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 - 408 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 - 382 pages
...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 - 412 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 - 672 pages
...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 - 582 pages
...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 - 494 pages
...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 - 422 pages
...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 - 464 pages
...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 - 718 pages
...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 - 378 pages
...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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