raise and quell! JOHN DRY DEN The Saint Bernard Has a Sad Face CHAPTER I The Paradox of Musical Description O 1 O Description... | |
| Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 Seiten
...And wond'ring, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound, 20 Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell...The double double double beat Of the thundering drum 30 Cries "Hark, the foes come; Charge, charge, 'tis too late to retreat!" The soft complaining flute... | |
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