 | Richard Adams Locke - Astronomy - 1859 - 90 pages
...confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grewin me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an engle, that I might fly away to those happy seats ; but the genius told me there was no passage to... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Bible stories - 1860 - 372 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... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers - 1860 - 368 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... | |
 | Robert Sullivan - 1861 - 532 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers; and could Lear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...except through the gates of death, that I saw opening everjr moment upon the bridge. ' The islands,' said he, ' that lie so fresh and green before thee,... | |
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1862 - 344 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers; and < ould hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...every moment upon the bridge. ' The islands,' said lie, ' that lie so fresh and green before thee, and with which the whole face of the ocean appears... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 712 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...but the genius told me there was no passage to them, « nie et les préparer aux plaisirs de ce lieu bien« heureux. Mon cœur se fondait dans ce secret... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 698 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 discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for Ihe wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats; but the genius told me there was... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 696 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers; and could héar a confused harmony of singing hirds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wisbed for the wings of an eagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats; but the genius told me... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in me 1 upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of an eagle 1 that I might fly away 1 to those happy seats. But the Genius told me 1 that there was no passage... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English essays - 1864 - 472 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers; and could hear a confused harmonv of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness...bridge. " The islands," said he, '* that lie so fresh ^nd green before thee, and with which the whole face of the ocean appears spotted as far as thou canst... | |
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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,... 
