 Music, oh how faint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell ! Why should Feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are ev'n more false than they; Oh! 'tis only music's strain Can sweetly...  Leisure Thoughts, in Prose and Verse - Strona 36autor: Thomas Palmer Moses - 1849 - Liczba stron: 192Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Thomas Moore - 1828 - Liczba stron: 232
...flowers have sunk in death ; So, when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath ! III. Music!— oh ! how faint, how weak, Language fades...thy spell ! Why should feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are even more false than... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1829 - Liczba stron: 456
...(lowers have sunk in death; So, when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath! Music! oh! how faint, how weak, Language fades before thy spell! Why should feeling; ever speak, When lliou canst breathe her soul so well 1 Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are even more false... | |
 | 1832 - Liczba stron: 440
...feelings, and win the soul to the sympathies of gentle life. As a bard of social feelings has said — Music ! oh, how faint, how weak, Language fades before...thy spell ! Why should feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Loves are e'en more false than... | |
 | 1832 - Liczba stron: 858
...the sympathies of gentle life. As a bard of social feelings has said — Music ! oh, bow faint, bow weak, Language fades before thy spell ! Why should feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Loves are e'en more false than... | |
 | Edward Thompson - 1837 - Liczba stron: 778
...flowers have sunk in death : So when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in music's breath ! Music ! oh ! how faint, how weak, Language fades before...thy spell ! Why should feeling ever speak, When thou can'st breathe her soul so well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are e'en more false than... | |
 | Elizabeth Washington Wirt - 1837 - Liczba stron: 264
...long have slept ; Bindling former smiles again, In faded eyes that long have wept Moore. Music! ob how faint. how weak, Language fades before thy spell, Why should feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well. Friendship's halmy words may feign, Love's are e'en more false than... | |
 | Caroline Leigh Gascoigne - 1839 - Liczba stron: 920
...sorely tempted. CHAPTER XI. And, oh ! that pang, where more than madness lies ! Byron. Music ! oh, hovr faint how weak Language fades before thy spell ! Why should feeling ever spealc When thou canst paint her thoughts go well ? Moore. OF course, the news of Helen's illness was... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1841 - Liczba stron: 396
...flowers have sunk in death ; So, when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath. Music, oh how faint, how weak, Language fades before...thy spell ! Why should Feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well ? Friendship's balmy words may feign, Love's are ev'n more false than... | |
 | Harriet Maria Gordon Smythies - 1842 - Liczba stron: 966
...in the next box, to learn from his face what he felt towards the debutante. CHAPTER XVII. " Masic, oh! how faint, how weak Language fades before thy spell! Why should feeling ever speak, When thou canst paint each thought so well ?" That dense and brilliant crowd was breathless with expectation.... | |
 | 1844 - Liczba stron: 504
...flowers have sunk in death ; So when pleasure's dream is gone, Its memory lives in Music's breath. " Music ! oh ! how faint, how weak, Language fades before...thy spell! Why should feeling ever speak, When thou canst breathe her soul so well I" The writing! of Mrs. Hemans abound with allusions to that effect... | |
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