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...massy and gray, Dim with a dull imprison'd ray, A sunbeam which hath lost its way, 399 And through that spoke the vacant mind, — These all in sweet...But now the sounds of population fail ; No cheerful it« teeth remain, With marks that will not wear away Till I have done with this new day, Which now...

...massy and gray, Dim with a dull imprisoned ray, — A sunbeam which hath lost its way, And through the crevice and the cleft Of the thick wall is fallen...o'er the floor so damp, Like a marsh's meteor lamp." " Lake Leman lies hy Chillon's walls; A thousand feet in depth helow Its massy waters meet and flow;...

...columns, massy and grey, Dim with a dull, imprisoned ray, A sunbeam which hath lost its way, And through the crevice and the cleft Of the thick wall is fallen...left, Creeping o'er the floor so damp, Like a marsh's meteor-lamp ; And in each pillar there is a ring, And in each ring there is a chain ; — That iron...

...columns massy and gray. Dim, with a, dull, imprison'd ray, A sunbeam which hath lost its way, And through the crevice and the cleft Of the thick wall is fallen...left. Creeping o'er the floor so damp, Like a marsh's meteor-lamp." The castle is well preserved, and is extremely interesting. Our travellers saw the chapel...

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