| 单词 | harper |
| 例句 | A boy darted up from the weeds at the foot of the hill, the harper’s companion. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Not till the man was fed did the sweet harper end his singing—whereupon the company made the walls ring again with talk. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The former harper crept out into the darkness, unnoticed by the rest. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I could no longer pay the cook and the harper, and Lynesse grew wild when I spoke of pawning her jewels. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The harper gave him back some answer, and Hrothgar spoke again. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They burnt the great thighbones and feasted at their ease on fresh roast meat, as in their midst the godlike harper sang— Demodokos, honored by all that realm. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the harper in the great room sang a song. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Only one man in the kingdom seemed cast down: the man who’d been Hrothgar’s harper before the blind man came to make his bid. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your father—" "—will thank me, when I hand him his kingdom. I mean to do a deed that the harpers will sing of for a thousand years." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was the lovely, golden-haired harper who had tried for her talent and failed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The people were noisy for a time, yelling to the harper, offering him mead, making jokes, and then again King Hrothgar spoke, white-bearded. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They introduced me to dragons and dragonriders, wizards casting spells with words, ships with eyes and starships with voices, harpers posing riddles or playing instruments of bone, fairy tales turned upside down and inside out . The fantasy and science fiction community pays tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z When gloved harpers set those overhead strings vibrating, the Kennedy Center architecture will be reflected in the tone. ‘Ireland 100’ brings three weeks of performances to Kennedy Center 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The harper government s threatening to pass legislation that will eviscerate the rights and freedoms of ordinary Canadians. France to Deploy Thousands of Troops to Protect Jewish Schools and ‘Sensitive Sites’ 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z “It’s just a tragic loss of a great musical genius,” said longtime friend and collaborator Morris harper, who performs as DJ Spinn and who was scheduled to appear Saturday night with Rashad in Detroit. Footwork Music Star DJ Rashad Dies in Chicago 2014-04-27T16:34:20Z But no discussion of alternatives is allowed by the harper government that drops this bombshell and in the next breath declares the winter break of parliament. Canada Post ends home delivery: The postman won’t ring at all 2013-12-14T14:28:58Z He was continually aware of the necessity to put himself right with Heaven, lest haply Aucassin spoke truth and to hell went the harpers and singers; for the Church’s condemnation of his tribe was unequivocal. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z When they became international stars in the 1970s, the group hired a harper named Derek Bell to play the old O’Carolan tunes, which as a result became part of every Irish band’s repertoire. ‘Ireland 100’ brings three weeks of performances to Kennedy Center 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Two days before the Eisteddfod, there began to troop into the town from all parts bards and singers, poets and harpers and minstrels and the members of a chorus five hundred voices strong. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Of Walt Whitman it is: "The dirty, clumsy paws of a harper whose plectrum is a muckrake." Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z When he recovered from the attack at which David had been sent for, the cunning harper was needed no longer, and would naturally return home. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z In the midst of their riotous mirth, he suddenly desired the harper to cease, and in serious and solemn tones commanded silence. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z We learn an art by doing that which we wish to do when we have learned it; we become builders by building, and harpers by playing on the harp. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z It was that strange harper who went with us, playing on his harp. The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde and Other Stories 2012-02-26T03:00:15.647Z Third picture: David the harper, playing before the gloomy, moody king, whom an evil spirit has possessed. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Heard there Mr. Ap Thomas, a Welsh harper who plays exceedingly well. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z At the house a scene of revelry ensued; the harper played merrily for the company, who danced on the floor, which had been newly strewed with rushes for the occasion. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The latter poem long held fire; Gray was stimulated to finish it by hearing the blind Welsh harper Parry at Cambridge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z And there pass the gold and the silver, the ermine and all rich furs, harpers and minstrels, and the happy of the world. Aucassin & Nicolette And Other Mediaeval Romances and Legends 2011-11-24T03:00:40.487Z Then they sat down to supper; and while they ate and drank, the harpers played for them, and the poets told their tales and sang their songs. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z And you shall be the best harper That ever tooke harpe in hand;160 And I will be the best singer That ever sung in this land. English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) 2011-11-18T03:00:30.847Z And then little Kirsten came smiling out of the water and sat upon the harper's knee, and one arm he put about her to hold her fast, but still he kept on playing. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z At first it was a summer boothie or hunting lodge to Welsh chieftains, but subsequently expanded into the roomy, comfortable dwelling of Welsh squires, where hospitality was much practised and bards and harpers liberally encouraged. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z We read in the Revelations of "the harpers harping with their harps before the throne of God," while, in the Old Testament, we also read of praising God on the high-sounding organ. The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 2011-10-03T02:00:25.363Z A hundred warriors fully armed shall always await you at call, and harpers shall delight you with their sweet music. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z The guide to the mountains is the harper of the house; or a resident in the village. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z The harper was in the midst of his last piece when they arrived. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z Wilt thou not, good harper, hasten into Winchester and bespeak for us a palfrey?” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Sing for the harpers on highways Who make the world dance to their song, Turning the laughter of leaves into words! The Piper and the Reed 2011-09-10T02:00:23.967Z On that day the Fena were assembled in the banquet hall of the palace of Allen; some feasting and drinking, some playing chess, and others listening to the sweet music of the harpers. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z The last harper, though he had not his harp with him. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Ellis, not sorry to hear the harper, consented. The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z On one of the benches where sat the gleemen and harpers there lay the harp of Edwy. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Its evolution from the ancient harp, gleaned by man from the wind, "that grand old harper, who smote his thunder harp of pines," is too long a story to here recite in detail. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z "I am a merry harper," said Robin, "as good as any in the north." Amusing Prose Chap Books 2011-06-27T02:01:05.043Z This was at the house of a minister then lodging in the island, and it was he who hosted the old harper. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Did not you see me with Mrs Maple at that blind harper's concert?' The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z Bed and entertainment for a day and a night could be had by the meanest wayfarer, so without comment, the maiden took her place among the singers and harpers. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The harvest-home was soon the subject of conversation, and the harper was mentioned. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z By means of a similar gift, the harper likewise had acquired his favor. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Listening, I thought I heard a harper playing in the hollow of the hill. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Have you been asking her about that business at the blind harper's concert? The Wanderer (Volume 2 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:26.867Z I wot that none of Alfred’s harpers hath such power of the harp. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The children had books given to them, and little ornaments.—All were anxious for the day; and received their old acquaintance, the harper, with the most cordial smiles. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z He fell into a feverish state: Philina waited on him faithfully; and, when fatigue overpowered her, she was relieved by the harper. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z In Mingulay, the "harper" who broke his "harp" for a woman's love was a young man, a fiddler. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z Now the emperor had a harper who sang from morning till bed-time; and whenever the emperor was weary with the march this minstrel had to touch his harp-strings. Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Oft have I wondered about thee and thy father—the good harper—who so bravely tried to lead us to King Alfred. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z I mentioned my accident to account for my intrusion, and requested the harper again to touch the instrument that had attracted me. