 | 1818 - 596 pages
...hails as English heart of oak 1 ENIGMA ON THE LETTER (H.) BV LORD BYRON. 'TWAS in heaven pronouuc'd, 'twas muttered in hell. And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell ; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence conlest;... | |
 | Joanna Baillie - 1823 - 386 pages
...So, power completes, but satire sketch'd the plan, And Cecil ends what Bunbury began. 70 A RIDDLE. 'Twas in heaven pronounced, and 'twas muttered in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell : On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confest... | |
 | 1844 - 480 pages
...meaning, and sufficient humour to provoke many a hearty laugh. ENIGMAS. 1. 'Twas whispered in heaven, 'twas muttered in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell ; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confess'd;... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 454 pages
...under obscure language which ia proposed to be guessed. Example. 'T was whispered in heaven, 't was muttered in hell, And Echo caught faintly the sound as it fell : On the confines of earth 't was permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1845 - 456 pages
...under obscure language which is proposed to be guessed. Example. 'T was whispered in heaven, 't was muttered in hell, And Echo caught faintly the sound as it fell : On the confines of earth 't was permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed,... | |
 | E. A. ANSLEY - 1849 - 288 pages
...of being understood in other senses. It should be short and precise. Ex. '"Twas whispered in heaven, 'twas muttered in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell ; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed.... | |
 | 1850 - 484 pages
...probable meaning, and sufficient humour to provoke many a hearty laugh. 1. Twas whispered in heaven, 'twas muttered in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell ; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confess'd... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...breakfast and reading it to us, and my impression is, that she had then just composed it. ' ' A RIDDLE. 'Twas in heaven pronounced, and 'twas muttered in...hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, , And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed;... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 pages
...upon three at night ?" Man. This is the famous riddle of the sphinx. 2. 'Twas whispered in heaven, t the public should consider me as owing that to a patron which Pro ; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed.... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 472 pages
...under obscure language which is proposed to be guessed. Example. T was whispered in heaven, 't was muttered in hell, And Echo caught faintly the sound as it fell : On the confines of earth 't was permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed,... | |
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twas muttered in Hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell ; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed. 
