 | Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - London (England) - 1878
...earth with their renown." — Washington Irvtng. " How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity ! " — Congteve.... | |
 | Augustus John Cuthbert Hare - London (England) - 1878
...earth with their renown." — Washington Irving. " How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity ! " — Congreve.... | |
 | Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1892
...all is Imsh'd antl still as death ; 'tis dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1880 - 503 pages
...read ; he recollected none in Sh. equal to it, — " How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof; liy its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror... | |
 | Elocution - 1882 - 300 pages
...All is hushed and still as death. 'T is dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight. The tombs And... | |
 | Francis Thayer Russell - Elocution - 1882 - 302 pages
...All is hushed and still as death. 'Tin dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight. The tombs And... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1887
...all is hush'd and still as death,— Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient 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 strikes an... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889
...the top of one of the pillars in the temple, it would not have aided the idea, but weakened it." 1 To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and unmoveable, Looking tranquillity ! — It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight."... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889
...the top of one of the pillars in the temple, it would not have aided the idea, but weakened it." 1 To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and unmoveable, Looking tranquillity ! — It strikes an awe Anrl terror on my aching sight."... | |
 | John Wesley Hales - Authors, English - 1889 - 427 pages
...aloft its arch'd By its own weight ma Looking tranqnillity." ow reveren s te ace o ts ta e, T Whose ancient Pillars rear their marble heads ' ' To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rons roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable. " 158. Milton and Shakspere do not... | |
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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 chilness to my trembling heart. 