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z Wilhelm's wounds once dressed, and his clothes put on, the surgeon hastened off, just as the harper with a number of peasants arrived. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z So he took the little clarsach he had for hymns, for he was the best harper on Iona, and struck the strings, and sang. The Divine Adventure Volume IV 2011-09-04T02:00:03.717Z The minstrel more particularly delighted “the Lewed,” or the people, when, sitting in their fellowship, the harper stilled their attention by some fragment of a chronicle of their fathers and their father-land. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z “Come hither, minstrel,” commanded Guthrum as the tumult ceased suddenly at the sound of the voice of the harper. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The poor harper was once in the midst of his, when an order was sent to him to bring his carts and servants, the next day, to the fields of this petty king. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z The harper, silent, and shrouded in his own thoughts, bore with him his broken instrument. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The old harper called to Susan, and begged that, if she was going towards the village, she would be so kind as to show him the way. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z Time has dealt gently with the venerable harper, whose hands sweep the strings with surer touch and greater compass than before. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z “Long will the harper remember thy gifts, for generous have they been, and again may he seek thy favor.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The old harper’s gratitude was unbounded; the summer after he walked to visit me; and ever since he has contrived to come every year to enliven our harvest-home.—This evening it is to be celebrated. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z Wilhelm grew uneasy; and, having mentioned the cause of his anxiety, the harper told him he had reason to believe that the huntsman, from whatever motive, had concealed the real designations. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The old harper thanked her, and went along the highroad, whilst she and her brothers tripped on as fast as they could by the short way across the fields. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z “I answered, ‘All that we saw was owing to your metaphysics: for when you ran away, I found myself on a bank by moonlight hearing a harper. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z With a sulky look on his face the harper whom Egwina had asked for his harp handed it to her. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The harper would frequently sit under a large elm, a few paces from the house, and play some of the most plaintive Welsh tunes. Mary Wollstonecraft's Original Stories 2011-06-26T02:00:10.173Z The harper was to be brought over to him, under certain pretexts. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Miss Somers' ready pencil was instantly produced; and the old harper dictated the words of his ballad, which he called—Susan's Lamentation for her Lamb. The Parent's Assistant Stories for Children 2011-05-18T02:00:12.733Z This song is the song of Time, sung to the four harps of the world, each continent a harp struck by Time as by a harper. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z Look! if it be not there, do to the harper as thou wilt.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z When the king heard a harper was outside he bade him in. Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:15.367Z The clergyman saluted Wilhelm very kindly, and told him that the harper promised well, already giving hopes of a complete recovery. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Servants held up lighted flambeaux on either side, and the old butler, with hair as white as the harper's, presented a goblet of wine. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 1 of 3) 2011-04-06T02:00:04.340Z A harper sings a good imitation of a Scottish song, and then the Wood of Birnam seems to move nearer and nearer. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z “I need the harp for song of mine own,” answered the harper churlishly. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z "More melodious to me," said the lank, grey beggarman, "were the worst of these sounds than the sweetest harping of thy harpers." Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales 2011-04-15T02:00:15.367Z At last he, too, was forced to flee into the garden, with his hair and his eyelashes burned; tearing the harper with him through the conflagration, who, with singed beard, unwillingly accompanied him. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Time has laid his hand gently on me, just as a harper lays his open palm upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations—that is all. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z In vain the heav’nly harpers tune the lyre, Rejoicing saints perform the three-fold part; In vain believers flash devotion’s fire, Or drag the holy harrows o’er thy heart! Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect 2011-02-16T03:00:41.223Z “Times are not as they once were,” returned Ælfric hastily, avoiding the glance of the harper. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z We want the progressive poet, and not the eternal harper on the commonplace. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z By many inquiries, Wilhelm learned from her at last, that, when they came into the vault, the harper tore the light from her hand, and set on fire the straw. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z So he procured a harp, and dressed himself in the disguise of a harper. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z The singer is obliged to follow the harper, who may change the tune, or perform variations ad libitum, whilst the vocalist must keep time, and end precisely with the strain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Little did the harper and his daughter reck that they took gifts from thee. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z As the summer winds had howled up the Notch, lashing the leafy branches of the birches and beeches, so now the winter winds howled down, harpers that struck dismal notes from the bare trees. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z In the restless vexation of his present humor, it came into his head to go and see the old harper; hoping by his music to scare away the evil spirits that tormented him. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z In those days, harpers were accustomed to wander about towns and armies, playing for the amusement of those who would pay them. The Boys' And Girls' Library 2011-02-06T03:01:02.953Z During his long reign of 56 years he offered great encouragement to bards, harpers and minstrels, and framed a code of laws for their better regulation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Wulfhere may have lost his power as harper, but strong yet is his right arm and mighty its stroke.” A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z The able old liar of the Umcolcus knew his man as the harper knows his instrument. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z Pushing up the door, he stood before the harper. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Bards and harpers and dancers wandered among the cottages. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z Accordingly in 1567 Queen Elizabeth issued a commission for holding an Eisteddfod at Caerwys in the following year, which was duly held, when degrees were conferred on 55 candidates, including 20 harpers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z Then, before it was time for the giving of the gifts, did this harper and his daughter come. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Of this we have a very beautiful representation, where the Evangelist saw a great multitude clothed in white, and following the Lamb of God; and “he heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps.” True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Conceiving himself now to be in the immediate neighborhood of his lovely benefactress, Wilhelm hoped he might obtain some tidings of her if he sent out the harper; but in this, too, he was deceived. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z An English nobleman coming to the parliament with a Welsh harper claimed that in all Ireland no such music could be heard. Irish Nationality 2011-01-11T03:00:30.560Z The singer does not commence with the harper, but takes the strain up at the second, third or fourth bar, as best suits the ‘pennill’ he intends to sing.... Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z The excellence of the music, for Wulfhere was a skillful harper, the sweetness of the song, and above all the wonderful beauty of the maiden, drew all eyes in that direction. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Presently a Welsh harper with his harp entered from out-doors, and, seating himself in a corner of the room, began to tune his instrument. British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions 2010-12-20T17:11:57.810Z Amid the pleasures of the entertainment, it had not been noticed that the children and the harper were absent. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Good and beauteous was the Tsarevich Ivan; he amazed all men with his wit and wisdom, and his sole delight was to play on the harp that needed no harper. Russian Fairy Tales From the Skazki of Polevoi 2010-12-20T17:11:44.353Z Here, then, was rather an odd predicament for the south-land harper. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 And he gazed moodily at the crowd which surrounded the harper and the maiden. A Maid at King Alfred?s Court 2011-09-13T02:00:30.520Z Beowulf is being entertained in the court of the king of the Danes, and the king's harper tells the tale of Hengest and Finn. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn He gave Felix to the harper; commanding him to hasten down the stone stairs, which led across a little garden-vault out into the garden, and to wait with the children in the open air. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The flying Fomorians, it is told, had made prisoner the harper of the Dagda and carried him off with them. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race And here the gallant harper chucked the girls under the chin. