In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, " Well hast thou done, frail Child of clay ! Thy humble powers that stately shrine Task'd... Staffa and Iona described and illustrated - Page 42by Staffa - 1850Full view - About this book
| 1815 - 1008 pages
...high, That mocks the organ's melody. Унт doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, v That Nature's voice might seem to say, " Well hast...Child of clay ! Thy humble powers that stately shrine Tatk'd high and hard — but witness mine !" Blame ye the llruce ? — hi» brother blamed, But shared... | |
| 1815 - 698 pages
...dome, Where, as to shame the temples deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seeni'd, would raise A Minster to her Maker's praise! Not for...shrine Task'd high and hard — but witness mine!"— P. 14-0. We would bow with veneration to the powerful and rugged genius of Scott — we would style... | |
| Walter Scott - 1815 - 460 pages
...dome, Where, as to shame the temples deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seem'd, would raise A Minster to her Maker's praise ! Not...stately shrine Task'd high and hard— but witness mine !" — XL Merrily, merrily, goes the bark, Before the gale she bounds ; So darts the dolphin from the... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1815 - 572 pages
...columns, or her arches bend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, A*d still between each awful pause, From the high vault...humble powers that stately shrine Task'd high and hard—but witness mine !"— ' Merrily, merrily goes the bark,' — That guard famed StafFa round.... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1815 - 466 pages
...surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, 3 In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the...stately shrine Task'd high and hard — but witness mine !" — XI. Merrily, merrily, goes the bark, Before the gale she bounds ; So darts the dolphin from... | |
| 1815 - 612 pages
...between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolong'd and high, .i That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance...to say, " Well hast thou done, frail Child of clay I Thy humble powers that stately shrine % Task'd high and hard — but witness mine !"— (P. 140,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1815 - 468 pages
...prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old 1 iiiui's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say,...stately shrine Task'd high and hard— but witness mine !"— XL Merrily, merrily, goes the bark, Before the gale she bounds ; So darts the dolphin from the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1815 - 498 pages
...the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, ..'•.-,. • . i That Nature's voice might seem to say, " Well hast...stately shrine Task'd high and hard — but witness mine !" — XI. Merrily, merrily, goes the bark, Before the gale she bounds ; So darts the dolphin from... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1818 - 500 pages
...entrain o front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That nature's voice might seem to say, ' Well hast ihou done, frail child of clay ! Thy humble powers that stately shrine Task'd high ami hard — but witness mine ' '— XI. Merrily, merrily, ten < the bark, Before the gale she bounds... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 314 pages
...ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, -VOL. ix. G In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the...stately shrine Task'd high and hard — but witness mine !" — XI. Merrily, merrily, goes the bark, Before the gale she bounds ; So darts the dolphin from... | |
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