| 单词 | melodious |
| 例句 | Then it rang again, two melodious chimes, and Mrs. Corcoran clicked through from the back of the house and past us without a word or a glance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And on he excavated, around the clock, babbling incoherently as he searched for his melodious bell that never for a moment stopped BONGING! The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sexophones wailed like melodious cats under the moon, moaned in the alto and tenor registers as though the little death were upon them. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I listen to Baba recite the verses from the Quran, his melodious voice washing over me in gentle waves. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The imam cleared his throat, and soon the hall was filled with melodious Arabic, the language of the Qur’an. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She spoke in a low, soft, warmly melodious voice that soothed those who listened. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I, myself, do not care for the sound of it. How about something more melodious?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Downstairs a constant disco beat throbbed, but up here in Octopussy’s Garden the music was ethereal, a kind of melodious bubbling itself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His voice was as gorgeous as he was—deep and melodious. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Fences snapped with melodious twangs as he plowed through, the strands sometimes whizzing past his ears. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted my voice until it was smooth and melodious like his. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “They call me the Roach,” he says, his voice melodious, completely at odds with his face. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After we said the last Hail Mary, my head snapped back when I heard the raised, melodious voice. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Hermes made the lyre and gave it to Apollo who drew from it sounds so melodious that when he played in Olympus the gods forgot all else. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while the meadowlarks began to sing again, but their melodious calls were out of place, foreign in this gray, snowy landscape. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine producing those melodious notes and pronouncing each letter properly—even with others listening—and the idea makes me happy. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The Jefferson style was fluid, lyrical, cadenced, and melodious. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was Europa he drew toward, and as she gently touched him, he lowed so musically, no flute could give forth a more melodious sound. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, daughter of Indra,” said the horse, speaking from all seven of its mouths in seven melodious voices. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Father Amadi’s voice was deeper, less melodious than in my dreams. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The Welsh Green has an easily recognisable and surprisingly melodious roar. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a melodious consort on the recorders, but nothing moved. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a deep melodious voice like a finely tuned instrument. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She had a remarkable voice which didn’t go with her face at all, a melodious, quavering voice. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Rosewater greeted her with melodious warmth, asked how she was today. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly another voice spoke, low and melodious, its very sound an enchantment. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Overhead he heard the cry of what might have been a melodious owl, but it wasn’t a melodious owl. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Each held Us spear at right angles toward the left, and, before the Wart could say anything further, there was a terrific yet melodious thump. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Their voices were melodious and unsentimental, almost to the point where a somewhat more denominational man than myself might, without straining, have experienced levitation. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Then, with a last unanimous melodious clang, they both fell prostrate on the fatal sward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Each sound — the plucking of a violin, the rapid keyboard, the frantic strings — is individually created, layered and combined with Pallett’s melodious voice. How to save the creative class: “Universal healthcare and no guns, basically” 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z Christiane Libor is not a name I knew, but her company debut as Senta showed her to be a strong dramatic soprano with the melodious instincts to do justice to Wagner’s most conventionally melodic opera. At WNO, strong ‘Dutchman’ cast makes up for production’s deficits 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Born in Ithaca, N.Y., in August 1921, he grew up in the South — first in Tennessee, then in Alabama — and spoke in a melodious baritone, with a quiet, rhythmical, Southern drawl. Alex Haley Taught America About Race — and a Young Man How to Write 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Elson's voice – sparklingly clear with a hauntingly melodious quality – is startlingly good. Karen Elson 2010-05-15T23:05:00Z I find the most useful music to fall asleep to is melodious but minimal, with little to no percussion. Music to Sleep By 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Why the melodious but insipid selections from “The Music Man” that dominated the early part of the 90-minute show? Music Review: Br?nnhilde Meets Broadway at Benefit for Collegiate Chorale 2011-05-20T21:17:07Z Thing is, though: With its gorgeous arrangements and melodious flavors, its artistry is undeniable. A guide to Scandinavian food in New York City 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “El Is a Sound of Joy” has a symphonically blue, melodious, laid-back vibe that expresses the core of Sun Ra’s soul — his incredible love for Black folks. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Sun Ra 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Bartok’s Rhapsody for Cello and Piano, a transcription of his First Rhapsody for Violin and Piano, extends Brahms’s preoccupations with melodious virtuosity and folk-dance borrowings, though shot through with odd, eerie harmonies. Music Review: Steven Isserlis at the 92nd Street Y 2013-01-28T22:31:28Z With melodious three-part harmony on its chorus, it has often been compared to anthems like Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and Boston’s “More Than a Feeling.” John Wetton, Rocker With King Crimson and Asia, Dies at 67 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z This classic fairy tale may not seem like an obvious choice to adapt as an opera; the main characters are not creatures known for their melodious vocalizations. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Before offering a heartfelt interpretation of this melodious piece, she described it as being “about the saddest song I know in C,” adding that Mr. Golijov understands the nuances of her voice. Music Review: Extinct Species and Vibrant Poetry 2011-03-18T22:30:08Z Of course, the Latin tag is eloquent and melodious, and the source of an attractive-sounding name for the lost beloved, even if "cynara" means "artichoke" in Greek. Poem of the week: Non sum qualis eram bonae sub regno Cynarae by Ernest Dowson 2011-03-14T11:48:11Z It came at a time when audiences had tired of atonal experimentalism, and Mr Isserlis’s glowingly melodious account of Tavener’s meditation on Greek Orthodox themes chimed happily with the popular mood. String fellow 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Young fellows “Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs.” Walt Whitman's operatic America in 'Crossing' gets its West Coast premiere 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z Tuesday night, for the Museum of Modern Art’s annual Party in the Garden, he opted for something a little more melodious. ArtsBeat: Kanye West Turns Melodious and Moody at MoMA 2011-05-11T09:25:59Z Dvorák’s “Te Deum,” which the afternoon’s conductor, Patrick Dupré Quigley, described as “like the last 20 minutes of Meyerbeer’s grandest opera” — translation: melodious and over-the-top — was a resounding close to a tough but honorable season. Review | Strong new piece helps cathedral chorus close challenging season with a flourish 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z And local gal Strohmaier uncorks a perfectly assured, trilling soprano that does justice to the melodious ballad "I'll Know" and the charmingly woozy declaration, "If I Were a Bell." Review: Gamblers and dames ? in fine voice ? hit town in 'Guys and Dolls' 2011-05-23T22:25:04Z The poem is a melodious, sky-high tale of a basketball superstar born as a result of a celestial contest between the Greek and Yoruba gods of thunder, Zeus and Sango. ‘The Half-God of Rainfall’ Review: Basketball Under the Heavens 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z The evening opened with Mozart's crisp and deceptively melodious Piano Trio in B-flat Major, the highlight of which was pianist Ran Dank's crystalline tone, especially in the opening Allegro. Review: Stiff shot of dissonance vibrates at Seattle chamber-music fest 2010-07-22T21:49:00Z Arundhati Roy brings her clear, melodious voice and clipped Indian accent to the narration of her second novel, a passionate and compassionate work, 20 years in the making. ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ is one of the best new audiobooks of the month 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Marshall knew how to make sweet, melodious music from that inherently troubling chord. Garry Marshall, 1934–2016: Funny, Friendly, Democratic 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Goethe wrote an epic masterpiece that became a linchpin of German literature, and Gounod turned it into a melodious and somewhat saccharine opera about a man who did a woman wrong. Review | Overly sweet ‘Faust’ at Washington National Opera proves more cloying than addictive 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z Usually that means it’s higher, maybe more melodious and often the sibilant "s" is more pronounced. Is there a 'gay voice'? Director David Thorpe on his Outfest documentary 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Soon enough, this changes direction, though, the music literally bending into another sphere, but the narrative remains melodious, tonal and even pastoral through various creative scorings. With remarkable concert at Soka, the young Calidore String Quartet declares: Take note 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z In its way his trumpet playing — muted staccato notes in short melodious phrases with Mexican and Brazilian inflections and steady underlying beats — is just as unassuming. Music Review: Herb Alpert and Lani Hall at the Caf? Carlyle 2012-02-29T23:34:58Z “I wanted them to understand what kind of force created this particular piece,” said Mr. Holder, whose father was a towering 6-foot-6 with a melodious, booming voice. Bringing Back ‘Dougla’ Is a Family Affair 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z On these verses too he embraces his Southern particularities, rapping in a melodious, swinging style. Critic?s Notebook: Misbehaving, but Plenty of Regrets 2010-12-08T23:01:00Z Yoko Ono: A Reconsideration Yoko Ono is not pretty, she is not easy, her paintings aren’t recognizable, her voice is not melodious, her films are without plot and her Happenings make no sense. Riff: How I Learned to Love Yoko Ono 2012-10-21T08:07:02Z This melodious opera has been ensnaring audiences since its 1859 Paris premiere. Music Review: A Review of the Metropolitan Opera?s ?Faust? 