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
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 290 pages
...sword Such as Harmodius (2) drew on Athens' tyrant lord. XXI. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty...Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And (3) all went merry as a marriage-bell ; But hash ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1831 - 376 pages
...Athens' tyrant lord. XXI. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd leve to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell; (3) But hush! hark! a... | |
| James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...nothings ! ADDISON. WATERLOO. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd 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 as a marriage-bell ; — ^ut hush ! hark... | |
| 1850 - 510 pages
...the late Duchess of Richmond, in La rue de la Blaucherie, was thronged with guests. ' And Belgian's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry,...The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thonsan'l hearts beat happily." But I must refer my readers to the stanzas which follow the above quoted... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 358 pages
...lord. m* There was a sonnd of revelry by night, And Belginm's eapital had gather'd then Her Beanty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men; A thonsand hearts heat happily ; and when Mnsic arose with its volnptnons swell, Soft cyrs look'd love... | |
| 1842 - 508 pages
...dancing and revelry ! " and bright The lamps shone, o'er fair women, and brare men , A thousand bearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes loolc'd lore, to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell." MASTERS OF HOUNDS.... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 310 pages
...THE BALL AT BRUSSELS BEFORE THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.* Byron. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty...! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ! Did ye not hear it ? — No ; 'twas but the wind, Or the car rattling o'er the stony street : On... | |
| Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...Fitzgerald. SECTION IX. Night before the Battle of Waterloo. 1. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell — 2. But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell — Did ye not hear... | |
| Francis Roscommon (pseud.) - 1832 - 300 pages
...is speaking of Brussels before the battle of Waterloo :— " 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... | |
| William Wallace - Great Britain - 1832 - 410 pages
...touched by Lord Byron: — " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...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 deep... | |
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