 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
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 416 pages
...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...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveabli Looking tranquillity 1 It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 426 pages
...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...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveabler Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight ; the tombs And... | |
 | English literature - 1821 - 648 pages
...heads, To bear aloft it's arched and ponderous rouf, By it's own weight made steadfast and imu.oveubk', Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror...my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of deal h look cold, And <hoot a dullness to my trembling heart. Give rue thy hand, and let me hear thy... | |
 | Cornelius Tacitus, Arthur Murphy - Rome - 1822 - 436 pages
...marble lieads, •'• To bear aloft its urcliM and ponderous roof, By its uwn weight made steadfast 8nd immoveable, * Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight. SECTION X. (a) The. Scythians, according lo Herodotus, book iv. had their divining twii>s. The manner... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...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 ! It strikes... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 438 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...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 ! it strikes... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 524 pages
...of a noble cathedral is delineated in a masterly manner. How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight, &c. Cangrevv's Mourning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 pages
...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...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveablc. Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terrour on my aching sight ; the tombs And... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 492 pages
...of a noble cathedral is delineated in a masterly manner. How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching Bight, &c. Conyreve's Mourning... | |
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