2011-11-30T13:23:05Z In a world increasingly defined by nationalism and border walls, Eurovision builds melodious bridges. Eurovision 2018: why America needs to join the Super Bowl of camp immediately 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z For many, this melodious and intellectual interpretation constituted “the first Hamlet of our time,” as W. A. Darlington wrote. A Battle of the Hamlets 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Even before the American Revolution, Jefferson had taken a liking to mockingbirds, and he brought this affection to the White House, which they filled with melodious song. 25 things you might not know about Thomas Jefferson 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z It was a wonderful way to underline the singing, melodious, gentle side of a composer too often stereotyped as craggy and slightly awkward. Eschenbach, NSO offer mammoth but gentle Bruckner in season’s final program. We’re a people, Walt Whitman crooned, “singing, with open mouths,” our “strong melodious songs.” The Case for Covering Your Ears in Noisy Times 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z "Luminary" is free verse at its most melodious. Luminary by RS Thomas: Poem of the week 2013-06-17T11:37:44Z “I’m not for this music but I’m not against it either,” Mr. da Silva said in melodious Portuguese as Ms. Turunen broke into an Andrew Lloyd Webber-invoking rendition of “Phantom of the Opera.” ArtsBeat Blog: Rock Returns to Rio With a Righteous Beat 2011-09-26T15:03:24Z These New Puritans' arid, beautifully structured atonality proves addictive, to the extent that the atypically melodious electro-riff that introduces the set-closing Organ Eternal almost jars. These New Puritans – review 2013-06-20T16:59:19Z But when it comes to giving loving attention to canonical works and the more melodious branches of the contemporary repertoire, and transmitting that love to many of his listeners, Joshua Bell is unparalleled. Washington’s week with Joshua Bell revealed little that we didn’t already know 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z And, of course, there is the occasional altruist who eschews earbuds altogether and generously allows others to share in the melodious sounds of his game, music or video. Clap On Your Bose, Baby, ’Cause It’s Noisy as Heck Out There 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z That theatricality was heightened by her impeccable diction and her low, melodious speaking voice. Valda Setterfield Dies at 88; a Star in the Postmodern Dance Firmament 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z “I’m building my empire,” he said, in a melodious paisa accent, the Colombian inflection that rises and falls in a singsong way. Maluma, Fashion Chameleon 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z But in Last of the Summer Wine as well, Sallis was vocally so melodious that if the picture had suddenly failed, it would still have been a glorious performance. Peter Sallis: veteran actor with charm, presence and an unmistakable voice 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z For the composers, these moments are also a welcome opportunity to indulge in their more melodious side. These Composers Are Maestros of Menace 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z In Germany, the nightingale, that most melodious nocturnal wonder, was traded by the quart like a commodity. Review | Dig into these gorgeous books for gardening inspiration 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Tony’s friend was all sharp angles, except for his laugh, which was soft and melodious. He Had to Leave So I Could Breathe 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z You may wonder why, for this is a delightful, elegant, melodious, neoclassical suite drawn from a longer one-act theater piece that was patched together in 1919 from scraps of earlier Fauré works. Filling the Hollywood Bowl with the 'Musique de France' 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z The camera focuses on a bobbing flower or berry over the sound of a melodious songbird. Britain’s ‘Gardeners’ World’ is the pandemic escape we didn’t know we needed 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z For almost a decade, Skinner, 23, has amassed a following with his melding of the whimsical and the weepy, revealing his vulnerabilities over melodious alt-rock. Cavetown’s Heartfelt Bedroom Pop Brings Kindness to a Cruel World 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z "Nighing" is a curious archaism: it's not even a particularly melodious word, but perhaps the fact that it rhymes with another present participle that the poem resists, "sighing", underlies its haunting effect. Poem of the week: When summer's end is nighing by AE Housman 2011-08-15T08:46:43Z Their latest studio album, "The Invisible Way," is a glorious culmination of 20 years spent honing a slow-tempo, melodious sound with arresting male-female harmonies and cerebral lyrics. Review: Low continues to soar on 'Invisible Way' 2013-03-18T21:54:12Z Metro likes to hang delicate chimes overhead, then bury land mines of bass down below, allowing Future’s words to spread toward the horizon like melodious fog. Future is now 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z In Clare's quick-moving imagination, spring swiftly attains the melodious, drowsy fulfilment of the last line, "in summers lap with flowers to lie". Poem of the week: Autumn by John Clare 2012-10-29T11:36:25Z He describes the “sucking sound” of modern French police sirens, the “snickering” of certain neon signs, the melodious “parping of automobiles.” Books of the Times: ?Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris,? by Graham Robb 2010-04-27T21:30:00Z It was happy and bright and easy and melodious, though not particularly memorable — in the many vintages of concerts, a summer rosé, refreshing and fine for the season, and perfectly entertaining. Review | A return to end the season: Eschenbach leads NSO 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z "People will never forget his extraordinary melodious voice and unique style," she said. Indian music legend Manna Dey dies 2013-10-24T12:10:28Z The contrast between Shepp's lurching outbursts and brusque tenderness, and Kuhn's fleet and beautifully weighted streams of consciousness is very effective – and from two such legendary firebrands, it's a movingly melodious exercise. Archie Shepp/Joachim Kuhn: Wo! Man ? review 2011-07-07T20:31:00Z Heavy-set and visibly nervous, he is still hyper-eloquent, with that familiar melodious voice, but the syllables sometimes stumble on his tongue. Tony Slattery: ‘I had a very happy time until I went slightly barmy’ 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z Now, after a year spent on tour, Gray is releasing Foundling, an album of melodious, pared-back intensity he describes as a "private record". David Gray: 'I'm trained to wash up' 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z But in this case, other performers will be giving melodious voice to the always arresting musings of this take-no-prisoners comedian. What to See and Experience in New York City This Spring 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z We learn nothing about Nomax’s character that would explain why he, of all people, is the beneficiary of the Moes’ vibrant, melodious intervention. Good times roll at Ebony Repertory's 'Five Guys Named Moe' 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z However, back in India, he set his heart on becoming a sitarist after listening with rapture to the melodious playing of an older boy. Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar dies 2012-12-12T07:46:00Z To anyone who might suggest musical theater has hit a creative dead end, the actor-songwriter unfolds a spectacularly persuasive counterargument in the myriad melodious masterstrokes of “Hamilton.” History as you’ve never heard it before 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Much of the vocal writing lies between speech and singing, but is easily flowing, even melodious. Forced Online, an Opera Festival Searches for Intimacy 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Opera singer Cristina Ramos shocked the judges on Spain’s Got Talent when her melodious classical aria segued into a belting performance of “Highway to Hell.” Opera Singer Rocks Out to AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' on Spain's Got Talent 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z It’s one of the book’s incidental pleasures, its own melodious tune. Review: In ‘Here Comes the Sun,’ a Hustle to Thrive in Jamaica 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z While Madonna has always been more interested in writing melodious, catchy pop songs and less interested in niche hipster credibility than Maya, they share a gift for grand self-invention. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z Portico fans will undoubtedly want this update for the subtle sonic tweaking, and the live recordings sufficiently ramp up the group's familiar melodious murmur for those listeners who previously found them soporific. Portico Quartet: Knee-Deep in the North Sea ? review 2011-02-03T21:46:00Z Perhaps Hazel Prior, a professional harp player, was angling for the same effect in her debut novel, the melodious, dreamy “Ellie and the Harpmaker.” Review | ‘Ellie and the Harpmaker’ plucks the heartstrings 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z It’s very playful and melodious, surprising and entertaining.” Concert brings to light forgotten works by 18th-century black composer 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z It becomes more melodious, and the Venetian operas, as they become public entertainments, have more dances. A Monteverdi Master Returns to His Roots With a Rare Trilogy 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z “Except for Tchaikovsky’s melodious score, which contains in two suites probably the most familiar ballet music in the world, there is nothing about ‘The Nutcracker’ to justify its presentation.” Weekend Entertainments From the Archives of The New York Times 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z The book is persuasively rendered by narrator Bahni Turpin in her quiet, melodious voice, as she calls upon her remarkable mastery of accents. Review | 3 great new audiobooks for your drive, your walk, your laundry folding ... 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Tonight the pair are joined by five other band members to deliver their melodious, neatly constructed songs against a backdrop of sympathetically glowing circles, splodges and gently spinning geometric shapes. Broken Bells 2010-06-22T14:32:00Z Thrill to Dylan, a troubadour with a white-smeared face and a peacock feather in his wide-brimmed hat, as he electrifies and sometimes confuses audiences with his melodious musings. ‘Rolling Thunder’ Review: A New Ballad of Bob, Sung by Marty 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z When Mangold heard the sweepingly romantic, melodious theme Williams wrote for Helena, he had two immediate reactions: “One is: What a magnificent piece of music it was,” Mangold says. How composer John Williams found that the 'Indiana Jones' sequel was his own destiny 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Championing the melodious, poetic words of Shakespeare is one way to unite people from the tapestry of different cultures which make up modern-day Britain. Shakespeare-fan King Charles celebrates 400 years since the first Folio 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z A boisterous group of college-age boys walking past the tent stopped suddenly and stared, transfixed as Herrick meted out his melodious vision of the state, rich with imagery of the Central Valley. Big names and big dreams dominate second day of L.A. Times Festival of Books 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z One paid tribute to her "melodious Scottish voice". BBC presenter Susan Rae thanks listeners for support after Alzheimer's diagnosis 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z As her melodious voice carried through the room, Colin reached over and stroked Kennedy's cheek. Doctors ignored her concerns about her pregnancy. For many Black women, it’s a familiar story 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Some of the poets sang their verses like melodious songs. Where Romantic Poetry in a Fading Language Draws Stadium Crowds 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z The instrument, characterized by an especially robust and melodious sound, was popularized by artists such as Mendoza, a Mexican American guitarist and singer of Tejano and traditional Mexican American music in the early 1930s. Candelas Guitars in Boyle Heights fights to survive, with some famous friends' help 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The chirrup or trill greeting is a melodious sound that cats make when saying hello to preferred individuals. How to Tell if Your Cat Loves You, According to Science 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z But instead, the sounds braid together as we strangers have braided our own lives over these past few days and return something more melodious than not. Finding solace — and splashes aplenty — on Colorado’s Yampa River 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Bitter herbs, melodious chants, a narrative of exodus: With Ukrainian sunflowers for centerpieces, Warsaw’s Jewish community welcomed the strangers among them on the first night of Passover, which fell this year on April 15. A staggering refugee burden evokes a haunting history in Polish capital 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z There was no beauty, no grace, or for that matter no melodious music. Feedback: Many loved Super Bowl LVI's halftime show. These readers did not 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z "She leaves a void in our nation that cannot be filled. The coming generations will remember her as a stalwart of Indian culture, whose melodious voice had an unparalleled ability to mesmerize people." Lata Mangeshkar, famous Indian singer, dead at 92 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Illustrating his melodious thoughts on screen are a number of musical notes that appear on the pool bottom as if sheet music was flowing from his mind and lyrics begin to float around his head. What genius looks like in 'Tick, Tick ... Boom!' 