 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 420 страници
...Whistling through hollows of this vaulted aisle. We'll listen Leon. Hark ! Aim. No, all is hushed, and still as death — 'tis dreadful! How reverend...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity. It... | |
 | 1819 - 896 страници
...to illustrate my meaning, and to gratify my readers, by a passage from " The Mourning Bride."— • How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By it* own weight made steadfast anil immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terror... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1819 - 398 страници
...pen-nailes and spires, evidently intended for figures ; at present, however, they have no tenants." 'Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall...rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pondrous roof ! By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable. Looking tranquilly, it strikes an awe... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - 1820 - 466 страници
...truth and nature. The following passage is deemed by Dr. Johnson to be superior to any in Shakspeare ! All is hush'd, and still as death — "Tis dreadful!...ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear aloft it's arch'd and ponderous roof, By it's own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity.... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 страници
...summer, swift our autumn's fled, When youth and love and spring and golden joys are gone. jj temple. How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes... | |
 | 1824 - 348 страници
...the disorder make me Tumble down headlong. Awe and Fear. NOW, all is hush'd and still as deathHow, reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient...rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, 15y its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! it strikes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 394 страници
...some transient wind Whistling thro' hollows of this vaulted isle : We'll listen — Hark ! ALHERIA. ' No, all is hush'd and still as death. — 'Tis dreadful! How reverend is the i'ace of this tall pile ; Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its areh'd and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 520 страници
...vaulted isle : We'll listen — LEONORA. Hark! ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death. — "Pis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile...aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight madfe stedfast and immoveablc, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 страници
...transient wind Whistling thro' hollows of this vaulted isle : We'll listen — LEONORA. Hark! ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death. — 'Tis dreadful...this tall pile ; Whose ancient pillars rear their marhle heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable,... | |
 | Robert Plumer Ward - 1825 - 394 страници
...sparklers of his time, was able to describe this." And then he burst out with his usual warmth : " • How reverend is the face of this tall pile, ' Whose...their marble heads, • To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, 4 By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, ' Looking tranquillity!' " (a) "... | |
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Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. 
