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... Famous Men of Modern Times - Page 69by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 315 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1837 - 1322 pages
...A Bail*room — Portraits — Social and political equality — American Romance— The Betrothal. bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily, and when Muaic arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again. CKUde Harold.... | |
| Samuel Kirkham - Elocution - 1834 - 360 pages
...and skims along the main'. There was a sound of revelry by night', And Belgium's capital had gathered then' Her beauty and her chivalry', and bright' The...brave men': A thousand hearts beat happily'; and when' Musick arose with its voluptuous swell', Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spoke again'; And all... | |
| William Hone - Days - 1835 - 876 pages
...8o:< BATTLE OF WATERLOO ГЬсго was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps...thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with ils voluptuous swell, Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell... | |
| 1835 - 742 pages
...do. BYRON. " There was a round of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gather'd theu 11, -i beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone...o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts bent happily; and when Music ariwe with its voluptuous twit, Soft eyes look'd love tu eyes which spake... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 356 pages
...The best English translation is in Eland's Anthology, by Mr. (Now Sir Thomas) Denman, — xx. There was a sound of revelry by night, (') And Belgium's...voluptuous swell, Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, And all went merry as a marriage-bell ; (2) But hush I hark I a deep sound strikes like... | |
| Samuel Putnam - Readers - 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 - English poetry - 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... | |
| Oratory - 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... | |
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