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Still, I’ve certainly heard less melodious screams; months later, I still find myself playing the Sparks brothers’ earworm “So May We Start?” whenever I need a pick-me-up. The highs and lows of the new movie musical boom 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z Seconds count—there will be no pausing to admire one bird's dazzling plumage or another's melodious song, no studying a fascinating behavior or puzzling over an unexpected sighting. Extreme Birding Competition Is a Cutthroat Test of Skill, Strategy and Endurance 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Our thesis is that mockingbirds use four compositional strategies to create their melodious song: timbre change, pitch change, stretch and squeeze. Mockingbirds Are Better Musicians Than We Thought 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Residents, university students, tourists and visiting scientists mingle in music halls, clinking champagne glasses to melodious tones as winds howl through the surrounding mountains. The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Their song is a melodious, burbling, cheerful jumble of rollicking notes. 9 common Seattle backyard birds to listen for in the spring 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “I loved reading and recording every bad thing happening in Los Angeles, “ she remembers now with a rich, melodious laugh. A South L.A. crime novelist's long road to writing one of best books of the year 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z “I am happy to be one of those who brings something new, some new designs in masks,” Apiti said in his melodious lilt. Wear a mask! How coronavirus turned a lifesaving device into 2020’s most ubiquitous fashion accessory 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z Unwilling to let a global pandemic and the accompanying social distancing protocol prevent the delivery of melodious therapy, Bressan contacted administrators at Brookdale El Camino with an offer of inspiration and elevation. Showtime for singing therapist amid coronavirus pandemic 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z The music wasn’t melodious but it created an atmosphere. ‘Another Customer Was Appalled to Witness Such Blatant Favoritism’ 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z “It’s a waiting game,” he says in Spanish laced by a melodious Colombian accent. L.A. boasts one of world's most vibrant salsa scenes. The coronavirus may wipe it out 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z For decades, he was a mainstay of the Westside’s Temple Isaiah, as well known for charisma and compassion as for the hauntingly melodious tones he brought to his role as cantor. Pandemic meets pastoral mission: A transplanted L.A. couple's Jerusalem sojourn 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z I dimmed the lights, the hum of the cooling fans seemed to fade away, and the only thing that my being centred on was her melodious voice whispering … Violet in love 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z This being the formerly opening week of the postponed baseball season, I crave the melodious tones of the ballpark, the bunting, the hope. Pull up a chair and hear Vin Scully give a message of hope and optimism 2020-03-22T04:00:00Z MacDowell’s second album, and the first for the new indie label Conch Town Music, is as sunny as the Keys and a melodious showcase for her fine singing and songwriting. Review: Juliana MacDowell offers a sunny set from Key West 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z I’d love to hear your melodious, perfect voice, which falls upon the ear like the music of Orpheus. Opinion | Please stop tweeting, Mr. President. It’s making it much more difficult for me to do your bidding! 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Her voice—low, melodious—was at odds with her body language: skittish, almost ill at ease. Linda Boström Knausgård’s Post-“Struggle” IKEA Trip 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Over a year later, and humanity is still finding new and exciting ways to repurpose the Clippers star's melodious guffaw. Is Leonard Fournette giggling every time the Jets tackle him the new Kawhi laugh? - Golf Digest 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The daughter of a ship’s captain livens up a luxury cruiser with her melodious renditions. Movies on TV this week: Sept. 29: 'Almost Famous' and more 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z When she escapes by turning herself into a reed, Pan plucks 10 reeds from the ground and creates the first panpipe, declaring it “the melodious voice of his beloved.” Opinion | Make Me a Cold and Pitiless Goddess 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Their melodious deliveries was were complimented by the gruffer voice and more theatrical likes of Dixon. NBC's 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live' shouldn't have worked. Here's why it did 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z It is tempting to believe that melodious campaigns of the past were more enjoyable than today’s anxious, apocalyptic affairs. The mysterious reggaeton bangers of Mexico’s election 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z His male offspring were still young and never quite got their songs right, and they aren't what I would call melodious. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z His calls were melodious, up and down the scale — never losing the clippity-clop of his Southern upbringing. Keith Jackson was college football, authentic, homespun and wonderful 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z The gentle breezes rustling through the palm trees were matched in melodious beauty by the crash of the waves against the shore. Leave Jesus as he is 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z How to choose from an infinite number of melodies and melodious sounds representing all of Earth? NASA, PBS marking 40 years since Voyager spacecraft launches 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Here are subject-by-subject highlights of the session, which the New York Times columnist Frank Bruni described as a “melodious aria” of self-praise: Golf club diplomacy: Trump thanks Putin for expelling US diplomats 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z A sweet and melodious acoustic tune, Harvey hit every note — and drew tears and a standing ovation from the audience. Watch a Deaf Singer Wow the Judges on 'America's Got Talent' 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z To be fair, there is one melodious gag, which pops up when Daniels and her comrades are trying to decipher the transmission, scratchy with static, that was received out of nowhere. “Alien: Covenant” and the Too-Many-Monsters Problem 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z However, two nurses at Sunnybrook are bringing Christmas cheer to this tiny patient in their own melodious way. Watch these nurses sing Christmas carol to a preemie baby 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Her ads dive into photo and video archives to showcase those parts of her resume, and actor Morgan Freeman describes Clinton in melodious cadence as “a woman who spent her life helping children and families.” AP analysis: Trump silent in ads, Clinton talks up children 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z Ancient poems praise their melodious songs, and many idiomatic expressions use crickets and grasshoppers as metaphors for fertility, friendship or the passage of time. The Song in the Heart of Many Chinese Comes From Insects 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z This melodious and quirky single isn’t afraid of being too catchy, too pretty or too accessible, and that sets it part from a lot of M.I.A.’s more adamantly esoteric work. M.I.A. maintains her rebellious spirit, but 'AIM' doesn't always hit its target 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z It is about as melodious as it sounds. How Bernie Sanders Left His Mark on Pop Culture 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z It is measured and deliberate, to be sure, and there is a melodious quality to its high pitch but also an inevitable rising that sometimes approaches a controlled screech. A New Voice (or Two) Starts a New Era at the British Open 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z And then the president’s low, melodious voice hits the first prolonged notes. What Obama’s last year in office teaches us about resilience 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z In the late 19th century, when some women assumed the job of telephone operators, they took mandatory lessons on how to speak in soft, melodious, and deferential timbres. The Long, Sexist History of 'Shrill' Women 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z New statues of old literary masters arise on busy roundabouts, melodious verses echo from crackling radios and youngsters haggle over the latest slim volumes on crowded street markets. Poetry and silence: Iran's Kurds tread the line between art and activism 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Before dawn, hadedas descend from treetop perches with a thunderous reveille neither quiet nor melodious. In South Africa, Boisterous Birds Stir Love, Hate 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Laila Robins gives her a melodious voice, patrician good looks and a steely disposition that is tempered only by the devotion that she displays for her husband. Review of ‘The Second Mrs. Wilson’: A Faltering President and His Steadfast Wife 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Rigorous and extensive Felmlee pushes play on the music and a quick, melodious tone plays through the speakers. Cecchetti ballet class not for the casual dancer 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Surrogate’s Court nodded in favor of the sister, and the man got a melodious send-off. The Lonely Death of George Bell 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Its melodious voice, according to one Mexican legend, ranges across seven notes representing the Seven Passions of Life. The Verge Review of Animals: the great-tailed grackle 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z It’s an ambient and luxurious ballad, affectionate and gorgeously melodious. St Vincent: 10 of the best 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Her unique technique, like a musical panting, counterpoints high, melodious notes on the exhalation and a growl on the inhalation. Apocalypsis: welcome to the epic end of world show at Luminato 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Hollywood was a place where people regularly swapped the quotidian names they were born with for more melodious or sophisticated or exotic ones. The Woman Who Hooked Hollywood on Yoga 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z So distinctive is the call of the western meadowlark that it would be hard to find anyone who grew up in North Dakota who couldn’t recognize the melodious and lengthy tune of the colorful bird. Populations of North Dakota’s state bird in serious decline 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z In the evenings along pond shorelines and even slow-moving rivers, the American toad produces a melodious trill, but the Fowler’s toad calls with a New York accent. Finding a Fowler’s Toad in New York City 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z He navigated masterfully between the instruments this week during his second sold-out show at London’s Roundhouse venue, playing lush compositions drawing on the electronica of Aphex Twin and the melodious patterns of Chopin. Toilet brushes and vacuum cleaners turn musical in hands of Nils Frahm 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Frank Kaminsky, the Big Ten player of the year, contributed 27 points, shooting 10 of 14 from the field, and grabbed 12 rebounds in a victory that was more methodical than melodious. Wisconsin Prevails as Coastal Carolina Fades After Strong First Half 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Eikenberry has a melodious voice and an elegant presence that she maintains even when Maddie, gasping, loudly manifests the effects of Star’s expertise. Out of Touch, Then Under the Sheets: A Review of ‘The M Spot’ in Long Branch 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z In a