 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 370 pages
...for, the well enchanting skill of musick — and with a tale, forsooth ; he cometh unto you with a a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner." " Even those hard-hearted, evil men, who think virtue a school name, and despise the austere admonitions... | |
 | David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 714 pages
...delightful proportions, either accompanied with, or prepared for, the well enchanting skill of musick — and with a tale, forsooth; he cometh unto you with a « tale which holdetli children from play, and old men from the chimney corner." " Even those hard-hearted, evil... | |
 | Henry Alford - 1841 - 272 pages
...accompanied with or prepared for the well-enchanting skill of music, and with a tale forsooth he cometh to you, with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner." THESE, reader, are the words of Sir Philip Sidney, in his Origin of Defence of Poesie; and well do... | |
 | 1842 - 648 pages
...with words set in delightful proportion, either accompanied with, or prepared for, the well-enchanting skill of music ; and with a tale, forsooth, he cometh unto you, with a tale that holdeth children from play, and old-men from the chimney-corner ; and, pretending no more, doth... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...doubtfulness ; but he Cometh to you with words set in delightful proportion, cither accompanied with, rldly to have an office. For him was lever han, at...bcddes hed, Twenty bokcs clothed in black or red, < Uk»fci holdeth children from play, and old men fres t> chimney corner ; and pretending no more, d«h... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1844 - 676 pages
...fair objects of their affections. THE GENIUS OF THEOCRITUS. " And with a tale, forsooth, he cometh to you — with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney corner."- — SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. Theocritus ! Theocritus ! ah ! thou had 'at pleasant dreams, Of the crystal... | |
 | Hugh Swinton Legaré - 1845 - 606 pages
...with words set in delightful proportion, either accompanied with, or prepared for, the well-enchanting skill of music ; and with a tale, forsooth, he cometh...which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney-corner;* and, pretending no more, doth intend the winning of the mind from wickedness to virtue... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...doubtfulness ; but he cometh to you with words set in delightful proportion, either accompanied with, ] intend the winning of the mind from wickedness to virtue ; even as the child is often brought to take... | |
 | 1847 - 592 pages
...with words set in delightful proportion, either accompanied with, or prepared for, the wellenchanting skill of music; and with a tale, forsooth, he cometh...which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney-corner. I never heard the old song of Percy and Douglas that I found not my heart moved more... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...with words set in delightful proportion, either accompanied with or prepared for the well-enchanting skill of music, and with a tale, forsooth ; he cometh...which holdeth children from play and old men from the chimney-corner; and, pretending no more, doth intend the winning of the mind from wickedness to virtue... | |
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... cometh to you with words set in delightful proportion, either accompanied with, or prepared for, the well enchanting skill of music; and with a tale forsooth he cometh unto you, with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney... 
