...breathes in the writings of Shakespeare ; that tender melancholy which comes o'er the ear — " Like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odour" — are no where to be found in the pages of Jonson. He has no relish for such characters as Imogen,...

...words of sweetness and melody, where the author says of soft music — " Oh, it came o'er my ear, like the sweet South That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour." * If the advocates for the grand style object to this expression, we shall not stop to defend it; but,...

...exquisitely sweet strain of music to the delicious scent of this flower : " O ! it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour." The pious Hervey, in his admonitions to those who indulge in sloth, has thrown out the following sublime...

...perfume of Violets : — That strain again I — it had a dying fall ! — Oh ! it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of Violets, Stealing and giving odour. Twelfth Night. It has a scent as though Love for its dower Had on it all his odorous arrows tost ;...

...breathes in the writings of Shakespeare ; that tender melancholy which comes o'er the ear — " Like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odour" — are no where to be found in the pages of Jonson. He has no relish for such characters as Imogen,...

...words of sweetness and melody, where the author says of soft music — " Oh, it came o'er my car, like the sweet South That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour." * If the advocates for the grand style object to this expression, we shall not stop to defend it: but,...

...characters exclaim : — " That strain again ; — it had a dying fall : O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odour ! " After following the Prince to the top of the Giant's Mountain, we allowed him to descend without...

...exquisitely sweet strain of music to the delicious scent of this flower : " O ! it came o'er my car like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour.'' The pious Hervey, in his admonitions to those who indulge in sloth, has thrown out the following sublime...

...incarnate in the music; no * " That strain again ;— it had a dying fall: O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odour." .r " Whatsoever is harmonically composed, delights in harmony : for even that vulgar and tavern music,...

...incarnate in the music; no * " That strain again ; — it had a dying fall: O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odour." -f- " AVhatsoever is harmonically composed, delights in harmony : for even that vulgar and tavern music,...