program note, Sorey says he hopes to write “music that is melodious and resonates emotionally and spiritually with listeners.” A gallery’s worth of music, and it’s all free 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z King George serenades his departing colony with a number titled “You’ll Be Back,” which echoes British pop—the Beatles, but on the harpsichord—with witty, melodious menace. Hip-Hop Hamilton 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Vivaldi composed the Four Seasons around 1720; this melodious springtime tune is without doubt the most well-known piece of his body of work as well as perhaps the best-known piece altogether from the baroque period. Ulysse Nardin's Stranger Music Box Wristwatch Now Plays Vivaldi 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The towering, 6-foot-5 actor with the melodious voice made his mark on stage, on screen and as the narrator of a number of documentaries. Stage, screen actor Edward Herrmann dies at 71 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Don’t listen to it, because you can fall in love with the melodious of it. James Earl Jones happy to receive Voice Icon Award 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The duets from Dionne Warwick’s new album show her remarkable voice undiminished by time, still as sweet and melodious as ever. Review: Dionne Warwick’s duets album is uneven 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Magnolia Memoir performed, as did the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Vocal Jazz Ensemble, the latter delivering three melodious a capella tunes. Big Brothers Big Sisters gala nets Katherine Heigl 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z His melodious Scottish accent was barely affected by six decades' expatriation. Alastair Reid obituary 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z “I was really blown away by the rich, melodious sound.” D.C. opera raises curtain with work inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z If she is upset — and the firm but melodious voice of the vehicle unquestionably belongs to a woman — she doesn’t let on. Driverless vehicles? Even in D.C. streets? An autonomous car takes a capital test run. One critic dismissed him as "another fluid, honey-toned voice sprinkling melodious Americanised soul licks over blends of digital beats concocted by laptop production teams". Sam Smith: 'I'm so scared for when it's going to stop' 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Although some tanager species do emphasize oration over attire, like the aptly named drab hemispingus, some, like the mountain tanager, are both dashing and melodious. Colorful Birds Can Also Belt Tunes 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Then, in that melodious singsong of his, Mr. Cuomo began naming upstate counties and praising everything from immigrants to the state’s progressive tax code, and achieved a touch of eloquence. Nod, Smile and Wave While You Can (Wink!) 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z This production has other strengths as well, including melodious underpinning provided by James Olmstead, the music director, and a fine band. | Long Island: A Review of ‘The Music Man’ at the John W. Engeman Theater at Northport 2014-04-04T22:14:35Z "It's not an exaggeration to say that Saturdays at 5pm will never be the same again without the warm, melodious sound of his voice, just after the Sports Report theme on BBC Radio 5 live." James Alexander Gordon to retire 2013-07-24T13:01:24Z All four were using apps of loud and melodious bird calls to try to attract birds. The Boss: How Audubon Society’s Chief Took Wing From Journalism 2013-06-29T19:23:14Z It's quite likely that some of the beneficial effects of nutrients pertain to the company they keep, just as the charms of an orchestra depend on the contribution of individual instruments to the melodious whole. Fortified Junk Foods Are Still Junk 2013-04-01T05:37:00Z With the approaching Belmont on June 9 there is a prodigious feeling among the railbirds that the 34-year-old drought will be ended by a horse with the melodious moniker of “I’ll Have Another.” The Rail: The Rail Bookshelf: 'Affirmed' 2012-06-05T11:54:35Z At times he plays with the unbridled impetuosity of a cyclone; and even while apparently dealing the piano mighty blows, which from other hands would sound forced and discordant, they never cease to be melodious. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Luckily there was also a melodious quintet consisting of the juvenile lead and four beauties of whom Olive was to be one; this, it seemed, promised to be a hit, and indeed it was. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z Like exquisite perfume wafted from a priceless flask, these words in the melodious voice of Bilal and issuing from his strong lungs, resounded through the city. The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah 2012-04-25T02:01:04.030Z As they entered the hall they heard some one singing in a deep, melodious voice. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z An electric shock could not have surprised them more, than the melodious notes which rolled forth upon their delighted ears. I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success 2012-04-18T02:00:11.437Z The austerity and acidity of the altered harmonic minor scale is the chief characteristic of the melodious and harmonic elements of Hungarian music. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z A nightingale began to sing near the river bank, and the sweetness of the melodious voice ran through me like a delicious and burning poison. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z The continual assurances she received that only the melodious trio had saved "The Duke and the Dairymaid" from being something like a failure gave her no elation. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z Hence, too, in front of the palace, the balconies fringed with scarlet, and the softened and melodious buzz of distant military music, with the staff officers flying north and south, and the regiments tramping by. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z It is remarkable that he was an excellent singer, his voice being a melodious tenor, and his articulation clear and unembarrassed. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z She takes a seat, enters into all the commonplaces of the conversation, speaking in a gentle, melodious voice, like many women of her country. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Haydn, at all times, threw the fascination of melody over his richest modulations, and the whole effect of his harmony resulted from conspiring airs, each of which was melodious by itself. The Portland Sketch Book 2012-03-28T02:00:28.847Z Her low melodious voice, her gentle touch, and her soft light step, full of grace, taught him insensibly to dream of a far fairer form than poor Fidunia actually possessed. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z They are simple, unpretending, and as a general thing melodious. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Marsyas was first called upon to exhibit his proficiency, and charmed all by his melodious strains. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; as, to attune the voice to a harp. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z And for this reason the strings render back a melodious sound, because they are struck indeed with one quill, but not with one kind of stroke. A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance 2012-03-23T02:00:40.930Z No sounds of tuneful ocean saluted her ear; no melodious birds charmed, as heretofore, the wayfarer with their thrilling notes. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z The "Colour" of Various Keys Is it not a mistaken idea that any one particular key is more or less rich or melodious than another? Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z Leave thou thy sister when she prays, Her early Heaven, her happy views; Nor then with shadow'd hint confuse A life that leads melodious days. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z Returning to the barrack square, which was melodious with the strains of a waltz played by an unseen military band, we got into a conveyance that was on the point of starting. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z His appearance was beautiful and delicate as that of a young girl, his voice the softest and most melodious. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z After a tap at her father's door, answered by a melodious "Good-morning, daughter!" which showed that the Rector had returned from his ministrations, Daphne proceeded to the regions above. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z His voice, sharp and irascible as it often sounded, was yet melodious in its undercurrent tone of filial devotion. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z It did not so much begin as blow up your counter-scarp or rush forward to storm under cover of melodious shrapnel. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z The song and his voice, a melodious tenor, accorded so perfectly with the old Italian garden that there was much applause. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z Thus as we pass the welcome night In sportful pleasures and delight, The nimble fairies on the grounds Shall dance and sing melodious sounds. Bacon and Shakspere 2012-03-14T02:00:24.313Z He was graceful in action, melodious in elocution, and had an eye of whose fascinating power jurors were often heard to speak. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Yet sometimes tears must dim his eyes, As, on the melodious bridge of song, The shadows of past joys arise, And in mild beauty round him throng. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z From time to time the quivering foliage sent a melodious rustle into the peaceful balcony. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z I have followed it about, hoping to hear it utter a song or melodious note, but it had only a little chirp. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z It seems very strange that there should be a melodious Kingfisher; but Mr. Barrows also heard the allied Ceryle americana sing, much to his surprise. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z A bright, ready and melodious talker, but in the end inconclusive and long-winded. The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) 2012-02-22T03:00:24.020Z She sighs out melodious fragrance, and invites the winged laborer. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z A melodious song, scarcely intelligible, could be heard coming from the lake. Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian 2012-02-28T03:00:27.310Z The song is continued all the year, and is heard even on the coldest days in winter; the notes are few and not highly melodious, but are cheerful and vigorous. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z That an Owl should now be fitted with the old melodious cap seems strange; and Mr. White is in error when he says that this habit in our bird “causes the naturalist much amusement.” Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z She spoke quickly, and the Scottish accent kept one's ears on the alert, but it rendered the lines doubly effective and melodious. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z His melodious organs had been taxed with this sentence: "Rashleigh is my cousin; but, for what reason I cannot divine, he is my bitterest enemy." The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z And now and again one could hear among all the soprani a rich melodious alto who sang an old ballad—listen! that is the greatest artist in the whole forest; that is the blackbird! Vagaries 2012-02-17T03:00:27.693Z The Yellow Cardinal is a graceful sprightly bird, with a strong melodious voice, and is one of our favourite cage-birds. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z When still very small they are found living, like the adults, a solitary life, with their facilities, including those of flight and the melodious voice, in a high state of perfection. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z His sweet voice was pitched in its most melodious key. The Maid of Honour, Volume 2 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:34.990Z Morlene's voice was a rich soprano and her tones were so round, full and melodious that they made one feel that they did not belong to earth. Unfettered A Novel 2012-02-12T03:00:15.143Z As he grew old he grew narrower, lost interest in the race, and gave his heart to the class to which he had been lowered as a reward for melodious flattery. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 3 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:43.960Z He says that it is a rare species, possessing no melodious notes, which proves at once that he never heard it sing. