 Where, as to shame the temples deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seem'd, 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...  The Lands of Scott - Page 114de James Frothingham Hunnewell - 1871 - 508 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 610 pages
...it scem'd, would raise A minster to her Maker's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her column!t, or her arches bend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tells...pause From the high vault an answer draws, In varied (one prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody. '• STAFFA— 1810. 377 by a deep and swelling... | |
 | 1837 - 598 pages
...to shame the temples decked A minster to her Maker's praise ! Nature herself, it seemed, would raise Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches...surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awrul pause From the high vault an answer draws, That mocks the organ's melody. In varied tone prolonged... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 pages
...decked By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seemed, would raile Л minster to her Maker's praise! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or...tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells. And «ill, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In viried tone prolonged and... | |
 | 740 pages
...decked By skill of earthly architect, 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 . \or of a theme leas solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 428 pages
...deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seem'd, would raise A minster to her Maker's praise! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or...From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 430 pages
...deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seem'd, would raise A minster to her Maker's praise! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or...From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1858 - 518 pages
...her Maker's praise I Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches bendj Nor of a theme leis solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells....From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's... | |
 | 1868 - 740 pages
...to her Maker's praise I Not for n meaner nsc ascend Her columns, or her arches bend ; Nor of a (heme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, ! mm the high vauli an answer draws, In serried tones, prolonged and high, That mock the organ's melody.... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1840 - 286 pages
...deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seem'd, would raise A Minster to her Maker's praise ! * Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches hend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge, that ehhs and swells, And still, hetween... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pages
...deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it seem'd, would raijo A Minster to her Maker's eminently delighted with those flights of imagination...He loved fairies, genii, giants, and monsters; he on trance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, « Well hast... | |
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