... ceased. He that at midnight, when the very labourer sleeps securely, should hear, as I have very often, the clear airs, the sweet descants, the natural rising and falling, the doubling and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted above earth,... Mosaics - Página 379de Frederick Saunders - 1859 - 408 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
| William Somerville Orr - 1855 - 564 páginas
...her voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say, ' Lord, what music hast thou provided for the saints in Heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on earth.' " The Nightingale frequents woods, plantations, and hedge-rows, and is by no means uncommon in the... | |
| James Hamilton - 1856 - 984 páginas
...doubling and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted up above earthe, and say, Lord, what musicke hast thou provided for thy saints in heaven, when thou affordest bad men such musicke upon earthe ! " One might make a volume with extracts from the poets in honour of the Nightingale,... | |
| Philip Henry Gosse - 1857 - 396 páginas
...and redoubling of her voice, might well be lifted up above earthe, and say, Lord, •what musicke has Thou provided for Thy saints in heaven, when Thou affordest bad men such musicke upon earthe!" One might make a volume with extracts from the poets in honour of the Nightingale—from... | |
| British land birds - 1857 - 318 páginas
...voice, might well be lifted above the earth, and say, ' Lord, what music hast thou provided for the saints in heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on earth ?' " 152 PERCHING BIRDS. CHAPTER V. THE TRTJB WARBLEKS. The Two most common of these birds, the Sedge... | |
| Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 páginas
...her voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say, ' Lord, what music hast thou provided for the saints in heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on earth !' The lover of hunting next takes his turn, and comments, though with less force, on the perfection... | |
| John Marius Wilson - 1859 - 476 páginas
...to the sweet descant, the rise and fall, the doubling and redoubling of its voice, I cannot but say, Lord, what music hast thou provided for thy saints in heaven, when thou affordcst bad men such music OH earth !" Larks are a delightful group of little song-birds, belonging... | |
| Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 páginas
...her voice, might well be lifted above earth and say : " Lord, what music hast thou provided for the saints in heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on earth i" XVIII. ISAAC BARROW. ISAAC BARROW was born in London in 1630, and received his early education at... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 páginas
...falling, the doubling and redoubling, of her voice, might well be lifted above the earth, and say, Lord! what music hast thou provided for thy saints...heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on Cftilh f " THE NIGHTINGALE. 105 Dr. L it IMHI states that, "as is usual with the migrating warblers,... | |
| Allen Hayden Weld - 1860 - 136 páginas
...her voice, might well be lifted above earth and say, " Lord, what music hast thou provided for the saints in heaven, when, thou affordest bad men such music on earth !" THE CAEE OF ANGELS.—[SPENSEE.] I. And is there care in heaven ? And is there love In heavenly... | |
| Worthington Hooker - 1860 - 384 páginas
...of her voice, might well be lifted above earth, and say, Lord, what music hast thou provided for the saints in heaven, when thou affordest bad men such music on earth !" Mr. Wood remarks of the .song of this bird, "It must be borne in mind that not only in this bird,... | |
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