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z While pursuing each other they constantly utter their excited barking cries, which in tone remind one of the melodious barking of some hounds. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z His voice is melodious, and with its rich Scotch cadence, and rapid flow, reminds you of Thalberg's music in some strange out of the way key. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Was heard a most melodious sound Of all that could delight a curious ear; Such as might not upon terrestrial ground, Save in this paradise, be heard elsewhere. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Swallows, instead of clouds, shoot skimming through the melodious air.... Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Edward Fairfax, a man of ability and culture—the refined and melodious translator of Tasso’s Christian epic—prosecuted six of his neighbours at York Assizes, in 1622, for practising witchcraft on his children. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Their song is a single uninflected and rather melodious note, which the bird repeats at short intervals, especially in the evening during the warm season. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z His verse may seem prosaic at times, but it is melodious as a whole. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z And now a different note, soft, melodious and mournful is heard. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z But the creaking of the iron hinges, as the door went up with reluctant grating, was to the Count a compound of more melodious notes than ever came from the Harmonica of Franklin. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z Old Chesterton stands on the river, east of the road, and has a finely-proportioned steeple, with particularly melodious bells, and a slender spire. Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z Bazuzu watched him as he knelt, his face turned towards the west, and saw his fretful expression gradually soften to one of reverence and love as the melodious words left his lips. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z Its descriptions and delineations are natural and striking, its imagery is simple and poetical, and its measure sweet and melodious. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z "Listen!" and through the still air the chimes of the great clock in Ludsey steeple floated with a silvery and melodious sound to their ears. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Her sweet fancy has revelled in the sunshine of melodious poesy, as well as in the green fields of fresh and charming prose. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z She was watching the Estremedura's dark hull rise higher above the line of mole, and listening to one of the boatmen who accompanied the rhythmic splash of oars with a little melodious song. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z His melodious harp and his rich voice would ring out once again, and hers would be the hand to crown him with the wreath of victory. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z Gounod's Funeral March for a Marionette is a graceful, melodious piece of music, in which there is nothing comic but the title. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Thy voice is like a fountain Leaping up in sunshine bright, And I never weary counting Its clear droppings, lone and single, Or when in one full gush they mingle, Shooting in melodious light. Poems of James Russell Lowell With biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole 2012-01-09T03:00:25.087Z In the season of flowers, drink rose-colored wine; drink to the plaintive sounds of the lute, to the melodious noise of the harp. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z There followed two or three spasmodic reports, after which the engine, once more receiving its normal supply of gas, settled down to work and began to whirr away in perfect and melodious rhythm. The Money Gods 2012-01-04T03:00:39.617Z In colour and shape it is very like the kingfisher, and its melodious notes present great variety. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z Even as late as 1856, when the richly melodious, and in many respects highly dramatic Trovatore was given at the Royal Italian Opera, the talent, or rather the genius of Verdi, was still systematically denied. The Great Musicians: Rossini and His School 2012-01-11T03:00:28.790Z Urio’s idea is first to make a jubilant and melodious noise from the lower register of the strings, and then to bring out a flourish of high trumpets as a contrast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z It charms when sipped to lutes' melodious airs or to the plaintive throbbing of the harp. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z His voice was clear and melodious, and capable of every variety of inflection and modulation. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z It was a long, three-barreled sort of name, quite melodious, but not handy for trek use. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z The higher complemental parts, which are parallel to animal life, move more quickly, but yet without melodious connection and significant progress. The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) 2011-12-29T03:00:18.017Z Moreover, these flourishes are more melodious than the broad and massive opening, instead of being, as in Urio’s scheme, incomparably less so. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z The morning was superb, and as we waited in the court the soft balmy air of the mountains came in bringing with it the melodious sound of the rappel for breakfast. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z It is a series—in blank verse, always melodious and often exquisite, giving the main incidents of the old Arthurian legend, which as a boy he had read with delight in old Malory’s prose epic. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z He seemed to gloat over the weapon for a moment, and then spoke: "The king thanks you, Mzaan Bakoor, little white chief," he said, and his voice was deep and melodious. Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer 2012-01-01T03:00:06.887Z From afar came the melodious toot of a well-modulated Gabriel horn. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z To this time belongs the famous rivalry between Handel and Buononcini, a melodious Italian composer whom many thought to be the greater of the two. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z At that moment the orchestra gave the signal for the waltz.—O blessed music! never didst thou seem to me so sweet, so melodious, so alluring! Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z The steers showed a disposition to stampede but we handled them easy and sang melodious songs which kept them quieted. A Texas Cow Boy or, fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony, taken from real life 2011-12-17T03:00:14.127Z But I would not exchange all their melodious voices for one that is now calling me impatiently from the stairway: "Uncle Ribot, I am waiting for you!" The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z With the proceeds of that sale the young Italian purchased a little villa, where, in the stillness of the evening, he could enjoy the sound of his own melodious bells from the convent cliff. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z Torri, however, being a civilian and no soldier, began to be aware that his melodious airs were out of place. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z So far from being deficient in melodious effectiveness, Wagner's writing for the voice, I would hold, errs upon the other side. Aspects of Modern Opera Estimates and Inquiries 2011-12-12T03:00:24.900Z My remarks were civilly if briefly answered, and then they turned towards each other and began conversing in a language which was not Italian, although melodious, nor French, although nasal. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z The birds among the boughs sing joyfully with melodious voices in concert with the sunbeams. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z In "De Profundis" the special passages of rare and melodious beauty which star the printed page at no long intervals, have been very widely commented upon and quoted. Oscar Wilde 2011-12-10T03:00:14.120Z Hawfinches and great tits were abundant among the pines, and in the early dawn the melodious song of the blue-thrush reminded one of Scandinavian springs and the redwing's note. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z What musician could draw melodious sounds from an instrument without having exercised his fingers in handling it? New Method of Horsemanship Including the Breaking and Training of Horses, with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat. 2011-12-03T03:00:11.190Z A grave Majorcan gentleman distributed cigars; his daughter, with her soft, melodious voice, was oil to the troubled waters, and before midnight we were all equally courteous and cosmopolitan. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. 2011-12-12T03:00:23.897Z Sleep could not pass the melodious batteries of many birds, and Lovely's brain had captured something of the time's clarity. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z His brother is a wealthy merchant who uses the melodious British accent known as Received Pronunciation. Lenny Henry Tangles With Twin; Tosca’s Dress: London Theater 2011-12-02T01:01:15Z The bark of a dog, from this or that distant farmhouse, came up clear on the silent distance, and then from this or that covert, arose the melodious hoot of owls, answering each other. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z "The Flying Dutchman" is one of the most melodious of Wagner's operas, and also one of the most popular in Germany. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z In his oratorio The Death of Jesus Graun shows his skill as a contrapuntist, and his originality of melodious invention. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z There was nothing but the lisp of the wind in the bents of last year's grass and a melodious sighing in the boughs of larches. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z It nests in drier places than the Reed Warbler and its song is different, being much more melodious, and uttered more boldly. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z He heard her enter the house, and old Judy’s harsh croaky tones mingling with the clear melodious ones. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z It is melodious and pleasing, even when compared to the previous duet. Stars of the Opera 2011-11-29T03:00:15.563Z "I should like very much to hear this music," said Dryantore, "if it be so melodious as you say;" and as he spoke these words he went towards the dungeon. Old Celtic Romances 2011-11-19T03:00:26.863Z Two ukes and two mandolins, besides a real melodious banjo, composed the orchestra, and the Norms sang everything campy and collegiate, until Mackey declared she would simply have to put her Bobbies to bed. The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z Surely a bird so beautiful and so melodious, so skilful an architect and so tender a nurse, deserves rather to be encouraged than exterminated. British Birds in their Haunts 2011-11-23T03:00:23.677Z All the gloom Seemed lightened round her, and I heard the sound Of her melodious voice when all was still, And the dim twilight took her. The Epic of Hades In Three Books 2011-11-16T03:00:28.060Z Call, loud; song, short, but melodious, resembling that of Robin or Black-headed Grosbeak. Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix 2011-11-15T03:00:21.677Z Auber was a gay trifler, scattering his bright effusions with absolute insouciance, teeming with melodious ideas, but lacking depth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The Missel Thrush, so called from its fondness for the mistletoe, is larger than the common or song thrush, less melodious and not so common in England, but well known upon the continent of Europe. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z It was wonderfully melodious and delicate—I should have liked it to go on forever. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Elegant and melodious versification, exquisite word-painting, and a marked tendency to the use of the supernatural, are its chief characteristics. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z He had a voice that was rich and melodious, though art had never tried to improve the natural gift. The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid 2011-11-06T02:00:13.167Z A suavely melodious entr’acte from this little work has survived and been repeatedly performed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The Linnet is a homely looking little brown bird with a sweet melodious voice. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z They sounded very fine, but I thought rather too melodious and even modern, but Don Guery assured me that the one I particularly noticed was of the eleventh century. