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Noctes Atticae: Or, Reveries in a Garret; Containing Short, and Chiefly ... - Page 45
by Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 228 pages
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The Modern British Drama: In Five Volumes, Volume 1

1811 - 718 pages
...vaulted aisk. We'll listen Leon. Hark! Aim. No, all is hushed, and still as death— 'tis dreadful ! a slav arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stcdfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity. It...
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The modern British drama, Volume 1

British drama - 1811 - 712 pages
...vaulted aisle. We'll listen Leon. Hark ! Aim. No, all is hushed, and still as death — 'tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity. It...
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Works, Volume 10

Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 380 pages
...ALMERIA. No, all is hush'd and still as death. — "Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of thisxfall pile, Whose ancient 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 ! it strikes...
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The Martyrs: Or, The Triumph of the Christian Religion, Volume 2

François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - 1812 - 280 pages
...effects upon the mind in a Gothic Church : Now allis hushed, and still as death : — His dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight. * Ermensul was an idol of the ancient Saxons, supposed to " I often went to visit this sanctuary, absorbed...
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Biographia Dramatica: Names of the dramas: M-Z. Latin plays by English ...

David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 500 pages
...isle: We'11 listen Leonora. Hark! Altneriri, No, all is hush'd, and still as death.— 'T is dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile; Whose...tranquillity! It strikes an awe And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a cbilness to my trembling heart. Give...
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Biographia Dramatica: Names of dramas: M-Z. Latin plays by English authors ...

David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 494 pages
...isle : We '11 listen Leonora. Hark! dlmeña. No, all is hush'd, and still as death.— T is dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile; Whose...and immovable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an aw< And terror on my aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death look cold, And shoot a chilness...
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Names of dramas : M-Z. Latin plays by English authors. Oratorios. Appendix ...

David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 492 pages
...Almería. No, all is bush'd, and siill as death.— Т is dreadful! Hovr reverend is the face of this taH pile; Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads,...Looking tranquillity ! It strikes an awe And terror on rny aching sight; the tombs And monumental caves of death lock cold, And shoot a chilness to my trembling...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 540 pages
...heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, 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 my trembling heart. Give...
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The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical ...

1813 - 536 pages
...vaulted isle : We-ll listen LEoN. Hark ! ALM. No, all is bush-d, and still as death. — 'Tis dreadful! How reverend is the face of this tall pile ; Whose...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...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 10

Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 538 pages
...vaulted isle : We'll listen LEON. Hark ! ALM. No, all is hush'd, and still as deafh.— Tis dreadful ! How reverend is the face of this tall pile ; Whose...rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own \yeight made steadfast and immovcable, Looking tranquillity ! it strikes...
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