 | Samuel Johnson - 1797 - 278 pàgines
...all is hufh'd, and ftill as death 'Tis dreadful 1 How reverend is the face of this tall pile; Whofe ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made fttdfaft and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It flrikes an... | |
 | 1798 - 604 pàgines
...hufli'd, and ftill as death. — Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile ; Whofe ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made ftedfaft and immovcable. Looking tranquillity ! it ftrikes an... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pàgines
...vaulted isle; We'll listen— LlOXORA. Hark! No, all is husVd, and still at death — Tis dreadful 1 How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight rr.ade stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight... | |
 | Arthur Murphy - 1801 - 434 pàgines
...describes that awful structure in the following lines : No, all is hush'd, and still as death! — 'tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile,...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its 'arch "d and pond'rous roof, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight... | |
 | 1810 - 566 pàgines
...description of the temple in his Mourning Bride : " How reverend is the face of this tall pile. Whose amient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable. Looking tranquillity!"— Mourning Bride. Cheerfulness. When joy is settled into a habit,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pàgines
...is hufli'd and ftill as death. — 'Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tail pile, Whofe ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft...arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made ftedfaft and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It ftrikes an awe And terror on my aching fight ; the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 424 pàgines
...is hufh'd and ftill as death. -^ 'Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whofe ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft...arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made fledfaft and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It ftrilces an awe And terror on my aching fight ;... | |
 | Arthur Murphy - 1801 - 544 pàgines
...is hndi'd, and ftill as death !—'tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whofe ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pnnd'rous roof, Looking tranquillity ! It ftrikes an awe And terror on my aching fight ; the tombs... | |
 | Charles Fothergill (of Salisbury.) - 1803 - 342 pàgines
...Congreve forcibly struck my recollection, where he says——— " . "Tis dreadful ! " How rev'rend is the face of this tall pile, " Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads " To bear aloft its arch'dand pond'rous roof! " By its own weight made stedfast and immoveablc. " Looking tranquillity,... | |
 | Charles Brockden Brown - 1804 - 740 pàgines
...a Gothic church, is finely described by Congreve : No, all is hush'd, and still as death ;.... 'tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile,...ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terror to my aching sight. TRIBUTE OF LOYALTY... | |
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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 dullness to my trembling heart. 
