 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
 | Richard Holt Hutton - 1901 - 202 pages
...The old man raised his face, and smiled 3 And lighten'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy ! In varying cadence, soft or strong; He swept the sounding chords along; The present scene, the future lot, TTia toils, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence and age's frost In the full tide of song were... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton - Authors, Scottish - 1901 - 230 pages
...The old man raised his face, and smiled; And lighteu'd up his faded eye, With all a poet's ecstasy! In varying cadence, soft or strong, He swept the sounding chords along ; The present scene, the futuie lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence and age's frost In the full tide... | |
 | George James Smith - English language - 1901 - 360 pages
...are the persons that we are indebted to for our flowers. Write me what you are doing for your health. The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot. If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight. Thy secret keep ; I urge... | |
 | George James Smith - English language - 1901 - 364 pages
...are the persons that we are indebted to for our flowers. Write me what you are doing for your health. The present scene, the future lot, His toils, his wants, were all forgot. If thou wouldst view fair Melrose aright, Go visit it by the pale moonlight. Thy secret keep ; I urge... | |
 | 1902 - 494 pages
...The old man raised his face and smiled ; And lightened 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... | |
 | Harry Herbert Abell - 1905 - 206 pages
...And gave him heart, and gave him time, 'Till every string, according glee Was blended into harmony. In varying cadence soft or strong, He swept the sounding...chords along ; The present scene, the future lot, His toil, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence and age's frost, In the full tide of song were lost... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton - English literature - 1906 - 444 pages
...The old man raised his face, and smiled ; And lightened 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1905 - 584 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...wants, — were all forgot : Cold diffidence, and ages' frost, In the full tide of song were lost ; Each blank, in faithless memory void, The poet's... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton - Authors, Scottish - 1907 - 200 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...chords along ; The present scene, the future lot, TTia toils, his wants, were all forgot ; Cold diffidence and age's frost In the full tide of song were... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1908 - 992 pages
...The old man rais'd his face, and smil'd ; And lighten'd up his faded eye With all a poet's ecstasy. the plain below, full tide of song were lost; Each blank, in faithless memory void. The poet's glowing thought supplied... | |
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