| Thomas Allan Croal - Transportation - 1877 - 652 pages
...the Sidlaws the cloudy and cloudlike tumult of the Grampians — three ranges, standing ' line above line, terrace o'er terrace, nearer still and nearer to the blue heavens.' He who is in haste to escape from the smoke of South Yorkshire, and breathe the air of the Forfarshire... | |
| English poetry - 1878 - 298 pages
...front us ! how majestically ! Like a luxurious vineyard, the hillside Is hung with marble fabries, line o'er line, Terrace o'er terrace, nearer still,...and sumptuous palaces, With cool and verdant gardens interspersed ; Here towers of war that frown in massy strength, While over all hangs the rich purple... | |
| Herbert Kynaston - 1879 - 238 pages
...sweet peace, How boldly doth it front us, how majestically ! Like a luxurious vineyard, the hill side Is hung with marble fabrics, line o'er line, Terrace...terrace, nearer still, and nearer To the blue heavens. Milman. 1. ' This is decided (apape) and there is no-longer a turning-back. 2. And yet, dear Romans,... | |
| Robert Chambers - English literature - 1879 - 428 pages
...sweet peace, How boldly doth it front us ! how majestically ! Like a luxurious vineyard, the hillside Is hung with marble fabrics, line o'er line, Terrace...terrace, nearer still, and nearer To the blue heavens. There bright and sumptoous palaces, With cool and verdant gardens interspersed ; There towers of war... | |
| Robert Chambers - American literature - 1880 - 826 pages
...blue heavens. There bright and sumptuous palaces, With cool and verdant gardens interspersed ; There towers of war that frown in massy strength; While...its being her last farewell Of light and glory to lhat fated city. And, as our clouds of buttle, dust and smoke, Are melted into uir, behold the temple... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1881 - 510 pages
...palaces, There towers of war that frown in massy strength ; With cool aiid verdant gardens interspersed; While over all hangs the rich purple eve, As conscious of its being her last farewell And as our clouds of battle, dust, and smoke, Of light and glory to that faded city. Are melted into... | |
| James Melville M'Culloch - 1882 - 442 pages
...sweet peace, How boldly doth it front us ! how majestically, Like a luxurious vineyard, the hillside Is hung with marble fabrics, line o'er line, Terrace...terrace, nearer still, and nearer To the blue heavens ! There bright and sumptuous palaces, With cool and verdant gardens interspersed ; There towers of... | |
| History - 1883 - 540 pages
...sweet peace, How boldly doth it front us ! how majestically ! Like a luxurious vineyard, the hillside Is hung with marble fabrics, line o'er line, Terrace...terrace, nearer still and nearer To the blue heavens. There bright and sumptuous palaces, With cool and verdant gardens interspersed; There towers of war,... | |
| John Jacob Anderson - History - 1885 - 556 pages
...peace, How boldly doth it front us how majestically : Like, a luxurious vineyard, the hill-side Is hnng with marble fabrics, line o'er line, Terrace o'er...terrace, nearer still, and nearer To the blue heavens. There bright and sumptuous palace*, With cool und verdant gardens interspersed ; There towers of war... | |
| Henry Frederic Reddall - Bible - 1891 - 588 pages
...luxurious vineyard, the hill-side Is hung with marble fabrics, line o'er line, Terrace o'er terrace, near still, and nearer To the blue heavens. Here bright...and sumptuous palaces, With cool and verdant gardens interspersed ; Here towers of war that frown in massy strength, While over all hangs the rich purple... | |
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