 Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart.  The British drama - Page 276by British drama - 1804Full view - About this book
 | 1806 - 380 pages
...lord. DESCRIPTION of an ancient CA/IHEDRAL. (CONCRETE.) • -'Tis dreadful ! How rev'rend is .the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof! By its own weight made stedfast, and immoveable. Looking tranquillity, it... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808
...aisle. We'll listen No, all is hush'd, and still as death — 'tis dreadful ! How rev'rend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! —... | |
 | William Congreve - 1808 - 90 pages
...of Anselmo), an image the most poetical of any in the English language: " How rev'rend is the face of this tall pile, " Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, " To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, " By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, " Looking tranquillity... | |
 | 1809
...much investigation, I shall avail myself of the poet's words, and exclaim : How reverend is the face of this tall pile» Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear aloft its arch'dand pond'rous roof. By its own weight made stedfast and immovable* Looking tranquillity! Co NO... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810
...LEONORA. Mark! ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death. — Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its uwn weight made stedfast and imniovcable, Looking tram|iiillity !... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...LEONORA. Hark! ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death. "Tis dreadful ' How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its areh'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity !... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...LEONORA. Harkl ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death, — 'Tis dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810
...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 an awe And terror on my aching sight ; th e tombt , iJ And monumental caves of death look cold, /O 'And shoot a chilness to my trembling... | |
 | 1811
...Leon. Hark! Aim. No, all is hushed, and still as death— 'tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face . By our bloods ! Will you quite both undo us, brother...are his megrims, firks, and mclanchoues. Hem. Well stcdfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811
...LEONORA. Hark ! ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death.— 'Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity !... | |
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