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 The moth flits desolate, the tree-toad calls, Telling the sorrow of the elf and fay; The cricket, little harper of the walls, Puts up his harp—hath quite forgot to play! The Cup of Comus Fact and Fancy It could be no mortal harper that touched those chords. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Our friend had carefully concealed the suspicion which he entertained, that it was the harper who had fired the house. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Some of the most beautiful of the antique Irish folk-melodies,—e.g., the Coulin—are traditionally supposed to have been overheard by mortal harpers at the revels of the Fairy Folk. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race Our beds are rocks in the dripping caves; Our lullaby song the roar of the waves: But soft rich couches once we pressed, And harpers lulled us each night to rest. A Reading Book in Irish History The jolly harper man, like most people of genius, was very poor. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Having become blind he was educated as a harper and won great fame. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" The harper was about to rise, and say something; but Wilhelm hindered him, for he had noticed in the morning that the old man did not like to speak. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z There was a balcony at the further end, where the white-haired harpers played, and sang tales of war and love; curious antique mottoes were blazoned on the walls in old Welsh characters. The Ruined Cities of Zululand "Noble youth," cried the harper, "therein speaks the soul of Sir Warbeck; hear him, sir knight,—hear the noble youth." International Short Stories English It was an hour to fill a minstrel’s heart with romantic feeling, and it lent its witchery to the heart of the jolly harper man. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Sjöden, the eminent Swedish harper, noted several Scandinavian airs but slightly varied from the Irish. The Revival of Irish Literature Addresses by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, K.C.M.G, Dr. George Sigerson, and Dr. Douglas Hyde He held a concert once a week; and now, with Mignon, the harper, and Laertes, who was not unskilful on the violin, he had formed a very curious domestic band. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Love had become what it has since remained, a harper strumming familiar airs, strains hackneyed if delicate, melodies very old but always new, so novel even that they seem original. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Halfred dreaded that he might terrify the gentle harper if he stepped suddenly out of the thicket before him. Saga of Halfred the Sigskald A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century So he came up to the jolly harper man, walking with his cane, his gray beard falling over his bosom, and his long white hair silvered in the moonlight. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Parker could easily imagine that somewhere among those dark trees was a harper, moving closer. Sinister Paradise But what lay heavier at his heart than this, was the fate of the harper, whom, since the fire, no one had seen. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The wooers were mocking him, but suddenly he bent and strung the great bow as easily as a harper fastens a new string to his harp. Tales of Troy and Greece So, when the cup was offered to him by a maiden, he refused it with abruptness, and declined to listen to the harper. Women of England The jolly harper man secretly expected him, or at least he hoped that he would come out. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands I will write a mocking lay of King Mark and his doings, and will send a harper to sing it before him at his court. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality On the street he heard the cry of fire; and the harper, with his instrument in his hand, came down-stairs breathless through the smoke. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z There go the harpers and the minstrels and the kings of the earth. The Big Time The queen follows with a quiet, soothing strain, appealing for further songs, and in reply the youth and harper once more sing of spring. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers It was near nightfall when the jolly harper man came to the famous hill. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands For at the feast which was given in honor of the victory, Eliot, the harper, appeared, and sang before the king and his lords the lay that Dinadan had made. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "Perhaps it is better: send me to the old harper; the poor man is lonely where he is." Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z Only perhaps some harper, in the hall of the One King, will sing how Hariowald, the old chief and Adalo, the young one, defeated the Romans three times in a single night. A Captive of the Roman Eagles The King angrily interposes in the next number, “Enough of Spring and Pleasure,” whereupon the harper sings a beautiful ballad interpolated by the librettist. The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers The servants all came flocking into the hall as the jolly harper man entered, and the king’s heart grew so merry, that all who came were made welcome, and given good cheer. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands This was so full of ridicule and scorn of King Mark that he leaped from his seat in a fury of wrath before the harper had half finished. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality At first he laughed while running, as Philina followed; but he screamed in terror when he saw the harper coming after him with large, slow steps. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z So our forefathers teach us; so the harpers sing. A Captive of the Roman Eagles The voice Of harpers and of trumpeters no more Shall in her streets be heard: the blood of saints, Of prophets, and of martyrs, is avenged! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 The jolly harper man now played a very soothing melody. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands The harper took this advice and hastened away, bearing letters from Tristram to Lancelot and Dinadan. Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Wilhelm saluted him in the kindest manner, and inquired about the harper. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z The harper expressed himself unutterably flattered at his having resisted the importunity of the bell. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 A shining company stood with the Lamb Upon Mount Zion, and a song was heard Of harpers, harping a new song—the song240 Of life and immortality. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 Then the jolly harper man returned the king’s horse to the royal owner: and who ever heard of such a thing as a king breaking his promise? Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands The little hunter and the harper can come with me, and you can take your big doll and the best of your other things with you. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. "Our parson's eldest son, who frequently writes down his father's sermons, has, unnoticed by the harper, marked on paper many stanzas of his singing; out of which some songs have gradually been pieced together." Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-22T02:00:23.137Z An anecdote of Strabo gives a vivid picture of the clashing of a harper's performances with the sounding of a bell for opening of the fish-market. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 Again the blazing gallery Echoed the harpers' song. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 Not the jolly harper man, you may be sure.” Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Do you know, Felix, that harper of yours doesn't play at all nicely. The Serapion Brethren, Vol. I. In Egypt, the harper going out from Amenti sang: "Life is death in a land of darkness, death is life in a land of light." The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal But the gallows is partly built of stone: they say King Edward I. built it, to hang the Welsh harpers on; by the dozen at once, I have heard say. Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. These are druids of eld, if you will, harpers hoar, plucking wild symphonies from the tense wires of the storm wind's three-stringed harp. Old Plymouth Trails The king, with equal wisdom, favored the idea, and the jolly harper man made an early escape that morning from the palace. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Thither goes the gold and the silver and cloth of vair, and cloth of gris, and harpers and makers, and the prince of this world. The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare They burned the railroad bridge across Scotland Creek, six miles this side of Chambersburg. harper’s ferry invested. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital "But now-a-days I suppose it will not have many customers from the harpers: what little business it has will lie chiefly among those 'odd sort of folks from the sea-side,'--eh, landlord?" Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. The blind harper began to tremble, but again came the clash and the watcher's voice from the doorway. Nuala O'Malley Then the jolly harper man went as fast as he could to Striveling. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands She adds that the Breton harper has already made a lay concerning it—added evidence that the tale is of Celtic and not of French origin. Legends & Romances of Brittany Cassy, the cascade of flowers and stars about her, looked at the harper. The Paliser case In Glenkindie, 'Gib, his man,' is the vile betrayer of the noble harper and his lady. The Balladists Famous Scots Series "I see men," and the old harper's voice rose in a great shriek. Nuala O'Malley The jolly harper man saw it all in a twinkling; the way to fortune lay before him clear as sunlight. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Mark, having pledged his honour, had no alternative but to become forsworn or to deliver his wife to the harper, and he reluctantly complied with the minstrel’s demand. Legends & Romances of Brittany At once the harpers struck their chords; a gush Of music broke upon the air; the youths All started to the dance. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition So a long line of harpers went forth, followed by youths in glad array, and they stood before King Helge and King Halfdan, and gave to them the message of King Ring. