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Updated: May 25, 2025
Vast and deep-sounding as is the orchestra of words, there are scores which we never fling upon such instruments realities that lie outside the possibility and the desirability of utterance as there are rays of the sun that fall outside the visible spectrum of solar light.
It sounded like the baying of hounds, and now like the hallooing of men, and then like the distant peal of a horn. By and bye Copple said he heard the hounds. I could not be sure. Soon we indeed heard the deep-sounding, wild bay of Old Dan, the course, sharp, ringing bay of Old Tom, and then, less clear, the chorus from the other hounds.
The artillery on both sides played across the ravine, the French skirmishers swarmed down to the river bank, and between them and the British infantry a rapid fire was exchanged, while a heavy column marched down to the bridge. With a deep-sounding cheer they advanced upon it, while with answering cheers the British opened fire upon them.
Soon after, even these grew dim, and faded in distance from her sight; but she still sat gazing on the vast scene of cloudless sky, and mighty waters, and listening in pleasing awe to the deep-sounding waves, while, as her eyes glanced over the Adriatic, towards the opposite shores, which were, however, far beyond the reach of sight, she thought of Greece, and, a thousand classical remembrances stealing to her mind, she experienced that pensive luxury which is felt on viewing the scenes of ancient story, and on comparing their present state of silence and solitude with that of their former grandeur and animation.
We heard them by reason they delight much to have deep-sounding bells, which, in a still night, are heard very far off.
'F-o-o-r-r-ard! screamed Frostyface, coming up alongside of him, holding his horse a magnificent thoroughbred bay well by the head, and settling himself into his saddle as he went. 'F-o-r-rard! screeched his lordship, thrusting his spectacles on to his nose. 'Twang twang twang, went the huntsman's deep-sounding horn. 'T'weet t'weet t'weet, went his lordship's shriller one.
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