 | George Holmes - 1801 - 238 pages
...turned to the right, keeping the King's river on our left, and rode small strings, sport with so much freedom under the deep notes of the bass, delight...with so much delicacy, and sooth so softly, that the excellence of their art seems to lie in concealing it." on on for Thomastown, not wishing to return... | |
 | Frances Peck - 1818 - 684 pages
...their modulations with so much subtlety, and the tin" kling of the small strings sport with so much freedom " under the deep notes of the bass, delight with so '•' much delicacy, and soothe so softly, that the ex. " cellency of their art lies in concealing it." The eminence, described... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot - 1820 - 1058 pages
...base ; delight with so much delicacy, and soothe so softly, that the excellency of their art lies in f concealing it. " This eminence of the Irish harpers is not exaggerated, nor is it a compliment paid toj the nation, as some have imagined. Cambrensis was one of the * From Oirpeam comes the modern Irish... | |
 | 1821 - 532 pages
...and quit their modulations with so much delicacy, and soothe so softly, that tfae excellency of tkeit art lies in concealing it.' " This eminence of the Irish harpers is not exaggerated, no, is it a compliment paid to the nation, as some have imagined. Cambrensis was one of the most accomplished... | |
 | 1822 - 512 pages
...delightful sonorous melody. They commence and quit their modulations with so much delicacy, and soothe so softly, that the excellency of their art lies in...concealing it.' • .'< This eminence of the Irish hampers is not exaggerated, nor is it a compliment paid to the nation, as some have imagined. Cambrensis... | |
 | Patrick Fitzgerald - 1826 - 474 pages
...their mo" dulations with so much subtlety, and the tinkling " of the small strings sport with so much freedom " under the deep notes of the bass, delight with so " much delicacy, and soothe so softly, that the ex" cellency of their art lies in concealing it." At the commencement of... | |
 | Richard Murray (dean.) - 1848 - 428 pages
...their modulations with so much subtilty, and the tinglings of the small strings sport with so much freedom, under the deep notes of the bass, delight...with so much delicacy, and sooth so softly, that the excellence of their art seems to lie in concealing it.' — (Topog. Hib. distinct, iii. c. ii.) It... | |
 | 1875 - 892 pages
...their modulations with so much subtlety, and the tinglings of the small strings sport with so much freedom under the deep notes of the bass, delight with so much delicacy and soothe so softly, that the excellence of their art seems to lie in concealing it." It would appear... | |
 | Charlotte Milligan Fox - 1911 - 356 pages
...their modulations with so much subtlety ; and the twinklings of the small strings sport with so much freedom under the deep notes of the bass, delight with so much delicacy and soothe so softly that the excellency of their art seems to lie in concealing it." To this is added... | |
 | Nora Joan Clark - 2003 - 196 pages
...their modulations with so much subtlety, and the tinglings of the small strings sport with so much freedom under the deep notes of the Bass, delight...with so much delicacy, and sooth so softly that the excellence of their art seems to lie in concealing it. 9 It is not so surprising that this observer... | |
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This eminence of the Irish harpers is not exaggerated, nor is it a compliment paid to the nation, as some have imagined. Cambrensis was one of the most accomplished scholars of his time, and perfectly understood both the theory and practice of music at... 