 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
 | Pierce Egan - 1819 - 398 pages
...for figures ; at present, however, they have no tenants." '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 pondrous roof ! By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable. Looking tranquilly, it strikes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 426 pages
...Hark I 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 immoveabler Looking tranquillity ! It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 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 ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 pages
...• 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 ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveabli Looking tranquillity 1 It... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - 1820 - 466 pages
...to any in Shakspeare ! 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 it's arch'd and ponderous roof, By it's own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 446 pages
...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 ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 452 pages
...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 ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...fled, When youth and love and spring and golden joys are gone. jj temple. 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 !... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 438 pages
...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...immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terrour on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a dullness... | |
 | 1824 - 348 pages
...Tumble down headlong. Awe and Fear. NOW, all is hush'd and still as deathHow, 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, 15y its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity !... | |
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