 | David Hughson - 1807 - 692 páginas
...lofty aisles of a cathedral. The tone of a trumpet, or swelling of an eunuch's holding note, it is true, might be sweetened by it ; but the articulate...were drowned by the hollow reverberations of one word under another." It had not at that time the benefit of a large city, which hath since been built in... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 472 páginas
...people in the lofty aisles in a cathedral. The tone of a •" trumpet, or the swell of an eunuch's holding note, 'tis true, " might be sweetened by it ; but the articulate sounds of a speak" ing voice were drowned by the hollow reverberations of one '" word under another." To these... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 482 páginas
...lofty aisles in a cathedral. The tone -of a " trumpet, or the swell of an eunuch's holding note, 't is true, " might be sweetened by it ; but the articulate sounds of a speak" ing voice were drowned by the hollow reverberations of one " word under another." To these disadvantages... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 476 páginas
...lofty aisles in a cathedral. The tone of a " trumpet, or the swell of an eunuch's holding note, 't is true, " might be sweetened by it; but the articulate sounds of a speak" ing voice were drowned by the hollow reverberations of one •" word under another." To these... | |
 | Franklin James Didier - 1822 - 218 páginas
...the lofty aisles of a cathedral! The tone of a trumpet, or the swelling of an eunuch's holding-note, 'tis true, might be sweetened by it; but the articulate...were drowned by the hollow reverberations of one word under another." In 1 708 this theatre was appropriated to Italian operas. In Drury-Lane, Rich continued... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1822 - 564 páginas
...tone of a trumpet, or the swell of an eunuch's holding note, it is true, might be sweetened byit ; but the articulate sounds of a speaking voice were...hollow reverberations of one word upon another. To this inconvenience, why may we not add that of its situation ; for at that time it had not the advantage... | |
 | Robert Dodsley, Isaac Reed - 1825 - 496 páginas
...Confederacy ; The Cuckold in Conceit ; Squire Treelody ; and The Mistake.— Gibber's Apology, p. 263. " note, 'tis true, might be sweetened by it ; but "..." drowned by the hollow reverberations of one word " under another44." To these disadvantages the situation might be added ; it had not at that time the... | |
 | 1826 - 362 páginas
...lofty isles in the cathedral. The tone of a trumpet, or the swell of an eunuch's holding note, it is true, might be sweetened by it ; but the articulate...hollow reverberations of one word upon another. To this inconvenience, why may we not add that of its Situation? for at that time it had not the advantage... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1826 - 358 páginas
...lofty isles in the cathedral. The tone of a trumpet, or the swell of an eunuch's holding note, it is true, might be sweetened by it ; but the articulate...hollow reverberations of one word upon another. To this inconvenience, why may we not add that of its situation? for at that time it had not the advantage... | |
 | Michael Kelly - 1826 - 832 páginas
...people in the lofty aisles of a cathedral. The tone of a trumpet, or the swell of a musical voice, might be sweetened by it ; but the articulate sounds...the hollow reverberations of one word upon another. 'Tis true, the spectators were struck with surprise and wonder at the magnificent appearance the house... | |
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... each side: this extraordinary and superfluous space occasioned such an undulation, from the voice of every actor, that generally what they said sounded like the gabbling of so many people in the lofty aisles in a cathedral. 
