... birds which seldom make their appearance till the dusk of the evening. The place was formerly a churchyard, and has still several marks in it of graves and buryingplaces. There is such an echo among the old ruins and vaults, that if you stamp but... Sir Roger de Coverley Papers in the Spectator - Page 74by Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele, Eustace Budgell - 1906 - 269 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1718 - 348 pages
...Vaults, that if you ftamp but a little louder than ordinary you hear the Sound repeated. At the fame time the Walk of Elms, with the croaking of the Ravens...time are heard from the Tops of them, looks exceeding iblemn and venerable, Thefe Objects naturally raife Serioulhels and Attention: and when Night heighten... | |
| 1729 - 354 pages
...Vaults that if you ftamp but a little louder than ordinary you hear the Sound repeated. At the fame time the Walk of Elms, with the croaking of the Ravens which from time ro time are heard from the Tops of them, looks exceeding folemn and venerable. Thefe Objects naturally... | |
| 1729 - 342 pages
...Graves and Burying Places. There is fuch an Eccho among the1 old Ruins and Vaults that if you ftamp but a little louder than ordinary you hear the Sound repeated. At the fame time the Walk of Elms, with the croaking of the Ravens whichfrom time to time are heard from the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pages
...was formerly a church-yard, and has still several marks in it of graves and burying-places. There is such an echo among the old ruins and vaults* that...them, looks exceeding solemn and venerable. These ob* jects naturally raise seriousness and attention ; and when night heightens the aw fulness of the... | |
| 1804 - 676 pages
...was formerly a chureh-yard, and has still several marks in it of graves and burying-places. There is such an echo among the old ruins and vaults, that,...repeated. At the same time the walk of elms, with the eroaking of the ravens which from time to time are heard from the tops of them, looks exceeding solemn... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...Sbaisptare. The men shall howl at the noise of the stampwfpf the hoofs of his strong horses, jfmmiat. There U such an echo among the old ruins and vaults, that, if you itamp but a little louder than ordinary, you hear the sound repeated. AtUistM. He cannot bear th' astonishing... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 346 pages
...was formerly a churchyard, and has still several marks in it of graves and burying-places. There is such an echo among the old ruins and vaults, that...naturally raise seriousness and attention; and when uight heightens the awfuluess of the place, and pours out her supernumerary horrors upon every thing... | |
| Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pages
...erhoauioag the old ruins and vaults, that 'f >оз stamp but a little louder than ordinary, you bi-.ir the sound repeated. At the same time the walk of elms, with the croaking of the ravens uhich from time to time are heard from the tops of them, looks exceeding solemn and venerable. 7V<e... | |
| Spectator The - 1816 - 372 pages
...was formerly a church-yard, and has still several marks in it of graves and buryingplaces. There is such an echo among the old' ruins and vaults , that...them , looks exceeding solemn and venerable. These objesis naturally raise setibnsness and attention ; and when night heightens the awfulness of the place,... | |
| 1822 - 788 pages
...was formerly a church-yard, and has still several marks in it of graves and burying-places. There is th at least one part of the legislators. If there be but one seriousnessand attention; and when night heightens the awfulness ol the place, and pours out hersupernumerary... | |
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