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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 chillness to my trembling heart. "
The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and ... - Page 255
by Charles Knight - 1874
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ..., Part 2, Volume 11

Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 396 pages
...himself, remains immovable, and smiles at the madness of the dance about him ! Drydea. How revered is the face of this tall pile. Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads To bear aloft its arch'd and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveable. Congrew. Immovably firm...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 21

Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 842 pages
...Collier of Friendship. How reverend is ihe face of this tall pile, Whose massy pillars rear their aged heads To bear aloft its arched and ponderous roof, By its own weight made iteadftut and immoveable, Looking tranquillity ! it strikes an awe And terrour on my aking sight. Congreie....
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The Edinburgh encyclopaedia, conducted by D. Brewster, Volume 7

Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 828 pages
...Helen—- • Lean. Hark!— А/ ˇл. No, all ˇa hushed, and still as death.— 'Tia dreadful. " How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arched and pond'rous roof; By its own weight made btedfast and ˇmmoveable, Looking tranquillity ! It strikes...
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The Lives of the Players, Volume 1

John Galt - Actors - 1831 - 336 pages
...description of the interior of a cathedral : — " Now all is hush'd, 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 arch'd and ponderous roof, • Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror to my aching sight...
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The Lives of the Players: Macklin

John Galt - Actors - 1831 - 332 pages
...description of the interior of a cathedral: — " Now all is hush'd, 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 arch'd and ponderous roof, Looking tranquillity. It strikes an awe And terror to my aching sight ;...
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Tacitus. Tr. by A. Murphy, Volume 5

Publius Cornelius Tacitus - 1831 - 364 pages
...the venerable oaks as his occasion required. No, all is hush'd, 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 arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immovable, Looking tranquillity ! It...
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British theatre, comprising tragedies, comedies, operas, and farces; with ...

British theatre - 1831 - 922 pages
...listen — Leon. Hark! Ahn. ."So, all is hush'd, and still as -Ir:il'i — 1 'tis dreadful! How rev'rend is the face of this tall pile, Whose ancient pillars rear their marble heads, To hear aloft its arch and pond'rous roof, By its own weight made stedfast and immoveahle, Looking tranquillity,...
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The anniversary calendar, natal book, and universal mirror, Volume 1

Anniversary calendar - Almanacs, English - 1832 - 548 pages
...1821, Falsehood is just as distant from truth, as the eyes are from the cars. — Thales. f -~ 414 How reverend is the face of this tall pile ; Whose...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...
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An historical, topographical and descriptive view of the county ..., Volume 2

Eneas Mackenzie - 1834 - 502 pages
...whole precludes, for some time at least, every idea of examining the parts of which it is composed. " How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity."...
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An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County ..., Volume 2

Eneas Mackenzie, Marvin Ross - Durham (England : County) - 1834 - 482 pages
...whole precludes, for some time at least, every idea of examining the parts of which it is composed. " How reverend is the face of this tall pile, Whose...pillars rear their marble heads, To bear aloft its arch'd and ponderous roof, By its own weight made steadfast and immoveable, Looking tranquillity."...
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