| William Howitt - 1838 - 448 sidor
...their hallelujahs quenched like fire. Amid the court a Gothic fountain played, Symmetrical, but decked with carvings quaint — Strange faces, like to men...here, perhaps, a monster, there a saint : The spring gushed through grim mouths, of granite made, And sparkled into basins, where it spent Its little torrent... | |
| William Howitt - 1838 - 428 sidor
...their hallelujahs quenched like fire. Amid the court a Gothic fountain played, Symmetrical, but decked with carvings quaint — Strange faces, like to men...here, perhaps, a monster, there a saint : The spring gushed through grim mouths, of granite made, And sparkled into basins, where it spent Its little torrent... | |
| William Howitt - 1840 - 652 sidor
...their hallelujahs quenched like fire. Amid the court a Gothic fountain played, Symmetrical, but decked with carvings quaint — Strange faces, like to men in masquerade. And here, perhaps, a minister, there a saint : The spring gushed through grim mouths, of granite made, And sparkled into... | |
| William Howitt - 1841 - 520 sidor
...saint; The spring gushed through grim mouths, of granite made, And sparkled into basins, where it spent Its little torrent in a thousand bubbles, Like man's vain glory, and hia vainer troubles. It was seeing how exactly all this was a copy of the original — how there stood... | |
| British Archaeological Association - 1853 - 560 sidor
...court they made in front, which does not now exist. Thus : "Amidst the court a Gothic fountain play'd Symmetrical, but deck'd with carvings quaint, —...: The spring gush'd through grim mouths of granite made, And sparkled into basins, where it spent Its little torrent in a thousand bubbles, Like man's... | |
| Half hours - 1847 - 616 sidor
...The fact : — I Ve heard it, — once perhaps too much. Amidst the court a Gothic fountain play'd, Symmetrical, but deck'd with carvings quaint — Strange...: The spring gush'd through grim mouths of granite made, And sparkled into basins, where it spent Its little torrent in a thousand bubbles, Like man's... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 394 sidor
...edifice, and which has been well described by Lord Byron. " Amidst the court a Gothic fountain play'd, Symmetrical, but deck'd with carvings quaint, Strange...here perhaps a monster, there a saint: The spring rush'd through grim mouths of granite made, And sparkled into basins, where it spent Its little torrent... | |
| Washington Irving - 1849 - 396 sidor
...edifice, and which has been well described by Lord Byron. " Amidst the court a Gothic fountain play'd, Symmetrical, but deck'd with carvings quaint, Strange...here perhaps a monster, there a saint: The spring rush'd through grim mouths of granite made, And sparkled into basins, where it spent Its little torrent... | |
| 432 sidor
...and thus descrihed hy Byron :— " Amiilst the court a Gothic fountain play'd, Symmetrical hut decked with carvings quaint— Strange faces, like to men in masquerade, And here perhaps n monster, there a saint : The spring gushed thro' grim mouths of granite made, And sparkled into hasins,... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 398 sidor
...edifice, and which has been well described by Lord Byron. " Amidst the court a Gothic fountain play'd, Symmetrical, but deck'd with carvings quaint, Strange...here perhaps a monster, there a saint : The spring rush'd through grim mouths of granite made, And sparkled into basins, where it spent Its little torrent... | |
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