 I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in Paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies, and qualify them for the pleasures of that happy place.  The British Essayists - Page 122edited by - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 536 pages
...following conversaapplied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from anything I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | George S. Measom - Arab countries - 1856 - 266 pages
...looked upon him he applied it to his lips and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...inexpressibly melodious and altogether different from anything I had ever heard : they put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 524 pages
...following conversa2 K 2 applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from anything I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding dging. For these reasons, all the while I wa» upon...house of any one that Sir lioger had applauded for miud of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival... | |
 | Advanced reading book - Readers - 1860 - 458 pages
...looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from anything I had ever heard : they put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Archibald Hamilton Bryce - 1862 - 344 pages
...looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...inexpressibly melodious and altogether different from anything I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 698 pages
...looked upon him he applitd it to his lips, and beg-.n to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played lo the departed souls of good men upon their first arrival in paradise, to wear out the impressions... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 712 pages
...upon him he applied it to his lips, and beg-n to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweel, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly...and altogether different from any thing I had ever heird. Tb,ey put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed souls of good men... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1863 - 696 pages
...looked upon him hé applied it to his lips, and beg.n to play upon it. Thé sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogethér different from any thing I had ever héard. Théy put me in mind of those héavenly airs... | |
 | Joseph Addison, P.P. - London. - Spectator, 1711-14 - English essays - 1864 - 344 pages
...looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from anything I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
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