 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1849 - 348 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats : but thi' Genius told me there was no passage to them, except through tingates of death, that I saw opening... | |
 | Charles Jean Delille - French language - 1851 - 506 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...The islands," said he, " that lie so fresh and green befo/e thee, and with which the whole face of the ocean appears spotted as far as thou canst see, are... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Children - 1853 - 350 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers; and could hear a confused + harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...death, that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge. 16. " The islands," said he, " that lie so fresh and green before thee, and with which the whole face... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 1118 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...wished for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly »way to those happy seats ; but the Genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the... | |
 | Christian literature, American - 1850 - 790 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle, that 1 might fly away to those happy scats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 558 pages
...fountains, or resting on i>eds of flowers: and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. 1 wished for the wings of an eagle, that 1 might fly away to those happy seats; but the genius told... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1854 - 618 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me upon the diseovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle• that I might fly away to... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1855 - 492 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers; and could hear a confused harmony .of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...death, that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge. 5. " The islands," said he, " that lie so fresh and green before thee, and with which the whole face... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...could hear a confused harmony of singing-birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instru ments. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful...passage to them, except through the gates of death that 1 saw opening every moment upon the bridge. • The islands,' said he, * that lie so fresh and green... | |
 | William Stones (travel writer.) - 1858 - 268 pages
...covered with fruits and flowers, and interwoven with a thousand little shining seas that ran among them. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful...passage to them except through the gates of death. " The islands," said he, " that lie so fresh and green before thee, and with which the whole face of... | |
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... seas that ran among them. I could see persons dressed in glorious habits with garlands upon their heads, passing among the trees, lying down by the sides of fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds,... 
