 Nature herself, it seemed, would raise A minster to her Maker's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns or her arches bend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the...  The Poetical Works of Walter Scott, Esq - Стр. 103авторы: Walter Scott - 1818Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1857 - Страниц: 448
...And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth...entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, ' Well hast thou done, frail Child of clay I Thy humble powers that... | |
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - Страниц: 298
...swells, And still between each awful pause From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone, prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody ; Nor doth...entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, Well hast thou done, frail child of clay ; Thy humble powers that... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1858 - Страниц: 952
...awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocka thu organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Xature's voice might seem to say, « Well hast thou done, frail Child of clay I Thv humble powers tlwt... | |
 | Mackenzie Edward Charles Walcott - 1860 - Страниц: 410
...skill of earthly architect, Nature herself it seemed would raise A minster to her Maker's praise : Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, " Well hast thou done, frail child of clay ! Thy humble powers that... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1861 - Страниц: 326
...tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high,...organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain into the rock, eternally swept by a deep and swelling sea, and paved as it were with ruddy marble,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1862 - Страниц: 706
...tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high,...entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, " Well hast thou done, frail Child of clay ! Thy humble powers that... | |
 | 1863 - Страниц: 326
...tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone, prolonged and high,...entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, " Well hast thou done, frail child of clay ! Thy humble powers that... | |
 | 1863 - Страниц: 648
...tells That mighty surge, that ebbs and swells And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody." II In Byron we have a " little billow crost By some low rock or shelve, that made it fret Against the... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - Страниц: 344
...tells that mighty -surge that ebbs and swells, and still between each awful pause, from the high vault an answer draws, in varied tone prolonged and high,...entrance front in vain to old lona's holy fane, that Nature's voice might seem to say, 'Well hast thou done, frail child of clay! thy humble powers that... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1864 - Страниц: 680
...tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high,...entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, " Well hast thon done, frail Child of clay ! Thy humble powers that... | |
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