 How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight...  William Congreve - Page 390by William Congreve - 1912 - 466 pagesFull view - About this book
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...hush'd and still as death How reverend is the face of this tall pile, By its own weight made stcdfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice j my own affrights me with its echoes." On an island in... | |
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...No, all is hushed, and still as death — 'tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To...arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and ¡mmoveable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the... | |
 | British drama - 1804 - 946 pages
...No, all is hushed, and still as death — 'tis dreadful ! How reverend is the race of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To...arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable. Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the... | |
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...No, all is hushed, 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 arched and ponderous roof, Ну its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror... | |
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...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,...! 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... | |
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...No, all is hushed, and still as death — 'tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To...arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the... | |
 | English drama - 1811 - 718 pages
...No, all is hushed, and still as death— 'tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, ill you quite both undo us, brother ? G r n. Out on...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 - 380 pages
...thisxfall 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 ! it strikes an awe And terror on jny aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my trembling... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1812 - 280 pages
...heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight. * Ermensul was an idol of the ancient Saxons, supposed to " I often went to visit this sanctuary, absorbed... | |
 | Biography - 1813 - 536 pages
...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 ! it strikes an awe t And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness... | |
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