 There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered 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...  Essays for Summer Hours - Page 204by Charles Lanman - 1842 - 250 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...break, with all its light and song. John Malcolm, Esq. PREPARATION FOR THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Pier beanty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 414 pages
...this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action. • 4. Battle of Waterloo. 1 There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Ex. 25.] EXERCISES ON MODULATION. Her beauty and her chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...famous victory. THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. EYRON. THERE was a sound of revelry hy night, And Belginm's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry,...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 eyes look'd love... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - France - 1829 - 418 pages
...determined. Napoleon, on coming up from Charleroi, about » See Child Harold, Canto III. v. 21, &c. " There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then, &c." noon on the 16th, hesitated for a time whether Blucher at Ligny, or Wellington at Quatre-bras,... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...Audliy. t Brady's f'lavi*. 80.* THE KVEUY-DAY BOOK.— JUNE 18. 806 BATTLE OF WATERLOO Tlicre \vtu a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital...chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women ami brave men : A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 290 pages
...Glory, is when the myrtle wreathes a sword Such as Harmodius (2) drew on Athens' tyrant lord. XXI. There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital...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 eyes looked... | |
 | 1850 - 510 pages
...the late Duchess of Richmond, in La rue de la Blaucherie, was thronged with guests. ' And Belgian's capital had gathered then Her beauty and her chivalry,...bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thonsan'l hearts beat happily." But I must refer my readers to the stanzas which follow the above... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1831 - 376 pages
...Athens' tyrant lord. XXI. 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 eyes look'd... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 pages
...nothings ! ADDISON. WATERLOO. 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 eyes look'd... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 358 pages
...lord. m* There was a sonnd of revelry by night, And Belginm's eapital had gather'd then Her Beanty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men; A thonsand hearts heat happily ; and when Mnsic arose with its volnptnons swell, Soft cyrs look'd love... | |
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