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... A Third Poetry Book - Page 321889 - 521 pagesFull view - About this book
| Francis Roscommon (pseud.) - 1832 - 300 pages
...therefore quote the lines at length. He is speaking of Brussels before the battle of Waterloo :— " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital...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... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 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 love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; * But hush ! hark !... | |
| William Wallace - 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... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1832 - 488 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 love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; ' But hush ! hark !... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 pages
...beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. Campbell. EXERCISE 22. Battle of Waterloo. 1 There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital...spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell; ( 0 ) But hush! hark! •• a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! 2 Did ye not hear it ?—No;... | |
| Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 pages
...tribute of pcrpemal praise. FitzfferaiA ., SECTIOM IX. Night before the Battle if \Ynltrlw. 1. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital...brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when i Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went... | |
| James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...fields ! king-making Victory ? 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 !... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
...swift Camilla scours the plain', » Flies o'er lh' unbending corn', and skims along the main'. There was a sound of revelry by night', And Belgium's capital...brave men': A thousand hearts beat happily'; and when' Musick arose with its voluptuous swell', Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spoke again'; And all... | |
| William Hone - 1835 - 876 pages
...terminated the personal power of Napolean, was fou|>nt on this day. 8o:< BATTLE OF WATERLOO ГЬсго was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital...thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with ils voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1835 - 420 pages
...particulars, requires the voice gradually to rise on each, till it comes to the mark of transition. Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, All went merry as a marriage-bell ; (0) But hush ! hark ! •• a deep sound strikes like a rising... | |
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