 | John Stoughton - 1848 - 356 pàgines
...them his heart, his love, his griefs were given ; But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven : As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm : * Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." The 24th of August perhaps... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pàgines
...them his heart, his love, his griefs, were giv'u. But all his serious thoughts had rest in hcav'n. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence... | |
 | George Croly - 1849 - 416 pàgines
...them his heart, his love, his sjriefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Cternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence... | |
 | 1920 - 726 pàgines
...introducing Dr. Jordan, President Bryan used the lines of Goldsmith descriptive of the village preacher: As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm. Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Dr. Jordan's address was... | |
 | Maryland State Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association. Meeting - 1925 - 208 pàgines
...may assume, it will prove to be but a passing blemish on Maryland 's noble mount of law, which ' ' As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. ' ' THE PRESIDENT : The... | |
 | 1898 - 494 pàgines
...to endure, his spirit was above the things of earth, and partook of the light and joys of eternity. "As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form Clear...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." "Since I have worsted... | |
 | Charles R. Henery - 1995 - 176 pàgines
...them his heart, his loves, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. The tradition of Herbert... | |
 | Helen Jacobus Apte - 1998 - 252 pàgines
...way. The following lines are said to be one of the best examples of metaphor in the English language: "As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form Swells...vale and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." October 25, 1901 Vicar... | |
 | Diane Ravitch, Michael Ravitch - 2006 - 512 pàgines
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence... | |
 | Gina Luria Walker - 2005 - 352 pàgines
...by which the ancients are so generally characterized:* she, superior, rose above her contemporaries, "As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sun-shine settles on its head." Goldsmith's Deserted... | |
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To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven: As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread,... 
