 In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along : The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank, in faithless memory void,...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 3501810Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1883 - 144 pages
...The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lighten'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1883 - 686 pages
...The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lighten'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...forgot : Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied... | |
 | Biography - 1883 - 778 pages
...The old man raised his face and smiled And lighten'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...all forgot; Cold diffidence and age's frost In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank in faithless memory void The poet's glowing thought supplied... | |
 | Music - 1883 - 142 pages
...The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lighten'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...toils, his wants, were all forgot : Cold diffidence, an age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank in faithless memory void , The poet's... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 144 pages
...his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, lie swept the soanding chords along: The present scene, the future lot, His...all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1884 - 654 pages
...The old man raised his face, and smiled; And lighten'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...all forgot; Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied:... | |
 | Gems - 1884 - 408 pages
...wild, The old man raised his face and smiled, And lighted up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding...forgot ; Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of soul were lost ; Each blank in faithless memory's void, The poet's glowing thought supplied... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1884 - 630 pages
...his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the so'anding chords along: The present scene, the future lot, His...all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied... | |
 | Walter Scott - Authors, English - 1884 - 616 pages
...his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sc'anding chords along: The present scene, the future lot, His...all forgot: Cold diffidence, and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's glowing thought supplied... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1884 - 264 pages
...the song he had spoken about. 90 Ecstasy, great joy. Kindling 7uith emotion. Quick time, to the end. In varying cadence, | soft | or strong, | He swept | the sounding chords | along : | v \ The present scene, | the future lot, | His toils, | his wants, | were all forgot : | Cold diffidence,... | |
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