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas With the hoarse word the Dark Master leaned forward and smote the blind harper with his fist, so that the old man slid from his chair senseless. Nuala O'Malley The jolly harper man returned to Striveling the next day, after spending the night with the hermit on the borders of Loch Lomond. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands The lady took the missive, and, turning to the harpers, told them to cease playing. Legends & Romances of Brittany There already stood The priest prepared to say the spousal rite, And there the harpers in due order sat, And there the singers. Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition The feast went on right merrily, and when the tiny jewelled drinking-cups were placed upon the table, the queen ordered the harpers to play. Irish Fairy Tales The Dark Master reached his hand across the table and caught the hand of the blind harper and spread it out on the oak. Nuala O'Malley Now, what do you suppose the jolly harper man did? Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands Once more the scene is laid in Nantes, and “some harpers,” says Marie, “call it the Lay of the Four Sorrows.” Legends & Romances of Brittany Fierce Cambria's sons With chief and clan, with harper and with harp, Though terrible yet mirthful in their mood, Rushed to their sport. Legends of the Saxon Saints Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, by harper & brothers, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York. Captain Brand of the "Centipede" A Pirate of Eminence in the West Indies: His Love and Exploits, Together with Some Account of the Singular Manner by Which He Departed This Life The hall was high, lit with cressets, and beside a huge fireplace sat the Dark Master in a carved chair of black wood, an old harper sitting opposite. Nuala O'Malley The little animals came out of the bushes, and formed a circle around the jolly harper man, as though enchanted. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands He alludes to the passage contained in the ballad regarding the harpers who are represented as playing in the hall of Bran’s mother while she sits at supper. Legends & Romances of Brittany Parry, the Welsh harper, though totally blind, was one of the first draught-players in England, and occasionally played with the frequenters of Old Slaughter's; and here in consequence of a bet. All About Coffee "For," said the King, "'tis a pity that such a marvellous harper should lack the money to pay his rent." Tales From Scottish Ballads "There is still time, though one has escaped me," said the Dark Master, looking up suddenly at his sightless harper, who seemed to fall atrembling beneath the look. Nuala O'Malley The king sent for the jolly harper man, and said,— “‘My horse has escaped out of the stables, the finest animal in all the land!’ Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands "He's not come yet," muttered the other, sullenly; adding, sharply and bitterly, "Mighty good friends you all are, to wish her married to a beggar, a vagabond harper, rather than to a gentleman." Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 After the fight these sought our line, That aged harper and the girl, 135 And, having audience of the Earl, Mar bade I should purvey them steed, And bring them hitherward with speed. Lady of the Lake Time has laid his hand Upon my heart gently, not smiting it, But as a harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature The beard of the blind harper quivered and rose as if the wind lifted it, but men felt no wind through the hall. Nuala O'Malley The jolly harper man, accompanied by a gay groom, then took his horse to the stables; and, as soon as he came out of the stable-door, struck up his most lively and bewitching tune. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands I know him by his harp of gold, Famous in Arthur's court of old; I know him by his forest-dress— The peerless hunter, harper, knight, Tristram of Lyoness. Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold I have heard thee play, With measure bold, on festal day, In yon lone isle, ... again where ne'er 345 Shall harper play, or warrior hear!... Lady of the Lake In winter, when the dismal rain Comes down in slanting lines, And Wind, that grand old harper, smote His thunder-harp of pines. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature After a moment's silence the old harper spoke again; he had lost his eyes twenty years since, yet he spoke of seeing. Nuala O'Malley Quoth I, when you your best have done, No better way you'll find, Than to a harper bind your son, Since most of them are blind. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets Afterward he appeared on the stage in competition with the harpers and other musical performers. Nero Makers of History Series The chorus was the first part of the song which the harper, listening from the shore, could distinctly make out. Lady of the Lake Blind harpers, beggars counterfeiting blindness, playing on fiddles, &c. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man "Nay, it is an old woman, but she blinds me—" And the harper fell silent, writhing, until horror gripped those who looked on. Nuala O'Malley Perhaps he suspected its authenticity, for he says of it: "Scantily Lord Marmion's ear could brook The harper's barbarous lay." Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. I hear the wind-harp's wilding tones Sobbing a requiem o'er their bones; "The golden-glob�d skies shall perish," The harper harps as he wails and moans. Song-waves The second canto opens with a picture of the aged harper, Allan-bane, sitting on the island beach with the damsel, watching the skiff which carries the stranger back to land. Lady of the Lake Now the Red Indian story has no harper, and no visit by the hero to the land of the dead. The Book of Romance The voice from heaven as the voice of many waters, with the voice of harpers, is the singing of the new song which none but the 144,000 could learn. A Brief Commentary on the Apocalypse Stand like harpers hoar with beards that rest on their bosoms. Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days He had with him a harper who would play upon his harp and sing sweetly. The Book of Stories for the Story-teller She and I sat talking a little apart, and at first we thought the harpers had come back, for the Great Hall was filled with a rushing noise of music. Puck of Pook’s Hill Meanwhile the pipers played, after which the women danced, and, when they retired, the harpers were introduced. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America All dinner the harper belonging to Captain Sparling played to the dukes. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 He quickly disguised himself and a few of his comrades as minstrels, harpers, fiddlers, and jugglers. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race I am a bold harper, quoth Robin Hood, And the best in the north country. The Book of Brave Old Ballads And the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers, harping upon their harps. The Happiness of Heaven By a Father of the Society of Jesus "For of all the runes and rhymes Of all times, Best I like the ocean's dirges, When the old harper heaves and rocks, His hoary locks Flowing and flashing in the surges!" Tales of a Wayside Inn Last night a hundred fairies danced on lively feet to the merry music of nine harpers, but the merriest thing was the sound of the fairy talk.” Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide Breton harpers wandering through France and England made Celtic themes known through their lais; the fame of King Arthur was spread abroad by these singers and by the History of Geoffrey of Monmouth. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. The voice comes from the Cross, sweet as that of harpers harping with their harps, and mighty as the voice of many waters, and you hear nothing. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John And after the harpers had played the King called upon the Cook's son to come up to the High Chair and tell how he had battled with the Red Champion. The Boy Who Knew What The Birds Said We understand him to mean this: There were many singers and harpers who sang or accompanied the words of others; perhaps ancient words—at all events, not their own. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 "Play me a song if you are a harper," said she. The Cat in Grandfather's House This was the message the king sent to the harper. The Story-teller Now quench my silver lamp, prythee, And bid the harpers harp that tune Fairies which haunt the meadowlands Sing clearly to the stars of June. Songs of Childhood There go the harpers and the minstrels and the kings of the earth. Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French The wizard harpers play for me, I wear a crown upon my head, A princess in eternity, I dance and revel with the dead . The Inn of Dreams And ever let the sweet slim harebells, tenderly hung, Kiss both your parted lips; and I will hang above, And try to sing that song the dreamy harper sung. The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems "Brother Harper, turn, I pray; Do not journey on to-day," sang the wind, but the harper would not heed. The Story-teller "You came!" this harper said, transfigured; and then again, "You came!" Chivalry Bonner had served a poor blind harper in nearly the same manner, who had steadily maintained a hope that if every joint of him were to be burnt, he should not fly from the faith. Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs Never another harper in all the land had so great a gift as he. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children "Bose, the great Norse harper, could give on his harp the Gyarslager, or stroke of the sea gods, which produced mermaids' music." The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales The harper's breath froze in the air, and icicles as long as the king's sword hung from the rocks on the king's highway. The Story-teller In the main this harper thought the man now buffeting France a just king, and, the crown laid aside, he had heard Sire Henry to be sufficiently jovial and even prankish. Chivalry So anon Dinadan went and made the lay, hoping thereby to humble the crafty king; and he taught it an harper named Eliot, and when he knew it, he taught it to many harpers. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" Then it seemed to the harper that nothing in this world pleased him. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance The feast went on right merrily, and when the tiny jeweled drinking-cups were placed upon the table, the queen ordered the harpers to play. