Anecdotes of Music, Historical and Biographical: In a Series of Letters from a Gentleman to His Daughter, Svazek 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814 |
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... speak of the third species , the tones of which are produced by strings . Among these , the first in order and celebrity is the lyre , which both the Greeks and Egyptians agree was invented by Mercury . Mercury , or Hermes . Mercury was ...
... speak of the third species , the tones of which are produced by strings . Among these , the first in order and celebrity is the lyre , which both the Greeks and Egyptians agree was invented by Mercury . Mercury , or Hermes . Mercury was ...
Strana 54
... speak , the winged galley flies , And lo ! the Siren shores like mists arise ! Sunk were at once the winds ; the air above , And waves below , at once forgot to move ! Some dæmon calm'd the air , and smooth'd the deep , Hush'd the loud ...
... speak , the winged galley flies , And lo ! the Siren shores like mists arise ! Sunk were at once the winds ; the air above , And waves below , at once forgot to move ! Some dæmon calm'd the air , and smooth'd the deep , Hush'd the loud ...
Strana 56
... speak is " the name of Ulysses : this shews , that they had a " kind of omniscience , and it could not fail to raise " the curiosity of a wise man to be acquainted with 66 persons of such extensive knowledge . The song " is well adapted ...
... speak is " the name of Ulysses : this shews , that they had a " kind of omniscience , and it could not fail to raise " the curiosity of a wise man to be acquainted with 66 persons of such extensive knowledge . The song " is well adapted ...
Strana 71
... speak the lan- guage of nature and of truth , and incontestibly evince the hand of a master , who disdained all adventitious aid , curbed the licentiousness of unbridled fancy , and painted only what he had seen and what he felt . Still ...
... speak the lan- guage of nature and of truth , and incontestibly evince the hand of a master , who disdained all adventitious aid , curbed the licentiousness of unbridled fancy , and painted only what he had seen and what he felt . Still ...
Strana 72
... speaking of the shield of Achilles , seems to consider it as a complete portraiture of that art , and a sketch of what may be called an universal picture . In Homer's time , however , it is certain , that painting had not attained that ...
... speaking of the shield of Achilles , seems to consider it as a complete portraiture of that art , and a sketch of what may be called an universal picture . In Homer's time , however , it is certain , that painting had not attained that ...
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Strana 275 - Where throngs of knights and barons bold, In weeds of peace, high triumphs hold, With store of ladies, whose bright eyes Rain influence, and judge the prize Of wit or arms, while both contend To win her grace whom all commend.
Strana 30 - How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land ? If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Strana 20 - Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp ? 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters?
Strana 30 - For they that led us away captive, required of us then a song, and melody in our heaviness : Sing us one of the songs of Sion.
Strana 25 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand : so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Strana 24 - Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunning player on the harp : and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
Strana 331 - I answered, as I was walking with my Lord Hunsdon, as we passed by the chamber door, I heard such a melody as ravished me, whereby I was drawn in ere I knew how ; excusing my fault of homeliness, as being brought up in the court of France, where such freedom was allowed...
Strana 21 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with 21 dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he 8hath triumphed gloriously ; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Strana 23 - Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets com'ing down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy...
Strana 20 - Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.