 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...  Selections from the British Poets - Page 1961840Full view - About this book
 | 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 and...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... | |
 | 1836 - 362 pages
...fields! king-making victory ? There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry ; and bright The...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... | |
 | Samuel Putnam - 1836 - 226 pages
...triumph. BATTLE OP WATERLOO. 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! —... | |
 | Harp - 1836 - 380 pages
...BATTLE OF WATERLOO. . BYRON. THERE was a sound of a 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... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1836 - 534 pages
...WATERLOO. Byron. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her heauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er...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 ! —... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 982 pages
...Such as llarmodius (4) drew on Athens' tyrant lord. XXI. There was a sound of revelry by night,(5) And "7 ` !7 ; (6) But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! XXII. Did ye not hear it? — No;... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...ear Heard William's drowning scream. WATERLOO.— Byron. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty and...spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; — But hush ! hark 1 a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ! Did ye not hear it ? — No ; 'twas... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 356 pages
...Such as Harmodius ! drew on Athens' tyrant lord. XXI. There was a sound of revelry by night, 2 And Belgium's capital had gather'd then Her Beauty and...to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage- bell ; * But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell! 1 See the famous song... | |
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...BATTLE OF WATERLOO ГЬсгс >»as 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 bush ! hark ! a... | |
 | 1837 - 624 pages
...XV. A BaU-rooM — Portraits'—Social and political equality — American Romance — TAe Betrothal. -bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave...when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again. Childe Harold. IT was a gay season in New-York, the winter of... | |
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