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales The wife and the child and the little brown dog were watching and waiting, and they welcomed the harper with great joy. The Story-teller Flower o' the marsh!" he said, and his big voice pulsed with many tender cadences—"flower o' the marsh! it is not the King of England who now comes to you, but Alain the harper. Chivalry And when the king and queen were told of this stranger that was such a harper, anon they sent for him and let search his wounds, and then asked him his name. Stories of King Arthur and His Knights Retold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" It happened formerly that there was a harper in the country called Thrace, which was in Greece. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance "Back to your waves!" cried the little harper; and as he ran his fingers across his lyre, the frightened steeds drew back into the waters. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales But the harper was not afraid of the dark. The Story-teller “Time has laid his hand Upon my heart gently; not smiting it, But as a harper lays his open palm Upon his harp to deaden its vibrations.” The Love Affairs of an Old Maid Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on their bosoms. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Tristan, disguised as a poor harper, has himself put on a bark and arrives in Dublin, where the queen heals him. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance "Faint heart never won fair lady," said the little harper. The Golden Spears And Other Fairy Tales And there was the plucked note of harpers ... The Wind Bloweth But she wasn't; she was known as "a regular harper!" The Madigans So sang the harper in the palace of the king whom he loved. Northland Heroes The queen had a daughter, Iseult, with fair hair; she begs the harper to instruct the young girl. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance What is the song the harper sings, what tongue Is this he speaks? for in no Gaelic lands Is speech like this upon the lips of men. The Book of Hallowe'en Then he wandered far as a travelling harper, letting the child out when they came to solitary woods, and when she wept and moaned silencing her by striking the strings of the harp. Historical Tales, Vol. 9 (of 15) The Romance of Reality. Scandinavian. Once when the harper in his song compared her to a star lighting a wanderer's path, she glanced up, and their eyes met; but hers sank quickly again. Legends of the Rhine Frithiof listened to a song of parting recited by the king's harper. Northland Heroes But Henry, disgusted at these vanities, commanded, by a formal edict, that for the future no songs should be recited by harpers, or others, in honour of the recent victory. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of Henry the Fifth Glasgerion was a king’s own son, And a harper he was good; He harped in the king’s chamber, Where cup and candle stood, And so did he in the queen’s chamber, Till ladies waxed wood. Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series The tragedy of Finnesburh is sung by the harper, and his song is reported at some length, not merely referred to in passing. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature The instruments are not playing together; each harper plays before his own particular divinity. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The guests surrounded the harper and became very friendly, and, to his wonder, addressed him by name. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Next to him is a harper, using a plectrum, and at the 141 right end of the group is a pair of players, man and woman, performing on a glockenspiel. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera A famous harper passing by The sweet pale face he chanced to spy ... Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series The vast majority of the strolling harpers and violinists are children; generally boys below the age of sixteen. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City The strings are shorter than those of Bruce's harpers, and the pitch was most likely within the treble register. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present At last the harper wended his way homeward. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales The instrumental music at banquets in Plato's time was that of Greek girl flute players and harpers. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera The best pipers and harpers were collected from every quarter, as well as the first singers, for music is an essential ingredient in every Irish feast. Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell During one of the heavy snows of a recent winter, a child harper trudged wearily down the Fifth avenue, on his way to the Five Points, where he was to pass the night. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City From the days of the harpers in our earliest illustrations to those of the last is more than 2,000 years, in fact considerably longer than from the beginning of the Christian era until now. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present A waiter handed him a golden cup filled with sparkling wine, which the harper gladly quaffed. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales Yes, she was a beauty, Miss Alice; she could play on stringed instruments like the heavenly harpers, and speak many tongues, and work till the flowers grew beneath her fingers. Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes Tabret and viol jangle harshly in the ears that have rioted in melodies made by fairy harpers. Sword and Gown A Novel Some said that he was travelling through the valleys, accompanied by some of the harpers, who have always taken a leading part in stirring up the Welsh to insurrection. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower According to Josephus, this great number was vastly increased in still later times, the numbers given being 200,000 trumpeters and 40,000 harpers and players upon stringed instruments. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present By and by one of the company took Shon Robert’s hat round and collected money for the harper’s benefit, and brought it back to him filled with silver and gold. Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales The harpers ceased the acclaiming lay, 32 When, with descending beard, Scallop, and staff his steps to stay, As, foot-sore, on his weary way, A pilgrim wan appeared. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan Long ago angelic harpers sang the song we sing to-day, And the drowsy folk of Bethlehem may have listened as they lay! Christmas Its Origin, Celebration and Significance as Related in Prose and Verse And the trumpeters sounded aloud, and the harpers struck up the notes of praise and joy, and the full choir of trained singers joined in the jubilee. Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside He was one of the best harpers of his kingdom. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The dramatic and musical arts were in the rudest state; but the Marquis had summoned the most popular singers, harpers, and buffoons to exercise their talents in this splendid theatre. Gibbon Proud harpers, strike a louder lay,— 39 No more forlorn I bend! The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan And it is very true I walk your fields like those harpers who on the eve of battles, come to play before the tents. The Well of Saint Clare My heart was full of songs of gladness for her; yes, for a moment I almost stood up yonder, among the harpers harping with their harps. Daisy in the Field But in the seventh century they had no profound influence in Gaul, and their voice had no echo except beyond the boundary straits among the harpers and singers of England, Wales and Ireland. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Boetius to choose a harper for the King of the Franks. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Swinburne, listening to the same music, exclaims: "Yea, surely the sea like a harper Laid his hand on the shore like a lyre." Nature Mysticism I am this harper that roams between the hosts in battle array of hostile armies. The Well of Saint Clare His calves would only do what he counselled; wherefore the harpers and musicians had a proverb. The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings The spontaneous element of the music of the northern harpers now found its way into the musical productions of the highest geniuses. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present The fortieth and forty-first letters of the Second Book relate to the sending of a harper to Clovis, or, as Cassiodorus calls him, Luduin, King of the Franks. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Alexander Smith, with a spirit rendered buoyant by the blast, tells how "The Wind, that grand old harper, smote His thunder harp of pines." Nature Mysticism The origin of this Caledonian air, though sometimes fancifully traced to an Irish harper and sometimes to a wandering piper of the Isle of Man, is probably lost in antiquity. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes Then Robin made haste to dress himself as a harper; and in the after-noon he stood in the door of the church. Fifty Famous Stories Retold There was formerly a Welsh harper in Oxford, whom the collegians sometimes denominated King David. Froude's Essays in Literature and History With Introduction by Hilaire Belloc The Druids and the Minstrels formed themselves into processions, in which the people joined; and the harpers, sounding their loudest strains, struck up their songs of joy and triumph. The Children's Portion The cases in which he makes a study of any mood of feeling, as he does of this harper's feeling, are comparatively rare. Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) The wind came through the trees a phantom harper. The Freebooters of the Wilderness "I am a bold harper," said Robin, "the best in the north country." Fifty Famous Stories Retold I mean the 'harpers harping with their harps' the 'new song before the throne, before the four beasts and the elders.' Visionaries He was sought out in his prison in Austria by a faithful harper who made himself known by singing a French song under the window of the castle in which the king was confined. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 Take the old harper of The Lay, a figure which arrested the attention of Pitt during even that last most anxious year of his anxious life, the year of Ulm and Austerlitz. Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) You mingle involuntarily with them: and, looking forward, you observe a small stage erected, upon which a harper sits and two singers stand. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Three The Bishop of Derry being at dinner, there came in an old Irish harper, and sang an ancient song to his harp. Strange Pages from Family Papers Alms to the poor, largesse to the harpers and minstrels: all had to be given; and the reader may guess whose liberality supplied the gifts. The House of Walderne A Tale of the Cloister and the Forest in the Days of the Barons' Wars Edward I had a harper in his train, in his crusade to the Holy Land, who stood by his side in battle. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2 Be praised and adored of us All in accord, Father and lord of us Alway adored, The slayer and the stayer and the harper, the light of us all and our lord. Studies in Song Fearing, however, lest she may seek to avenge Morold's death, he goes alone, disguised as a harper, and presents himself before her as Tantris, a wandering minstrel. Stories of the Wagner Opera The notes of the harpers ring sweet in mine ear! The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 Sorrow and Consolation Thou didst spare one, left him enthroned fast, The blind old man of Scio, hoary Homer, So that of all the harpers first and last, To call him king, is not a base misnomer. Lays of Ancient Virginia, and Other Poems No nations have been more famous for their harps and harpers than the Welsh and Irish. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Where the horn of the headland is sharper, And her green floor glitters with fire, The sea has the sun for a harper, The sun has the sea for a lyre. Studies in Song He ordered the pretended harper to be sent into his tent, that he might hear him play and sing. King Alfred of England Makers of History In medieval times, when the Nibelungenlied story was popular, minnesingers and harpers, in an attempt to please their audiences, would cast about for fresh incidents to introduce into the story. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine And then they ate and drank, and comforted their weary souls, till Alcinous called a herald, and bade him go and fetch the harper. Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People The celebrated Alfred entered the Danish camp disguised as a harper, because the harpers passed through the midst of the enemy unmolested on account of their calling. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Within the palace a hundred harpers smote their strings, flooding the scene with music. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ Her smile, her speech, with winning sway, Wiled the old harper's mood away. What Great Men Have Said About Women Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 77 For it is from the Muses and far-darting Apollo that minstrels and harpers are upon the earth, but from Zeus come kings. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological So the harper played and sang, while the dancers danced strange figures; and after that the tumblers showed their tricks, till the heroes laughed again. Myths That Every Child Should Know A Selection Of The Classic Myths Of All Times For Young People The harpers of Britain were formerly admitted to the banquets of kings and nobles: their employment was to sing or recite the achievements of their patrons, accompanying themselves on the harp. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Soldiers of the cohort, bearers of the dead, harpers and singers filed through the gate of Herod's palace. Vergilius A Tale of the Coming of Christ He to Whom, in His personal right, the harpers and the angels make eternal music is content, since He has been made Man for our sakes, with the discordant shoutings of this crowd. Paradoxes of Catholicism Behmen was already hearing the harpers harping with their harps. Jacob Behmen an appreciation Outside the walls of the castle she meets with an old half-witted harper, Lothario, who soothes the passion of her grief. The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. We had our music too; for there came in a harper, who soon drew about us a group of figures that Hogarth would have given any price for. Lectures on the English Poets Delivered at the Surrey Institution He would tell him tales of Ireland when brehons made the laws and bards and harpers roved the green hills. Kenny Over these compartments, close to the round tower, sits on each side a harper, a man on the right, a woman on the left, with their harps, all apparently of natural size. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 73, November, 1863 Cruiht is the Irish for harp, and the simile is taken from the projection between the shoulders of the harper which was caused by carrying that instrument. The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three The best pipers and harpers of the great city were summoned to delight with their music. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. The first harp sounded, and as each harper tried his skill, those who listened seemed to think that he deserved the prize. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories "For Ireland's harpers," he was boasting with a reckless air of pride, "were better than any harpers in the world." Kenny Striking a plaintive string, Like some poor harper at a palace portal, I wait without and sing, While those I love glide in and dwell immortal. The Golden Treasury of American Songs and Lyrics Fiddlers, and pipers, and harpers, in short all kinds of music and musicianers, played in shoals. The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three She bequeathed her guitar, but her voice and hand now join with "the voice of harpers harping with their harps." Catharine The Attorney himself was present when the harper began to repeat his ballad. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Long, long ago, girleen, a harper's gallantry to a pretty maid angered her mother and she asked him to help her twist a straw rope. Kenny As the notes of the youthful harper of Israel scared away the demons from the bosom of Saul, so do the tones of thy voice thrill me like a melody from the past. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times There were harpers and pipers and gleemen with their tabors; and for forty days a feast was held with rich meats in plenty and the wine flowed like water. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) He was a gentle hypochondriac, and, at intervals, a maniac, who literally turned to poetry, like Saul to the harper, for relief from his sufferings. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction We had rather follow our old friend the harper. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Somewhat suspicious, for he fancied now he read in the invalid's alertness a feline readiness to pounce, Kenny returned to the tale of the harper who proved the right of Ireland to lead the world. Kenny Giarno, the leader, rushes at her, but the old harper interposes in her behalf. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers Even when a little boy, he delighted in listening to poems and to the ballads which harpers used to sing, and he learned many of them by heart. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader Like the Elegy, his poem of The Bard was for several years on the literary easel, and he was accidentally led to finish it by hearing a blind harper performing on a Welsh harp. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction This prize was to be awarded to the harper who should play the best at a large town about five miles from the village where Susan lived. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Dr. Bunting gives a sketch of a harp and harper, taken from one of the compartments of a sculptured cross at Ullard, county Kilkenny. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 The mother died shortly after her bereavement, and the father, disguised as the harper Lotario, has wandered for years in quest of his daughter. The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers He wished to find out the exact condition of the enemy, and, for this purpose, disguised himself as a harper and entered their camp. McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader Some while after that it happened that the King's harper, namely Craftiny, broke the straining-post of his harp and went out to seek for a piece of wood wherewith to mend it. The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland Miss Somers took her pencil, and as the old harper repeated his ballad, she wrote the words. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Unchecked, the harper twanged and the fiddler scraped out the tune of their Lancers. Muslin Then he was a harper; and a poet; and an antiquary; and a necromancer; and an artificer; and a cup-bearer. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 That Quaker maiden of whom you ask hath a soul like the soul of Colna-dona, of whom Murdoch, the harper of Coll, used to sing. Audrey The symphony is heightened by the "voice of harpers, harping with their harps." Notes on the Apocalypse "That is such a hard question," said the harper, "that I must take time to think." Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Then, in the gaping silence, the three ladies listened to the melancholy harper and the lachrymose fiddlers who, on the estrade in the far corner, sat tuning their instruments. Muslin And there was no sort of pleasure or merriment in his house, and no call for their poets, or singers, or harpers, or pipers, or horn-blowers, or jugglers, or fools. Gods and Fighting Men The change was astonishing, and many jested with the harper on the subject. Stories of the Border Marches When the rest were making their huts, they had finished thatching their huts and cooking their food; when the rest were at dinner, they had finished dinner, and their harpers were playing to them. The Cattle-Raid of Cualnge (Tain Bo Cualnge) : An Old Irish Prose-Epic The children now all started for their homes, and the old harper begged that Susan would show him the way to the village, if she were going there. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Come, harper, strike up; But, first, by your favour, Boy, give us a cup: Ah! this hath some savour. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 1 And then he played for them the three things harpers understand, the sleepy tune, and the laughing tune, and the crying tune. Gods and Fighting Men What if this self-styled harper should turn out to be no minstrel after all, but a hired assassin, a follower of that base churl, his hated foe! Stories of the Border Marches And Tristan answered: “Very willingly will I serve you, sire, as your harper, your huntsman and your liege.” The Romance of Tristan and Iseult Yes," said the blind harper, "I have found my way to you. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories I start out on this King's highway, and I find a harper, and I say: "What is your name?" New Tabernacle Sermons "That is no use to us; we have a harper ourselves, Abhean, son of Bicelmos, that the Men of the Three Gods brought from the hills." Gods and Fighting Men To Bellister there came one night at the gloaming a wandering harper, begging for shelter from the bitter northerly blast that gripped his rheumatic old joints, and sported with his failing strength. Stories of the Border Marches So is it vanished now and this is that enchanted orchard of which the harpers sing.” The Romance of Tristan and Iseult As they sat down to supper, the old harper was made welcome to his share of the simple meal. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Odysseus noticed that he ate slowly and deliberately, and seemed to feel for the cup when he wished to drink, "It is Demodocus, the blind harper," whispered Alcinous. Stories from the Odyssey "Question me again," he said; "I am a harper." Gods and Fighting Men I have called them the "harpers" from this peculiar note. The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America After that she and the other ladies left the hall after the custom, and we sat on telling tales and listening to the gleemen and harpers, and taking each our turn in singing. A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford Then she spoke of the prize-giving to the harpers and of the ball that was to follow. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories All sat silent and attentive, listening to the strains of a harper, and watching the gambols of a pair of tumblers, who were whirling in giddy reels round the hall. Stories from the Odyssey Yet these harpers sang well, and from them I learnt more about my foster father than he had ever cared to tell me, for they sang of old deeds of his. A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex Like harper's hands upon the string Was that new song they sang so clear; The noble notes went vibrating, And gentle words came to my ear. The Pearl Will there be harpers with their harps, and trumpeters with their trumpets? The Abominations of Modern Society The children all drew near quietly, for the music was solemn; but as the harper heard little footsteps coming towards him, he played one of his more lively tunes. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories I went to her to enjoy it, as I would have gone with some intoxicating blossom to share with her its perfume,—with any band of wandering harpers, that together our ears might be delighted. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 Ye Lords and Earls of Odin's brood, Without a harper sings. The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8 National Spirit They sing to the accompaniment of a great company of harpers. Quiet Talks with World Winners Earth is fading from my vision; Brightness gathers o'er my head: Thrilling strains from heavenly harpers Sound around my dying bed. The Young Captives: A Story of Judah and Babylon She then said good-by to the harper, adding that she and her brothers must take the short path across the fields, which would not be so pleasant for him because of the stiles. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Thither goes the gold, and the silver, and fur of vair, and fur of gris; and there too go the harpers, and minstrels, and the kings of this world. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 The creation of the framework, the conception of the ancient harper, came last of all. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters I trust I may meet him on Mount Sion, with the harpers harping with their harps, and singing, as it were, a new song before the throne. California Sketches, Second Series You mingle involuntarily with them; and, looking forward, you observe a small stage erected, upon which a harper sits and two singers stand. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 The judges were all agreed that the old blind harper, who had played last, deserved the prize. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories The gray old harper sang to me, The waves roll so gayly O, "Beware of the Damsel of the Sea!" Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 The Welsh were always famous for their bards and their harpers. Overland The special form of the epic answered to a state of society when the harper connected cities with his golden wire, slowly unrolling its burden as he went. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 On it are found several figures, including three nuns, men with books, sceptres, and swords, and a lifelike figure of a harper. The Glories of Ireland All this was said while the harper tuned his harp. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories A gray old harper sang to me, The waves roll so gayly O, "Beware of the Damsel of the Sea!" Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 Not taking rank among the great masters of English poetry, he yet possesses a genuine poetic faculty which distinguishes him from "the small harpers with their glees" who counterfeit the true gift of Nature. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 Now quench my silver lamp, prythee, And bid the harpers harp that tune Fairies which haunt the meadowlands Sing clearly to the stars of June. Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes Volume II. Notwithstanding the many penal enactments against Irish minstrels, all the great Anglo-Irish nobles of the Pale retained an Irish harper and piper in their service. The Glories of Ireland How I do wish, now," said Farmer Price, "how I do wish, wife, that our good friend the harper was only here at this time. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories In Sir Tristrem also, the Irish harper is expressly said to sing to the harp a merry lay. The Lay of Marie But to you comes Alain the harper, not as a conqueror but as a suppliant,—Alain who has loved you whole-heartedly these two years past, and who now kneels before you entreating grace.” Chivalry Allin told his tale to Robin Hood, and the bold forester, in the disguise of a harper, went to the church where the wedding ceremony was to take place. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Under date of 1480, we find Chief Justice Bermingham having an Irish harper to teach his family, as also "to harp and to dance." The Glories of Ireland "That I can, I think," said the harper, lifting the little boy on his knee. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories The Lay of the Dolorous Knight, my harper called his song, but of those who hearkened, some named it rather, The Lay of the Four Sorrows. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Katharine punctuated the harper’s discourse with eager questionings, which are not absolutely to our purpose. Chivalry A messenger was immediately despatched to inform Estmere, and the two brothers returned, disguised as a harper and his boy. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook A century later "Blind Cruise, the harper"—Richard Cruise—composed a lamentation song on the fall of the Baron of Slane, the air of which is still popular. The Glories of Ireland The harpers who tried for the prize were placed under the music-gallery at the lower end of the room. Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) Classic Tales and Old-Fashioned Stories Wainamoinen is much of a smith, and more of a harper. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 In the main, this harper thought the man now buffeting France a just king, and he had heard, when the crown was laid aside, Sire Henry was sufficiently jovial, and even prankish. Chivalry A harper came over the Danube so wide, And he came into Alaric’s hall,And he sang the song of the little Baltung To him and his heroes all. Andromeda and Other Poems Ground bass, or pedal point, and singing in parts, as well as bands of harpers and pipers, were in vogue in Ireland before the coming of the English. The Glories of Ireland In the original, we hear how the elfin harper could Harp fish out of the water, And water out of a stone,And milk out of a maiden’s breast That bairn had never none. Literary and General Lectures and Essays Lemminkainen is much of a harper, and little of a smith. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 And now in all the world there is one thing I covet—to gain for the poor king some portion of that love you would have squandered on the harper.” Chivalry Oh would I were home in Caucaland, To hear my harpers play,And to drink my last of the nut-brown ale, While I gave the gold rings away. Andromeda and Other Poems "A most courtly harper," said the bishop; "I will fill thee with sack; I will make thee a walking butt of sack, if thou wilt delight my ears with thy melodies." Maid Marian The chants of the Welsh harpers preserved, through ages of darkness, a faint and doubtful memory of Arthur. Lays of Ancient Rome They tried to take an interest in the picture on the wall, a picture of harpers playing very odd harps and women dancing at a feast. The Story of the Amulet “You came!” this harper said, transfigured; and then again, “You came!” Chivalry May it please your Reverence," returned Robin bowing very humbly, "I am but a strolling harper, yet likened the best in the whole North Countree. Robin Hood Honest harper," said the bishop, "you are somewhat over-officious here, and less courtly than I deemed you. Maid Marian So saying, he took off his cup with much gravity, at the same time shaking his head at the intemperance of the Scottish harper. Ivanhoe Superstitious—and this from a man who believed in banshees and ghostly harpers and Irish wood nymphs and no doubt in leprechauns and all their tribe! The Moon Pool Each man, seeing that the king listened, listened also, and the harper sat with his harp between his arms, and his finger silent upon the strings. The Princess and the Goblin There is a legend that to prevent the people from being incited to rebellion by the songs of their bards and harpers, Edward had them all put to death. A Child's History of England Give me my harper's cloak, and I will play a part at this wedding. Maid Marian At first it was a summer boothie or hunting lodge to Welsh chieftains, but subsequently expanded to the roomy, comfortable dwelling of Welsh squires, where hospitality was much practised and bards and harpers liberally encouraged. