 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...th;it the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician...looked upon him like one astonished, he beckoned to me, ajid by the waving of his hand directed me to approach the place where he sat. I drew near with that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 322 pages
...that the rock before me was the haunt of a Genius ; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician...pleasures of his conversation, as I looked upon him like ouc astonished, he beckoned to me, and by the waving of bis hand directed me to approach the place... | |
 | Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...nevrr heard that the musician had hefore made himself visihle. When he had raised my thonghts hy thuse transporting airs which he played, to taste the pleasures...conversation, as I looked upon him like one astonished, he heckoned to me, and hy the waving of his hand directed me to approuch the place where he «at. I drew... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English literature - 1809 - 312 pages
...that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that several had been entertained with music, who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician...of his conversation, as I looked upon him like one asto1 56. THE SPECTATOR. No. 159. nished, he beckoned to me, and by the waving of his hand directed... | |
 | William Godwin - Gods, Greek - 1814 - 342 pages
...that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius; and that several had been entertained with music, who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician...hand, directed me to approach the place where he sat. 1 drew near witii that reverence which is due to a superior nature; and as my heart was entirely subdued... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...that the rock before me -was the haunt of a Genius, and that several had been entertained with musick, who had passed by it; but never heard that the musician...played, to taste the pleasures of his conversation, as 1 looked upon him like one astonished, he beckoned to me, and, by the waving of his hand, directed... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...genius ; and that several had been entertained witi) that musk, who had passed by it, but never beard that the musician had before made himself visible. When he had raised ray thoughts, by those transporting airs which he played, to taste the pleasures of his conversation,... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 438 pages
...that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician...before made himself visible. When he had raised my thought* by those transporting airs which he played, to taste the pleasures of his conversation, as... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that several had been entertained with that music, who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician...those transporting airs which he played, to taste the pleasure of his conversation, as 1 looked upon him like one astonished, he beckoned to me, and by the... | |
 | George Walker - English prose literature - 1825 - 668 pages
...that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician...hand directed me to approach the. place where he sat. 1 drew near with that reverence which is due to a superior nature ; and as my heart was entirely subdued... | |
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I had been often told that the rock before me was the haunt of a genius ; and that several had been entertained with music who had passed by it, but never heard that the musician had before made himself visible. When he had raised my thoughts by those... 
