 Whistling through hollows of this vaulted aisle. We'll listen— Leon. Hark! Aim 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...  Lives of the English Poets: Smith-Savage - Page 230by Samuel Johnson - 1905Full view - About this book
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 494 pages
...No, all is hush'd, and still as death.— T is dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile; Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an aw< And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 492 pages
...No, all is bush'd, and siill as death.— Т is dreadful! Hovr reverend is the face of this taH pile; Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on rny aching sight; the tombs And monumental... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1812 - 280 pages
...Now allis hushed, and still as death : — His dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To...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... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - Actors - 1812 - 500 pages
...No, all is hush'd, and still as death.— 'T is dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile; Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 538 pages
...No, all is hush'd, and still as deafh.— 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 \yeight made steadfast and immovcable, Looking tranquillity ! it strikes... | |
 | Biography - 1813 - 536 pages
...all is bush-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 ! it strikes... | |
 | Thomas Dibdin - English drama - 1815 - 450 pages
...this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch and pondVous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable,...Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my acliing sight: the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Description of an ancient Cathedral. CONGREVE. Tis dreadful : How rev'rend is the face of this tall pile Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To...arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immoveable! Looking tranquillity ; it strikes an awe And terror to my aching sight !... | |
 | 1819 - 896 pages
...readers, by a passage from " The Mourning Bride."— • 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 it* own weight made steadfast anil immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terror... | |
 | Pierce Egan - Bath (England) - 1819 - 398 pages
...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 an awe... | |
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