There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft... Childe Harold's pilgrimage, ed. by W. Hiley - Page 74by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1877Full view - About this book
| Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...battle, but he touches upon what preceded happily and forcibly. " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a... | |
| English literature - 1816 - 696 pages
...line, is Jiappily e \piessed. XXI. " There wag a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capit.il had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair wo nen anil brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell,... | |
| Early English newspapers - 1816 - 832 pages
...the enemy, thrill the feelings with indescribable emotion. " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The l»mps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; [when A thousand hearts beat happily; and Musick arose... | |
| 1816 - 274 pages
...suited to the subject. There was a sound of revelry by nighty And Belgium's capital had gathered thfcn Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and' bright: The lamps shone o'er fair women and'brave in«v; A thousand hearts beat happily ; nud-when Music «rose with its voluptuous swell,... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 590 pages
...again a long one, but we must not and dare not curtail it. XXI. ' There was a sound of revelry by night And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 552 pages
...tyrant loi* 400J 4111 [41! Therewasa sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had ga'hered then Her beauty, and her chivalry, and bright The...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry asa marriage-bell ! but hush ! hark ! a deep... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1817 - 860 pages
...country.POETRY. POETRY WATERLOO, Prow the Third Canto of Childe Harold. E was a sound of revelry by night, \_ And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty...: A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arost with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And a!l went merry... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1817 - 502 pages
...expressed. XXI. 11 Them W3S a sound of revelry by nighl. And Belgium's capital had gathered then liar beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes loolc'd love to eyes which spake again, . And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush .' hark... | |
| Edmund Burke - Anglo-Dutch War, 1780-1784 - 1817 - 860 pages
...THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital hud gathered then Her beauty and lier chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell. Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, Ar.d all went merry as a marriage bell ; liut hush ! hark !... | |
| 1818 - 896 pages
...fce * worldly pleasures, " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather id then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and bra т e mcn¿ which they inspire. There is no subject on which a genuine poet is more sure of exciting... | |
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