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Echoes of her voice came to him, clear and unaffected and vibrant with joyous vivacity, each melodious note touching an harmonious chord within him. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z His voice is described as rich and melodious. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Ah! come not back, love! even through Memory's ear Thy tone's melodious murmur thrills my heart— Come not with that fond smile, so frank, so dear; While yet we may, let us for ever part! The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z "It is not a matter of my loan," the alabarch answered without a tremor in his melodious voice, "but it is that I held her in hostage in the beginning." Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Christianity, as the evening chime of the good antiquity, with cracked, weary and yet melodious bell, is balm in the ears even to one who only now traverses those centuries historically. Human, All-Too-Human, Part II 2011-10-26T02:00:29.773Z So soft--that does not describe it; so melodious--neither does that convey an idea of what it was. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. I (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:28.357Z II Lament, O Muse of the Thames, in pride lament again, With low melodious grief remember them in this hour!— The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Let every sermon be an echo of the ancient catholic symbols, a melodious voice in the mighty anthem that comes ringing down the ages. Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses 2011-10-20T02:00:26.230Z In the case of the willow wren it might be said off-hand that our pleasure is simply due to the fact that it is a melodious sound, associated in our minds with summer scenes. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z To keep up our spirits and in the hope of scaring off the elephants, tigers and bears by the far from melodious sounds, we sang choruses loudly in rather shaky voices. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z And then in his soft, mild manner, he commenced his detail reply, pouring oil upon the waters of my troubled soul, his sweet, melodious voice being so in contrast to my rash harangue. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z His voice was melodious, and he was fond of using it. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z The song, such as it is, begins, with both male and female, in March, and lasts, with a brief intermission, until September—"the most melodious sigh," as Mr. Allen calls it. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Or if such sounds delight us, the feeling differs in character from that produced by the melodious singer, and is mainly due to that wildness with which we are in sympathy expressed by such sounds. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Hitherto such poetry had chiefly been composed in the melodious but unconstrained forms of the romance and the pastourelle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z He advanced a step towards Knesebeck and said in his full, melodious voice, in the purest German: "You come late, general; nevertheless, I rejoice to see you here, a true servant to your king." For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:49.420Z Hours were early, dinner was at two or half-past, tea at six or seven, the evening ended at ten, and was spent with books, melodious music, or playful games of amusement, not of instruction. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z "It is very gracious of your majesty to recollect me," said the count, in his soft, melodious voice. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z All day long the two sat out under the apple-trees basking in the sunshine, and listening to the melodious sounds from the Hall farm. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z Especially remarkable is the abundance of refrains of an admirably melodious kind. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z It was to do away with this stone-like sharpness among themselves that they had sent forth their melodious song, building long bridges of glorious harmony across the mountain-peaks and precipices. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z Already there are desires after a more rich and melodious administration. Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 2011-10-15T02:00:25.820Z It was the same voice; distinct, melodious, scarce louder than a whisper—and yet it was not quite the same. A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest 2011-10-12T02:00:51.367Z Thence his voice rang out clear, soft, and melodious. Flemish Legends 2011-10-10T02:00:21.467Z Neptune's trident, it seems, had more attraction for her than the lyre of Apollo, whose strings she had so often set into melodious vibration. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z The first selections should be simple, melodious, and of easy range. Seed Thoughts for Singers 2011-10-09T02:00:24.093Z The lines and metre of the poems are easy and interthreading and perfectly melodious. Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems 2011-10-08T02:00:23.627Z The hoatzin's voice is no more melodious than the cry of a peacock, and less sonorous than an alligator's roar. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The mysterious chords, coming from an unknown window, from an invisible mouth, had a fascinating charm and a melodious sadness, which made a lively impression. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z The regularity of this ode, with its rapid melodious swing, is a marked contrast to the strident enthusiasm and the discordant harmony of the chorus of Luciferians at the end of Act III. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z From the row of huts that served as a barracks for the troops came the sound of stringed instruments, mingled with the melodious voices of the men. The Fight for Constantinople A Story of the Gallipoli Peninsula 2011-10-04T02:00:17.837Z For Philomel was making day melodious with a strange, unearthly music. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z But despite the couple’s lyrical handling of songs, including the title number, and the melodious musical accompaniment under Jon Balcourt’s direction, the sparks don’t fly. | Long Island: ?Camelot? at the John W. Engeman Theater - Review 2011-10-01T00:30:43Z His voice was less melodious than Peric’s, and he did not keep time so well, but they suffered him amongst them out of curiosity. The Fairies and the Christmas Child 2011-09-29T02:00:12.583Z They were wont also to compete against each other in rhetorical contests called "land-jewels," to which they would march, costumed in glorious masquerade, and to the sound of pealing trumpets and of shrill, melodious airs. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Ordinarily in a tragedy, there were two: one, the melodious expression of unattainable love in the first part of the play, and the second in the death scene, usually of raving madness. The Female Wits 2011-09-28T02:00:23.247Z I must not longer hear the soft sound of that gentle voice, sweeter and more melodious than celestial music? Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 2011-09-27T02:00:20.260Z And the fair virgins of our sunny clime, Shall wed their music to the minstrel’s rhyme, Making his fame melodious for all time; It cannot die. Southern War Songs Camp-Fire, Patriotic and Sentimental 2011-09-27T02:00:19.517Z He lay calmer now, sated with despair, with his soul of sorrow as it were bathed in the melodious music. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z It became the ritual of his soul's worship; duty, beauty, and religion were the three strings on his melodious lyre. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z At times when the obligato goat's laugh bleated in among the melodious pangs, I caught a glimpse in the background of a crowd of small women-figures who nodded their odious heads with wicked wantonness. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Then the wind swept up with a rush of sound from the river, and it was as if the shining landscape had found a melodious voice—as if it were singing. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Blanche took the instrument, and, gracefully accompanying herself, sang, in a melodious voice which gave a charm to the old ballad. The Barber of Paris 2011-09-18T02:00:25.547Z In the windless night the ship glided over the sea, which was calm as a lake; and there was nothing but the beating of the oars and the lulling melodious phrase of the rowers.... The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z There are some charming numbers of a melodious nature in this little work, which also displays the composer's capacity of dealing with humorous situations to great advantage. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z She was as delicate as a sensitive plant, and her words were so fragrant and melodious, that, taken together, they were poetry. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z His 110 songs are less popular and hearty, but more melodious than Gerhardt's; e.g. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z For pure melodious beauty perhaps there is no plate like 20. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z The rowers’ melodious phrase rose in a mournful swell, always the same. The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt 2011-09-23T02:00:23.040Z Of these the most popular is entitled "Sc�nes Pittoresques," a set of four short movements, simple in structure, melodious, and well scored. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z Luther loved music, and even wrote a treatise on the art; hence his songs are particularly melodious. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z On applying them to his lips, he found they produced the most melodious sounds, so that he formed them into a rustic pipe. The Student's Mythology A Compendium of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, Hindoo, Chinese, Thibetian, Scandinavian, Celtic, Aztec, and Peruvian Mythologies 2011-09-12T02:00:29.450Z At night, in particular, when fancy assimilates to its own preconceived ideas every appearance and every sound, the wandering enthusiast is frequently entertained by their music, more melodious than he ever heard. Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z The gentle smile, too, and melodious voice of her guest, seemed still more fascinating than on the previous evening. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z There is nothing forced in this melodious little opera. Masters of French Music 2011-09-14T02:00:49.960Z There was, at that time, no voice in Hungary like his; so thunderous, so deep, and yet so melodious and penetrating. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z Did they take it in turns to make night and day melodious, keeping watches like the sailors at sea? Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z In the autumnal season, when the moon shines from a serene sky, often is the wayfaring traveller arrested by the music of the hills, more melodious than the strains of Orpheus. Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride 2011-09-12T02:00:28.290Z Soon, to their eyes, he was no more than a speck of flame, growing more and more intense, its motion lost in the melodious acclamations that hailed his arrival in heaven. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The effect of their deep melodious voices, as they rolled out on the moonlit midnight air in a great wave of sound, was weird and fearsome to a degree. Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z He sang of nothing but spring—such a long song, such a strong song, such a wild melodious ringing lilt, that you could not have helped envying him, nor even sharing some of his joy. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z His head is held well up, and his little throat swells and throbs with his sweet, melodious song. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The lover again wonders what powers of earth or air have taken possession of that erstwhile melodious instrument, now, “like sweet bells jangled and out of tune.” An I.D.B. in South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:33.733Z This awakened the girl and she joined her melodious halloo to his cries, while Jack barked wildly. Caybigan 2011-08-31T02:01:21.780Z It was impossible to see the faces of the carolers, nor, in the general harmony of melodious sound, was it possible to identify any one voice. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z He had a deep, melodious voice and there was charm and magnetism in him, as many people of many sorts and conditions knew. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z It is quieter, more rich and full, more mellow and melodious. