 No, all is hushed, 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 arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity....  The Virginia School Journal - Page 2111900Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 pages
...How reverend is the face of this tall pile -, Whofe ancient pillars rear their marble headsj •.. To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made ftedfaft and immdveable,, Looking tranquillity ! It ftrikes an awe And terror on my aching fight ;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 478 pages
...dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile j Whofe ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To 'bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made ftedfaft and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It llrikes an awe And terror on my aching fight ; the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 pages
...dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Wliofe ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made fledfaft and immoveable, Locking tranquillity ! It ftrikes an awe And terror on ray aching fight; the... | |
 | Books - 1798 - 614 pages
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 | 1798 - 614 pages
...as death How reverend is the face of this tall pile, By its own weight made stcdfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice j my own affrights me with its echoes." On an island in... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 714 pages
...dreadful 1 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 rr.ade stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight... | |
 | Arthur Murphy - Actors - 1801 - 434 pages
...pile, Whose ancient 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 ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to 1117 trembling he Of this passage,... | |
 | Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1810 - 566 pages
...Bride : " How reverend is the face of this tall pile. Whose amient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable. Looking tranquillity!"— Mourning Bride. Cheerfulness. When joy is settled... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 536 pages
...dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tail pile, Whofe ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its 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 - Biography - 1801 - 424 pages
...dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whofe ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its 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 ;... | |
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