 | English essays - 1881 - 578 pages
...fountains, or resting on beds of flowers ; and could hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling ense call imitating God ; As Eastern priests in giddy...circles run, And turn their heads to imitate the sun. scats : but the genius told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that... | |
 | Christian literature - 1881 - 602 pages
...I wished for the wings of an eagle, that 1 might fly away to those happy mansions, but my conductor told me there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death, that I saw every moment upon the bridge. The islands, said he, that lie so fresh and green before thce, studding... | |
 | Granville series - 1881 - 376 pages
...hear a confused harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. 20. " Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. 1 wished for the wings of an eagle that I might fly away to those happy seats; but the Genius told... | |
 | Marcius Willson - Readers (Elementary) - 1882 - 558 pages
...harmony of singing birds, falling waters, human voices, and musical instruments. Gladness grew in mo upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished...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... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English essays - 1882 - 428 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, N except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment upon the bridge. The islands, said... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1882 - 442 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...away to those happy seats. But the Genius told me that there was no passage to them, except through the gates of death that I saw opening every moment... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1882 - 1108 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...might fly away to those happy seats, but the genius (old me there was no passage to them except through Ihe Gales of Death that I saw opening every moment... | |
 | John Young Sargent - Latin language - 1883 - 208 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. ' These islands,' said he, '' that lie so fresh and green before thee, and with which the whole face... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 488 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...that I might fly away to those ' happy Seats ; but tho Genius told mo there was no Passag« ' to them, except through tho Gates of Deatli that I saw '... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1883 - 516 pages
...öltözetben, kicsiny hangszerrel kezében. Midőn rá tekinték, voices, and mnsieal instrmnents. Gladness grew in me upon the discovery of so delightful a scene. I wished for the wings of au aagle, that I might fly away to those happy seats, but the genins told me there was no passage to... | |
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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,... 