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z They have no harmony or rhythmic volume of sound, as in Tennyson, Swinburne, Milton, and Shakspere; but they set themselves to simple melodious airs spontaneously. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z His voice was once melodious, his breath effortlessly powering a pinwheel of adjectives. The Faded Voice of Sports Calls Past 2011-08-24T01:00:40Z He hums a sweet, melodious tune, His hand a garland weaves, He talks the while he feasts at noon, His laughter shakes the leaves. Canada, My Land and Other Compositions in Verse 2011-08-23T02:00:28.813Z It has the advantage of fifty orifices in his bill, through which he occasionally sings melodious songs to oblige the company. The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza 2011-08-19T02:00:16.653Z Your own memory may suggest to you many other lamentable ditties of the same nature, in which music is wonderfully languishing and melodious. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z Almost every year or two a new volume of poems has been issued, each one establishing on a firmer foundation the Quaker Poet's reputation as a creator of sweet and melodious lyrical poetry. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Mr. Ullman’s colleagues at the Carlyle Group are also supportive of his melodious hobby. DealBook: Puckering Up, With a Piano Concerto at His Lips 2011-08-18T22:29:31Z His verse is fanciful and mystical, but always melodious. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z Cool winds swept through the silhouetted trees and curled between tight crevasses, producing a melodious rhythm which conjured the impression of silence. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z How melodious the voice of this man, The Capers he says are the best; His Anchovies too, beat ’em who can, Are constantly found in request. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z There I saw the lady whose melodious voice had won my heart. The Village of Youth and Other Fairy Tales 2011-08-06T02:00:04.530Z There is no note so sweet and deep and melodious as that of the blackbird to be heard in our fields; it is even richer than the nightingale’s, though not so varied. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Her verse is melodious and delicate, but is lacking in force. A Brief Handbook of English Authors 2011-08-15T02:00:26.603Z And as for love—well, that old song, sir, is very melodious and fine, With "No place like home" in the chorus—I hope there ain't many like mine! City Ballads 2011-08-04T02:00:21.027Z The voice is more loud than melodious, the repetition is frequent, and the effect is the reverse of pleasing to the public ear. A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern 2011-08-19T02:00:15.893Z And so, too, Sopater, the compiler of Comicalities, says in his drama which is entitled the Eubulotheombrotus:— But stop, for suddenly a certain sound Of the melodious tellina strikes my ears. The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z “The swell and roll of his voice struck upon the ears of the spellbound audience, in deep and melodious cadence, as waves upon the shore of the ‘far-resounding’ sea. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z It will be quite awhile before we hear your melodious voice again. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z The melodious ringing tone of this voice made an extraordinary impression upon Gabriel. Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague 2011-07-27T02:00:26.233Z Is there not a distinctively womanly strain of emotion in the throbbing tides of her high-wrought melodious song? Mathilde Blind 2011-07-27T02:00:25.473Z No lady in the town had such a head of rich brown hair, none so downy a cheek of loveliest pink, none a blue eye so lustrous or sparkling, none a more melodious voice. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z Mr. Cowen, being a small man, was not at once perceived, but his melodious, honest, and eager voice arrested attention, though his Northumbrian accent was unfamiliar to the House. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z When the chimes rang out a melodious Angelus at six o’clock that evening, the sophomore-freshman game was over and the freshman had received the most complete whitewash on record at Hamilton. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z I pause before I empty the water on the heads of the assembly beneath; I pause, and hear—O! most melodious, most welcome of sounds!—the sudden fall of rain. Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse 2011-07-20T02:00:16.323Z Robins flew about merrily, with red breasts shaken by melodious chirpings, and brilliant plumage burnished by the sunlight. Peggy Owen at Yorktown 2011-07-17T02:00:35.830Z It is a landscape by Poussin in words, and is melodious and soothing, as befits the subject. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z In religious sympathy he inclined to the Ranters, who are not at all melodious Christians. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z "I can guess," said Leuthold calmly, with his melodious insinuating voice. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Our most melodious poet, Longfellow, sold books by subscription. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Never before had she heard any really good playing on the piano, and it seemed to her now that the music actually flowed from Mary’s long, strong fingers, in a melodious and liquid stream. Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z We have the fancy or fable, then a dialogue, and a melodious lyric to conclude; so, in the twelve poems, we may see twelve ortolans, with their accompanying toast and sage leaf. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z Sweetheart? not she whose voice was music sweet; Whose face was sweeter than melodious prayer. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z His tone of voice was soft, melodious, and grave; his pronunciation faultlessly pure. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z I do not speak of Italy, which possesses a language melodious, facile, and rich, and a literature which can never die. The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z The melodious voice of the gallant young soldier rang through the air and reached the dying ears of little Leonard. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z That melodious voice of yours is matter in the wrong place just now.” Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Then the low, melodious bell Of a sleeping heifer tinkled, In some berry-briered dell, As her satin dewlap wrinkled With the cud that made it swell. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z Scarcely had this ceased than there came a sound of yodelling—cheery, melodious, distant. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Nesta exploded in a peal of laughter, which, though melodious enough to human ears, must have had a terrifying effect on whatever had been designated by Bhallu Khan. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z That low, melodious voice can belong to no other than Lilian Strange. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z The night was bitter cold; but warm sherry, excellent Bourbon, and jovial spirits made the bleak wind which whistled up Broadway from the Bay, as melodious as the music of lutes. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z Music, the melodious expression of our most intimate thoughts, the colored reflection of the heart,—a mere accomplishment! Guide to the Kindergarten and Intermediate Class and Moral Culture of Infancy. 2011-06-30T02:00:25.950Z A sound of chanting—full, deep-throated, and melodious—mingled with the subdued crunch of many feet upon the gravelled walk as the head of a procession appeared, wending round the corner of the massive building. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z One of the striking consequences he noticed was that the Swiss mountains were missing their usual melodious tinkling of cowbells. Global Warming and the Science of Extreme Weather 2011-06-29T12:15:00.240Z It is not difficult to imagine the steps by which the notes of a bird, primarily used as a mere call or for some other purpose, might have been improved into a melodious love-song. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z Some young girls seeing the fright I was in began to sing in so sweet and melodious a manner, that even our Cossack seemed affected. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z They are tone-deaf however, that is, they are quite unable to hear and appreciate combinations of sounds or even to catch melodious successions of single notes. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z There the new song, new forever, those melodious voices sing,— Ceaseless streams of fullest music through those blessed regions ring! Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family 2011-06-17T02:00:18.293Z Like a centaur, half man, half wild beast, he broke in upon the melodious souls and joys with the hollow, confused war of his whole being. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z Sanderson had made no mistake: the exquisite and melodious first act had left them absolutely petrified with horror. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z A melodious passage in poetry is full of pleasures both sensual and spiritual. Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame 2011-06-10T02:00:19.290Z The most enchanting songs, and sounds the most melodious "took prisoner the captive sense." Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Here blooms infinite, varied life and ever-changing beauty to thrill and bless the wonder-loving soul and make melodious harmony with every pulsing vibration of their imperishable life. The Universe a Vast Electric Organism 2011-06-09T02:00:22.450Z By degrees furrows of shade stole down the mountain along with the dark lava-streams, and in the poplars nightingales began already their melodious twilight. Titan: A Romance Vol. II (of 2) 2011-06-14T02:00:26.670Z The baciu noted down the amounts and announced the final results in a melodious baritone that commanded respect. Measuring milk 2011-06-04T11:07:43Z But no voice, save those of a few melodious brothers, cheered the lonely lyrist, who had sung on every mountain, and whose verse had flowed with every river. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Her voice was naturally thrilling and melodious, and her utterance clear and distinct. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z Cease, cease, my love, this tender voice of woe, Though softer than the dying cygnet's plaint: She ever chants her most melodious strain When death and sorrow harmonise her note. The Inflexible Captive A Tragedy, in Five Acts 2011-05-31T02:00:32.980Z The volume should prove as attractive as its predecessor, for the new poems it contains are not less scholarly, melodious, and graceful than the old.'—Times. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z About the Hardy ranch the changes were rung on all those notes of camp, from early morn till dewy eve, by the melodious imitations of Jim. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z The poet of all youthful poets had a narrow escape from “dark forgetfulness” when from the uncouth Latin hexameters, his “Fairy Queen” took refuge in the melodious stanza of modern Italy. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z As he spoke, there came a sudden, deep, melodious sound. Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z We drove back to town in the clearest starlight, Gladstone continuing, with unabated animation, to pour forth his harmonious thoughts in melodious tones.’ The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z The mournfully beautiful music that Schubert wedded to Claudius's little poem Der Tod und das M�dchen might serve as melodious expression to many a one of these Grecian lays of dead damsels. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z Mr. LaShelle's book told a story with a genuine dramatic climax, and Mr. Edwards's music was charming,—simple but melodious. Famous Prima Donnas 2011-05-26T02:00:18.267Z When we float along the stream of his melodious song, conscious only of its beauty, we do not often pause at elevations which raise the feeling of the sublime. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Do the sweet light of day and a melodious voice produce upon you the same effect as darkness and silence? Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z Womanly gentleness and tenderness, and long-suffering to-baby-ward reads sweetly in books, rounds graceful periods from melodious lips, and is the loveliest of all modes of levying black mail. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z The paucity of measured tunes in the opera—which is melodious from beginning to end—caused many persons to say that it was wanting in melody. The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 2011-05-20T02:00:28.363Z Strains less animated, but more melodious attract us to a fine dancing hall, where the older lads and lasses are tripping about in a lively manner. