 | Pierce Egan - 1819 - 398 sidor
...pen-nailes and spires, evidently intended for figures ; at present, however, they have no tenants." 'Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall...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... | |
 | 1819 - 896 sidor
...to illustrate my meaning, and to gratify my readers, by a passage from " The Mourning Bride."— • How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By it* own weight made steadfast anil immoveable, Looking tranquillity !... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 sidor
...Whistling through hollows of this vaulted isle : We'll listea — LEONORA. Hark! ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death.— Tis dreadful ! How reverend...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 426 sidor
...Whistling thro' hollows of this vaulted isle : Well listen— LEONORA. Hark I ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death. — "Tis dreadful ! How reverend...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveabler Looking tranquillity ! It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 sidor
...thro' hollows of this vaulted isle ; We'll listen— LEONORA. • Hark! ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death.— Tis dreadful ! How reverend...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveabli Looking tranquillity 1 It... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - 1820 - 466 sidor
...The following passage is deemed by Dr. Johnson to be superior to any in Shakspeare ! All is hush'd, and still as death — "Tis dreadful! How reverend...ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear aloft it's arch'd and ponderous roof, By it's own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1821 - 428 sidor
...vaulted isle : We'll listen— LEONORA. Hark! ALMERIA. 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 ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity! It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 452 sidor
...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 reverend...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 446 sidor
...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 reverend...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 sidor
...summer, swift our autumn's fled, When youth and love and spring and golden joys are gone. jj temple. How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...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 !... | |
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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. 
