 She had an exquisite voice ; but on this occasion it was so simple, so touching, it breathed forth such a soul of wretchedness, that she drew a crowd mute and silent around her, and melted every one into tears.  Kidd's Own Journal - Side 1161853Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1897 - 554 sider
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on...tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 462 sider
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice; but on...tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1900 - 416 sider
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on...she drew a crowd, mute and silent, around her and B»elted every one into tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 546 sider
...heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on this occasion it was 10 so simple, so touching, it breathed forth such a soul...tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthu15 siasm. It completely won the heart of... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1901 - 538 sider
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on this occasion it was 10 so simple, so touching, it breathed forth such a soul of wretchedness, that she drew a crowd mute... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1903 - 600 sider
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice ; but on...tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | John J. Reynolds - 1903 - 140 sider
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice, but on...silent, around her, and melted every one into tears."* In " The Literary Souvenir " of 1831, there is an article signed M , entitled "Some Passages in the... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1905 - 460 sider
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an ' exquisite voice; but on...tears. The story of one so true and tender could not but excite great interest in a country remarkable for enthusiasm. It completely won the heart of a... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1905 - 138 sider
...and guarere, to will not hearken to the voice of charmers, seek ; carefully sought out, delightfully voice; but on this occasion it was so simple, so touching,...a soul of wretchedness, that she drew a crowd mute aud silent around her, and melted every one into tears. The story of one so true and tender could not... | |
 | 1902 - 438 sider
...insensibility to the garish scene, she began, with the capriciousness of a sickly heart, to warble a little plaintive air. She had an exquisite voice; but on this occasion it was so simple, so touching—it breathed forth such a soul of wretchedness—that she drew a crowd, mute and silent,... | |
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