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 - Стр. 276авторы: British drama - 1804Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| 1806 - Страниц: 408
...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 - Страниц: 382
...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 - Страниц: 412
...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 - Страниц: 672
...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 - Страниц: 582
...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 - Страниц: 494
...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 - Страниц: 422
...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 - Страниц: 464
...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 - Страниц: 718
...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 - Страниц: 378
...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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