The soul of music slumbers in the shell, Till waked and kindled by the master's spell ; And feeling hearts — touch them but rightly — pour A thousand melodies unheard before... Poems - Page 60by Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 311 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1856 - 634 pages
...warns both of them in lines that deserve to be written in letters of gold over every hearth, that — ' The soul of music slumbers in the shell, Till waked...rightly, pour A thousand melodies unheard before." J As we proceed from love and marriage to the closing scene, the death-bed, our admiration is still,... | |
| Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1819 - 110 pages
...night; A guardian-angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasures, and his cares dividing !-' How oft her eyes read his ; her gentle mind To all...shell, Till waked and kindled by the master's spell ; n Aud feeling hearts — touch them but rightly — pour A thousand melodies unheard before ! Nor... | |
| England - 1819 - 792 pages
...his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow. The soul of music slumbers in the shell. Till waked to rapture by the master's spell ; And feeling hearts — touch...thousand melodies unheard before ! Nor many moons o'er bill and valley rise Ere to the gate with nymph-like step she flies. And their lint-bom holds forth,... | |
| Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...eyes read his ; her gentle mind To all his wishes, all his thoughts inclined ; Still subject—ever on the watch to borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow...waked and kindled by the master's spell; And feeling hearts—touch them but rightly—pour A thousand melodies unheard before!" "—When by a good man's... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...; Still subject — ever on the watch to borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow. Tiie soul of music slumbers in the shell, Till waked and...touch them but rightly— pour A thousand melodies unhcnrd before! (16) Nor many moons o'er hill and valley rise Ere to the gate with nymph-like step... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...certainty to please, flow oft her eyes read his ; Tier gentío mind To all hie wishes, all his^houghts inclined ; Still subject — ever on the watch to...rightly — pour A thousand melodies unheard before! (16) Nor many moons o'er hill and valley rise Ere to the gate with nymph-like step she flies. And their... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pages
...inclined ; Still subject — ever on the watch to borrow Mirih of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow. Tim soul of music slumbers in the shell, Till waked and...rightly — pour A thousand melodies unheard before ! (ЫЗ) Nor insiny moons o'er hill and valley rise Ere to the gate with nymph-like step she flies,... | |
| Samuel Rogers - Fore-edge painting - 1834 - 320 pages
...gentle mind To all his wishes, all his thoughts inclined ; Still subject — ever on the watch jto borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow....rightly — pour A thousand melodies unheard before ! 78 Nor many moons o'er hill and valley rise Ere to the gate with nymph-like step she flies, And their... | |
| Samuel Rogers - Fore-edge painting - 1834 - 330 pages
...her eyes read his; her gentle mind To all his wishes, all his thoughts inclined; Still subject—ever on the watch to borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow...waked and kindled by the master's spell; And feeling hearts—touch them but rightly—pour A thousand melodies unheard before! Nor many moons o'er hill... | |
| English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...his thoughts inclined ; Still subject- — ever on the waieh to borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorauw of his sorrow. The soul of music slumbers in the shell, Till waked and kindled by tho master's spell ; And feeling hearls-n^touch them but rightly — pour A thousand melodies unheard... | |
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