 Heavens, when I think that Music too is condemned to be mad and to burn herself, to this end, on such a funeral pile, — your celestial Opera-house grows dark and infernal to me ! Behind its glitter stalks the shadow of Eternal Death ; through it too...  Harper's New Monthly Magazine - Page 254edited by - 1852Full view - About this book
 | 1867 - 652 pages
...— When I think that music too is condemned to be mad, and to burn herself upon such a funeral-pile, your celestial opera-house grows dark and infernal...has it, but down into the bottomless eye-socket; not upward towards God, heaven, and the home of truth, but too truly downward, towards falsity, vanity,... | |
 | 1902 - 518 pages
...his critical canons, there must be a Homer, many Homers with their heroic performances.' — E" 127 'Behind its glitter stalks the shadow of Eternal Death;...through it too, I look not "up into the divine eye", äs Richter has it, "but down into the bottomlesg eyesocket".' Die Stelle stammt aus Jean Paul, Siebenkäs;... | |
 | 586 pages
...— Oh, Heavens, when I think that Music loo is condemned to be mad and to burn herself, to this cud, on such a funeral pile, — your celestial Opera-house grows dark and infernal to me ! Behind it- glitter stalks the shadow of Eternal Death ; through it too I look not ' up into the divine eye,'... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1851 - 608 pages
...Mozart and Bellini — Oh, Heavens, when I think that Music too is condemned to be mad and to burn herself, to this end, on such a funeral pile — your...not " up into the divine eye," as Richter has it, "bul 1852.] down into the bottomless eyesocket " — not up towards God, Heaven, and the Throne of... | |
 | 1852 - 336 pages
...too, and Mozart and Bellini Oh Heavens, when I think that Music too is condemned to be mad and to burn herself, to this end, on such a funeral pile, —...'but down into the bottomless eyesocket' — not up towards God, Heaven, and the Throne of Truth, but too truly down towards Falsity, Vacuity, and the... | |
 | 1852 - 820 pages
...Heavens, when I think that Music too is condemned to be mad and to burn herself, to this end, on each a funeral pile — your celestial Operahouse grows dark and infernal to me! Behind ite glitter stalks the shadow of Eternal Death; through it too I look not 'up into the divine eye,... | |
 | John Sullivan Dwight - 1858 - 426 pages
...and Bellini, О Heavens ! when I think that Music, too. is condemned to be mad, and to burn himself to this end, on such a funeral pile, your celestial...but down into the bottomless eye-socket " — not upwards towards God, Heaven, and the Throne of Truth, but, too truly down ; towards Falsity, Vanity,... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1857 - 584 pages
...herself to this end on such a funeral-pile, your celestial opera-house grows dark and infernal to me 1 Behind its glitter stalks the shadow of eternal death,...look not " up into the Divine eye," as Richter has II, " but down into the bottomless eye-socket;" not upward toward God, heaven, and the throno of truth... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1857 - 586 pages
...herself to this end on such a funeral-pile, your celestial opera-house grows dark and infernal to mo ! Behind its glitter stalks the shadow of eternal death,...it, too. I look not " up into the Divine eye," as Elchter has it, " but down Into the bottomless eye-socket;" not upward toward God, heaven, and the... | |
 | 1859 - 858 pages
...Mozart, and Bellini ; 0 heavens ! when I think that music, too, is condemned to be mad, and to burn herself to this end, on such a funeral pile, your...it, " but down into the bottomless eye-socket ;" not upwards towards God, heaven, and the throne of Truth, but, too truly, down towards Falsity, Vanity,... | |
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