 | British drama - 1804 - 946 דפים
...Leon. Hark ! Mm. 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 bear aloft its arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable. Looking tranquillity. It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 דפים
...some transient wind Whistling thro' hollows of this vaulted isle— We'll listen — LEONORA. Hark! ALMERIA. No — all is hush'd, and still as death — 'Tis dreadful ! How rev 'rend is the face of this tail pile. Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear aloft... | |
 | 1806 - 408 דפים
...he made a 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 strikes an... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 382 דפים
...behold the tomb 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...their marble heads, " To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, " By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, " Looking tranquillity ! — It strikes... | |
 | William Congreve - 1808 - 412 דפים
...vaulted aisle. We'll listen No, all is hush'd, and still as death — 'tis dreadfijl ! How rev'rend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To boar aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 372 דפים
...fear, or else some transient wind Whistling through hollows of this vaulted aisle. We'll listen Whoso 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 strikes... | |
 | 1809 - 672 דפים
...my fancy, and occasioned much investigation, I shall avail myself of the poet's words, and exclaim : How reverend is the face of this tall pile» Whose...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 494 דפים
...else some transient wind Whistling thro' hollows of this vaulted aisle; We'll listen— LEONORA. Hark! ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death. "Tis...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 - 464 דפים
...LEONORA. Hark ! ALMKRIA. No, all is hush'd and nil! as death. ' I , . dreadful ! How reverend is the fuce 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 - 1811 - 378 דפים
...some transient wind Whistling thro' hollows of this vaulted aisle : Well listen — LEONORA. Hark ! ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death.—...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... | |
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Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. 