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z A strain so solemn and melodious was not the least exquisite pleasantry from a burlesque satirist! Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Usually her voice was soft and melodious, a voice with a hidden, musical charm. On Guard Mark Mallory's Celebration 2011-05-15T02:00:09.877Z Certainly no other bard has ever excelled Tennyson in the art of expressing himself in melodious verse. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z Victor preferred, therefore, to take him over to the friend of all sweet tones, that her departure might not deprive her of this melodious hour. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography 2011-05-14T02:00:08.440Z All is pure, womanly, in a setting of most graceful and melodious verse.” Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z The shell they struck gave a more melodious sound than the rough and scrannel pipe cut from the northern forests. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Around the weeping-birch swelled an unaccountable melodious murmur, which he had this very day heard on the island. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Equally enduring is the melodious wail—“Break, break, break,” one of the sweetest dirges in all literature. Tennyson's Life and Poetry And Mistakes Concerning Tennyson 2011-05-14T02:00:10.627Z The next instant, however, his visiter spoke, and the deep but melodious voice instantly brought to the prisoner's recollection his wild companion, Corse de Leon. Corse de Leon, Volume I (of 2) or, The Brigand; a Romance 2011-05-07T02:00:29.347Z The sash was up, and the wind, as it sighed through the leaves, gave a melodious accompaniment to her voice. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, the first Earl of Dorset, in that national poem had struck with the nerve of Chaucer while he anticipated the grave melodious stanza and the picturing invention of Spenser. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Her voice was melodious, and she sang with much skill and expression; she also played on various musical instruments. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z From her long melodious lamentation we give one continuous excerpt here. William Blake A Critical Essay 2011-05-04T02:00:18.110Z However that may be, never in her life had she heard or imagined anything so melodious and so sweet. The Blue Rose Fairy Book 2011-05-03T02:00:18.777Z And I must make my voice gentle and sing a melodious song, for I wish not to frighten her with my awful noise.” A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z While they were reposing in the shade, a voice reached their ears, which, although unaccompanied by any instrument, sounded sweet and melodious. The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha 2011-05-01T02:00:10.977Z The deep, rich, melodious voice flowed out like an enchanted singing river, along which we glided seeing visions and dreaming dreams. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z Swallows, instead of clouds, shoot skimming through the melodious air ... The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Advancing some way farther, she again stopped and listened, when human voices united in melodious song reached her ear. Jovinian A Story of the Early Days of Papal Rome 2011-04-21T02:00:52.107Z “Fair Enchantress,—I wish I was back in London, baskin’ in your sweet smiles and listenin’ to your melodious voice once more. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Deep, melting, melodious tones—the cultured expression of the greatest musical instrument God Himself could devise—the human voice! The Bail Jumper 2011-04-16T02:00:19.103Z This essay will treat exclusively of Mr. Gosse's poetical work, although the present writer may freely confess his conviction that Mr. Gosse's true vehicle, in which he works more spontaneously, is melodious and amusing prose. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z Such a long horizontal heaven-journey, such a melodious Arpeggio through the chords of delight was an old innate wish of my youth. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z "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 He buckled on his old pipes, and played melodious music, and from that day till the day of his death there was never a Piper in the County Galway was as good as he was. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z Rudimann took a long pious draught, as a taste so that the new wine ran down his throat, with a low melodious gurgle. Ekkehard. Vol. I (of II) A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:55.273Z His graceful, melodious verse, flawless in construction, delicate in form, does not anywhere show signs of passionate conviction or imperious stress; it has none of the "perilous stuff that weighs upon the heart." Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z But truly the melodious progression to sublime beings has hitherto been merely taken for granted. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z Raising her hand to her mouth, she uttered a clear, melodious whistle, towards the low-thatched cottage on the Klusalp, which soon brought over the herdsman her sweetheart, with his Alpine horn. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z No sedate, crafty, timid old man of the world can make himself as a little child merely that he may enjoy certain ancient poetry in a melodious stanza. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Roberts joked incessantly, and Dr. Sanborn held him a good second, while Mason said the most enigmatical things in his smooth, melodious bass. Rose of Dutcher's Coolly 2011-04-10T02:00:07.273Z Only extreme good spirits provoked me to melodious utterance. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z The chord of Virtue, Truth, and Beauty, taken from the music of the spheres, calls us from this dark oppressive earth, and announces to us the nearness of a more melodious existence. The Campaner Thal and Other Writings 2011-04-26T02:00:29.827Z The melodious tinkling of the cow-bells, was the only sound that broke the silence of that early morning hour. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z They are on a higher philosophical plane than the melodious ravings of the love-sick poetess, and the more we read them, the more may we be persuaded that they are an after-thought. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z In her heart, however, were discordant notes to which she was listening, having no ear for other sounds, were they ever so melodious. Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale 2011-04-05T02:00:12.720Z There was enough in the subtle charm of his manner, and the melodious flow of his conversation, to make up for all outward deficiencies. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z He announces his arrival by a long, loud call, repeated from the dry branch of some tree, or a stake in the fence—a thoroughly melodious April sound. Wake-Robin 2011-04-01T02:00:36.187Z Dreamily the melodious rustling of the waters crept into the heart of the hungry child. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z In such circumstances the tune was apt to be an improvisation and was never melodious. Her Infinite Variety 2011-04-01T02:00:30.590Z There is also a melodious serenata in the rarely used key of E flat minor. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z It made us laugh, it made us sing, and I never heard on any other spot of earth such melodious fluting as the winds of Texas made all around us. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z Where the nightingale doth sing Not a senseless, tranced thing; But melodious truth divine, Philosophic numbers fine; Tales and golden histories Of Heaven and its Mysteries. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z It was a simple and melodious air; like a voice from the days of youth. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z Suddenly it was as if all the constellations rang, and a melodious spirit-choir thronged in through the gate. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z The music is very light and fairly melodious, but quite unambitious, and has been described by a French musical critic, very justly, as mediocre. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z She was a melodious singer, and delighted to hold her little boy on her knee while she sang to him those heart-stirring old ballads which stir the blood like the blast of a trumpet. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Not all the wedding-bells that ever rang—not all the lutes that ever played—not all the harps and hautboys—the clarions and trumpets—in the world, could have produced such melodious music for me. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z Why, the wood in my parish is as learned as that, for it also repeats, what you call out to it, and that is at least a melodious echo. Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century 2011-04-14T02:00:45.217Z Even the echoes from this beautiful green mountain seemed clearer, yet softer and more melodious, than any we had heard before. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z It is quite a beautiful song, very melodious and dramatic, and in a style of its own. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z She had a melodious low voice, a delicate Scotch accent, a perfectly self-possessed manner, and a sweet and gentle dignity. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z A female singer, in particular, charmed him by her melodious voice, and the graces that accompanied her. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z The lovely melodious composition was as fragrant and clean as the dear flower which they glorified. Caucasian Legends 2011-03-17T02:00:14.137Z Raimund stands beside the piano--to sing while sitting might injure his voice--and strives to render the cry of the Valkyrs in Wagner's worthy accents; a sympathetic poodle seconds him in this melodious occupation. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z It is not at all difficult to perform, and very melodious; I cannot understand why Ladies' Choral Societies do not take it up. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z He was a gratification to both eyes and ears a brilliant actor with a melodious voice, and in appearance the ideal actor. The Mormons and the Theatre or The History of Theatricals in Utah 2011-03-14T03:01:07.627Z The chapel lay to the south of this, and there came to us rude sounds of Gregorian chanting, which is the fashion in their Church, and very melodious when executed by the best singers. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z "Yes," I answered, "I have often thought her voice low and melodious as the daughters of Italy." Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife 2011-03-10T03:00:49.120Z “Sweetheart? not she whose voice was music-sweet, Whose face loaned language to melodious prayer; Sweetheart I called her.—When did she repeat Sweet to one hope or heart to one despair?” Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas 2011-03-10T03:00:48.177Z The work is amateurish and old-fashioned, often in the abusive sense of the word, but it is certainly melodious and generally unpretentious. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z His music is charming and delightful on account of its melodious freshness and na�vet�. Memories of a Musical Life 2011-03-10T03:00:45.530Z Why does the tone of his soft, melodious voice so affect her to-day? 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z Light above, light around and everywhere about; while the sweet-scented breezes come joy-laden with the happy wild birds' melodious songs; wearied with wonderment, under the flower-crowned lilacs they gather themselves to rest. Our Cats and All About Them Their Varieties, Habits, and Management; and for Show, the Standard of Excellence and Beauty; Described and Pictured 2011-03-03T03:00:48.597Z "Nearer, My God, to Thee," he sang in a subdued, melodious baritone. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z The overture is a delightfully fresh and original composition, very melodious, with quaint rhythms, and finishing with a very plaintive movement for strings and oboes. Shakespeare and Music 2011-04-01T02:00:29.867Z There was nothing unusually melodious in the song itself, but as the low, rich notes of Miranda's voice struck on the ear of the listeners, those who had not heard before seemed spell-bound. A Modern Buccaneer 2011-03-02T03:00:23.990Z The women's voices have the same fine quality when they speak low, but this they seldom do, and their usual vivacious chatter is anything but melodious. Jamaican Song and Story Annancy stories, digging sings, ring tunes, and dancing tunes 2011-02-28T03:00:31.280Z |
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