 | Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807 - 1808 - 652 pages
...object of his former delight is relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his taste. His books are abandoned....shrubbery blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the idr in vain; he likes it not. His ear no longer drinks the rich melody of music; it longs for the trumpet's... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...former delight relinquished; No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid co his taste : his books are abandoned ; his retort and...crucible are thrown aside ;. his shrubbery blooms and breaths its -fragrance upon the air in vain—he likes it not; his ear no longer. drinks the rich melody... | |
 | John Lambert - Boston (Mass.) - 1814 - 556 pages
...delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his uu ; his books are abandoned ; his retort and crucible...clangor and the cannon's roar : even the prattle of his babes, once so sweet, no longer affects him ; and the angel smile of hii wife, which hitherto touched... | |
 | Stephen Cullen Carpenter - Speeches, addresses, etc., American - 1815 - 534 pages
...object of his former delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene: it has become flat and insipid to his taste: his books are abandoned;...clangor and the cannon's roar: even the prattle of his babes once so sweet no longer affects him; and the angel smile of his wife, which hitherto touched... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - Elocution - 1815 - 340 pages
...object of his former delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene : it has become flat and insipid to his taste ; his books are abandoned...crucible are thrown aside ; his shrubbery blooms and breaths its fragrance upon the air in vain — he likes it not; his ear no longer drinks the rich melody... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - Elocution - 1815 - 214 pages
...object of his former dt-light relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become iat and insipid to his taste : his books are abandoned...retort and crucible are thrown aside; his shrubbery GOLUMBIAV READER. 159 blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air in vain —he likes it not, his... | |
 | John Lambert - Canada - 1816 - 552 pages
...object of his former delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his taste ; his books are abandoned...clangor and the cannon's roar : even the prattle of his babes, once so sweet, no longer affects him ; and the angel smile of his wife, which hitherto touched... | |
 | George Watterston - Statesmen - 1818 - 158 pages
...result is thus described by the orator : " No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and insipid to his taste ; his books are abandoned...clangor, and the cannon's roar ; even the prattle of his babes, once so sweet, no longer affects him ; and the angel smile of his wife, which hitherto touched... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 490 pages
...object of his former delight relinquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat- and insipid to his taste ; his books are abandoned...retort and crucible are thrown aside ; his shrubbery in vain blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air—he likes it not; his ear no longer drinks... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1819 - 426 pages
...former delight relihquished. No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it has become flat and iosipld to his taste ; his books are abandoned ; his retort and crucible are thrown aside ; his shrubbery in vain blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air — he likes it not ; his ear no longer drinks... | |
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No more he enjoys the tranquil scene: it has become flat and insipid to his taste. His books are abandoned. His retort and crucible are thrown aside. His shrubbery blooms and breathes its fragrance upon the air in vain; he likes it not. His ear no longer... 
