There was a sound of revelry by night, And Belgium's capital had gathered then Her Beauty and her Chivalry, and bright The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men ; A thousand hearts beat happily ; and when Music arose with its voluptuous swell, Soft... The Every-day Book: Or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports ... - Page 877 by William Hone - 1827 Full view -
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