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" 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 shone o'er fair women and brave men; A thousand hearts beat happily; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft... "
The complete works of lord Byron, repr. from the last London ed., containing ... - Page 113
by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837
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The National Orator;: Consisting of Selections, Adapted for Rhetorical ...

Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1832 - 310 pages
...BATTLE OF WATERLOO.* Byron. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell ; But hush ! hark ! a...
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The Day

1832 - 496 pages
...and accompanied their friend to the place of amusement. The company was splendid and numerous — " And bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave...happily, and when Music arose, with its voluptuous swell, Siii'i eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage bell." My brother...
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The English Orator: a Selection of Pieces for Reading & Recitation

James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...thee, Thou first and last of fields ! king-making Victory ? There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her beauty...spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell; — But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ! Did ye not hear it? — No; 'twas...
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The Rhetorical Reader: Consisting of Instructions for Regulating the Voice ...

Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 pages
...22. Battle of Waterloo. 1 There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell; ( 0 ) But hush! hark!...
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The American Manual: Or New English Reader: Consisting of Exercises in ...

Moses Severance - 1833 - 304 pages
...the Battle if \Ynltrlw. 1. THERE was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...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...
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An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Learners

Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
...and skims along the main'. There was a sound of revelry by night', And Belgium's capital had gathered then' Her beauty and her chivalry', and bright' The...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...
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The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine, Volume 5

Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1835 - 578 pages
...was silent, and her arm trembled, as it rested upon mine. 'THERE was a sound of revelry by night ; The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A...spake again— And all went merry as a marriage-bell:' * * * and bright Who is the lady, didst thou ask, standing alone by the piano, striving to torture...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calandar of Popular ...

William Hone - 1835 - 876 pages
...8o:< BATTLE OF WATERLOO ГЬсго was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...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...
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The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine, Volume 5

Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1835 - 586 pages
...her arm trembled, as it rested upon mine. 'THEBE was a sound of revelry by niaht ; * * * and uright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A...and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eves look'd love to eyes which spake again — And ail went merry as a marriage-bell :' COME, dear...
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The Works of George Byron: With His Letters and Journals, and His Life, Volume 8

George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 356 pages
...Eland's Anthology, by Mr. (Now Sir Thomas) Denman, — xx. There was a sound of revelry by night, (') And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty...spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; (2) But hush I hark I a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! XXII. Did ye not hear it ? — No...
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