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery The peerless hunter and harper was her special hero of romance, and rather than see the part in less appreciative hands, she would even have returned sadly to the stuffy schoolroom. The Golden Age The music was played by harpers dressed in yellow and violet, so the ball opened. A Girl of the Limberlost At this very hour he may be a director of those harpers that are harping upon their harps. Love's Final Victory Oh! by my fey," said the music-loving bishop, "here comes a harper in the nick of time, and now I care not how long they tarry. Maid Marian "I am a bold harper," quoth Robin Hood, "And the best in the north country." The Book of Old English Ballads In the evening, the harpers and singers made music, the bards recited poetry, or the good story tellers told tales of heroes and wonders. Welsh Fairy Tales A harper was sitting in the passage, and he tuned his harp to catch her attention as she passed. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 The old harper who used to be the delight of travellers is now in a state of dotage. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 I am ready, therefore, to send down my harper and doctor to bid four of my chiefs come up here, under your safe conduct. Wulf the Saxon A Story of the Norman Conquest Footnote 1:� There is hardly an ancient 'ballad' or romance, wherein a minstrel or a harper appears, but he is characterized, by way of eminence, to have been 'of the north countrie'. The Poetical Works of Beattie, Blair, and Falconer With Lives, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes Yet the grass grew again when the quondam harper and singer ceased desolating the air with his quavers. Welsh Fairy Tales "Break the what?" said the harper to himself; "I thought, miss, that tune would surely please you; for it is a favourite one in these parts." Tales and Novels — Volume 01 There was no harper at Bangor: the waiter told us "they were no profit to master, and was always in the way in the passage; so master never lets them come now." The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 Thither goes the gold and the silver, the cloth of vair and cloth of gris, and harpers and makers, and the prince of this world. A Study of Poetry "Noble youth," cried the harper, "therein speaks the soul of Sir Warbeck; hear him, sir, knight,—hear the noble youth." The Pilgrims of the Rhine They did not let the prisoner out of the bag, until he had promised to pay the pipers, the harpers, and the singers, who should come to the wedding of Powell and Rhiannon. Welsh Fairy Tales The harper followed her into a small parlour. Tales and Novels — Volume 01 But it is told how there came into Ilaun one evening as the sun was setting a harper with a golden harp desiring audience of the King. Time and the Gods There was once a famous Thracian harper named Orpheus who had a beautiful wife named Eurydice. A Study of Poetry Procession's pass by in Druid ritual, kings and queens, and harpers who look like kings. Imaginations and Reveries The seannachie recited the genealogy of the tribe, which they traced to the race of the Dalriads; the harpers played within, while the war pipes cheered the multitude without. The Fair Maid of Perth Or, St. Valentine's Day The harper, after he had finished playing a melancholy air, exclaimed, "That was but a melancholy ditty, miss—we'll try a merrier." Tales and Novels — Volume 01 And Khanazar looked up and the harper touched the strings, and the old forgotten things were stirring again, and there arose a sound of songs that had passed away and long since voices. Time and the Gods When the king heard a harper was outside, he bade him in. Celtic Fairy Tales It was so much finer, and oh! so different, from what the glee men and harpers in the king's court usually rendered for the listening warriors. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks And far away inland, monks wrote and harpers sung of the death of Ranald, the fair-haired Fiongall, and all his "mailed swarms." Hereward, the Last of the English One by one the musicians cease, till, perhaps on some mild night late in October, you hear—just hear and that is all—the last feeble note of the last of these little harpers. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton So that when Kings are dead and all their deeds forgotten the harpers of the future time shall awake from these golden chords those deeds of thine. Time and the Gods "More melodious to me," said the lank grey beggarman, "were the worst of these sounds than the sweetest harping of thy harpers." Celtic Fairy Tales In place of battles and the exploits of war lords, in fighting and killing Danes, the harper's whole story was of other things and about gentle people. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks And as she lay there in her beauty a famous harper passed by the mill- dam of Binnorie, and saw her sweet pale face. English Fairy Tales Nearly all wandering violinists, as well as harpers, are of their race, and they are of every age, from that of mere children to men in their prime. Suburban Sketches He led his visitor to the raised dais and placed him in the seat of honor, while a northern harper chanted a rude hymn. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border They did as they were told, but what happened was that they found the king's chief harper hanging where the lank grey beggarman should have been. Celtic Fairy Tales But Fos-te-dí-na rushed forward to shield the harper, and her long golden hair covered him. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks That night they were all gathered in the castle hall to hear the great harper—king and queen, their daughter and son, Sir William and all their Court. English Fairy Tales After that the lord and the lady entertained them with a great feast, where harpers and singers made music, and where certain actors acted a mystery before them. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table It deals with wizards, harpers, dwarfs, priests, warriors, and noble dames. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam The first of these with the mysterious harper, the far-sailing into unknown seas, the parting with everything but the loved one, shows Yeats in his deeply mystical mood. Halleck's New English Literature Instead of a choir singing hymns, the harper, who had once played in the king's hall, now an older man, had been summoned, with his harp, to sing in solo. Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks And first the harper sang to his old harp, making them joy and be glad or sorrow and weep just as he liked. English Fairy Tales So they two took their departure from France, and Tristram travelled as a harper and Gouvernail as his attendant. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Neither Baatu, nor any of the Tartar princes, drink in public, without having singers and harpers playing before them. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time And I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps. The first New Testament printed in English Time has laid his hand Upon my heart, gently, not smiting it, But as a harper lays his open palm Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations. The Golden Legend And presently it began to sing by itself, low and clear, and the harper stopped and all were hushed. English Fairy Tales To which Tristram made reply: "Lord, I am a harper, and this is my man, and we have come from France." The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Now to the court had gathered many tumblers, harpers, and makers of music, for Arthur's feast. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut For there go all good scholars and the brave knights that died in wars, and sweet ladies that had many lovers, and harpers, and minstrels, and great kings. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction Oh, I at least have felt the deep wisdom of that saying of Wilhelm Meister’s harper, that it is “Voices from the depth of Nature borneWhich woe upon the guilty head proclaim.” Yeast: a Problem Were I Bragi; as some think I am, or were I even a strolling harper, I might do as you ask. The Story of Siegfried Then, after a while King Arthur said: "Messire, I hear tell that you are a wonderful harper." The Story of the Champions of the Round Table He arrayed himself in all points as a harper, for he knew well how to chant songs and lays, and to touch the strings tunably. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut There they sat and feasted, and laughed, and passed the wine-cup round; while harpers harped, and slave girls sang, and the tumblers showed their tricks. Types of Children's Literature The legends of the king disguised as a peasant in the cottage of the herdsman, and of the king disguised as a harper in the camp of the Dane, are familiar to childhood. Lectures and Essays "Then go with me to awaken the earth from its slumber, and to robe the fields in their garbs of beauty," said the harper. The Story of Siegfried Messire, I hear tell that you sing very sweetly, and that you are a wonderful harper upon the harp. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table And it is said that, in the countries that are called Hyperborean, the harpers harping before, the swans' birds fly out of their nests and sing full merrily. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus He fitted horns to it, with a cross-bar, stuck in pegs, inserted a bridge, and played a sweet tuneful thing that made an old harper like me quite envious. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 But Horn and some of his knights disguised themselves as harpers, hiding their swords under long cloaks. The Junior Classics — Volume 4 Such was the story which the wise harper told to Siegfried as they sailed gayly along the Norwegian shore. The Story of Siegfried On this being intimated to Gloucester, he chose rather to come himself to demand the harper from his friend, than to subject him to the insolence of the royal servants. The Scottish Chiefs Alas! the fervent harper did not know, That for a tranquil Soul the Lay was framed, Who, long compelled in humble walks to go, Was softened into feeling, soothed, and tamed. Biographia Literaria "I am a bold harper," quoth Robin Hood, "And the best in the north country." Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 |
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