 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
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1887 - 446 pages
...sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogether différent from any thing I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played lo thé departed soûls of good men upon their first arrivai in paradise, to wear out thé impressions... | |
 | Education - 1887 - 588 pages
...looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceedingly sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from anything I have ever heard." Select from the extract above an infinitive phrase, an adjective phrase,... | |
 | Edward Conant - English language - 1887 - 164 pages
...looked upon him, he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. (5) 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. (6) They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - English literature - 1888 - 658 pages
...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 souls ot good men upon their first arrival in paradise, to wear out the impressions of the last agonies,... | |
 | English language - 1888 - 576 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 - 1888 - 606 pages
...applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound of it was exceeding sweet, and wrtfught into a variety of tunes that were inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from any tiling I had ever heard. They put me in mind of those heavenly airs that are played to the departed... | |
 | Universities and colleges - 1889 - 294 pages
...As I looked upon him he applied it to his lips, and began to play upon it. The sound was exceeding sweet, and wrought into a variety of tunes that were...inexpressibly melodious, and altogether different from anything I had ever heard. My heart melted away in secret raptures. I had been often told that the... | |
 | Richard Garnett - Anthologies - 1890 - 448 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... | |
 | Orville T. Bright, James Baldwin - Readers - 1890 - 516 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 alto- so gether different from any thing I had ever heard: They put me in mind of those heavenly Airs... | |
 | Charles F. Beezley - Literature - 1891 - 436 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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