| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 438 psl.
...By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terrour on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice ; Nay, quickly speak to... | |
| British poets - 1824 - 676 psl.
...dissipate their days in quest of joy. Ibid. RUINS. Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror to my aching sight ! The tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. Congreve's Mourning Bride. S. SCOLD. Then must'ring all her wiles,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1824 - 262 psl.
...Scotland." Thus saying, Andrew led the way into the place of worship. CHAPTER XX. i.,au»ro» on my ucliing sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to the trembling heart. -It strikes an aw». Mourning Bride. NOTWITHSTANDING the impatience... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 750 psl.
...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,...chilness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and Jet me hear thy voice ; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me hear Thy voice — my own affrights me... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 674 psl.
...By its own weight made stedfast and immoveablc. Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terrour on my aching sight ; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness to my trembhng heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice ; Nay, quickly speak to me, and let me... | |
| Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 524 psl.
...marble heads To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight, &c. Cangrevv's Mourning Bride, act I, tctmt 3, Eluntnesi of Manner and Speech. This, no doubt, is a... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 432 psl.
...rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an...And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart. — ED. " In Congreve 's description there seems to be an intermixture... | |
| James Boswell - 1826 - 430 psl.
...their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its. own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an...And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembliu"- heart. — ED. mentioned Shakspeare's description of the night before the... | |
| 1822 - 608 psl.
...heads To bear aloft its arch'd and pondrous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and i minor cab It1, Looking tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror...And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a dullness to my trembling heart. Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice : Nay, quickly speak to... | |
| Owen Williams - 1828 - 926 psl.
...is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear aloft its arch and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made stedfast...And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chillness to my trembling heart. Oive me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice; Nay, quickly speak to... | |
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