...appetite may sicken, and eo die. That strain again ;— it had a dying fall : 0. it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odour. — Enough ; no more ; 'Tis not so sweet now, as it was before. 0 spirit of love, how quick and fresh...

...exquisitely sweet strain of music, to the delicious scent of this flower. O ! it came o'er my ear, like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour. There are several kinds of violets , but the fragrant (both blue and white) is the earliest, thence...

...would have to be multiplied by millions to bring them up to the tension of ordinary air." Thus — " the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour," owes its sweetness to an agent which, though almost infinitely attenuated, nay be more potent as an...

...his melancholy with music, says: That strain again ! it had a dying fall ! Oh, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour. While the contemptuous reproach and impatience of Lady Macbeth uses the exclamation in a harsh and...

...appetite may sicken, and so die. That strain again ; — it had a dying fall : <), it came o'er my ear good cheap, at the dearest chandler's in Europe. I Enough ; no Tis not so sweet now, as it was before. O spirit of love, how quick and fresh art thou...

...listening to plaintive music, desires " That strain again ; it had a dying fall : O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odour." We are told, in the notes to Mr. Steevens' Edition of Shakspeare, that the Violet is an emblem of faithfulness...

...appetite may sicken, and so die. • That strain again; — it had a dying fall: O, it came o'er my ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odour. — Enough; no more; 'Tis not so sweet now, as it was before. O spirit of love, how quick and fresh...

...appetite may sicken, and so die. 'hat strain again ; — it had a dying fall : 0> H came o'er ray ear like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odour. — Enough ; no more; Tis not so sweet now, as itwas before. (' spirit of lovr, how quick andfresh...

...appetite may sicken, and so die. — That strain again ; it had a dying fall : Oh ! it came o'er my ear like the sweet South, That breathes upon a bank of Violets, Stealing, and giving odour! There are several kinds of Violets; but the fragrant both blue and white is the earliest, thence called...

...after-years, and derive their sweetest perfume from the first heartfelt sigh of pleasure breathed upon them, " like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour !" If I have pleasure in a flower-garden, I have in a kitchen-garden too, and for the same reason....