 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 Lord of the Isles: A Poem - Pagina 141door Walter Scott - 1815 - 447 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1815 - 1008 pagina’s
...praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend H»r columns, or her arches bend ; Nor of a theme lew solemn teils That mighty surge that ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, rrom the high vault an answer draws, In varied tune prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody.... | |
 | 1815 - 612 pagina’s
...eastward lay, 4 And Ulva dark and Colonsay, ' And all the group of islets gay That guard famed Stalhi round. Then all unknown its columns rose, Where dark...an answer draws, In varied tone prolong'd and high, .i That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain . • To old lona's holy fane,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1815 - 466 pagina’s
...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...awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, 3 In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in... | |
 | H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - 1818 - 500 pagina’s
...bend ; Nor of a theme less solemn tolls That niijhty surge that ebbs and swells. And still, Ixjlwern each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied trine prolon^'d and high, That mocks the organ s melody. Nor doth its entrain o front in vain To old... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 314 pagina’s
...the northward free, So shoots through the morning sky the lark, Or the swan through the summer sea. 8 The shores of Mull on the eastward lay, And Ulva dark...awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, -VOL. ix. G In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1850 - 358 pagina’s
...merrily goes the bark On a breeze from the northward free, So shoots through the morning sky the lark, The shores of Mull on the eastward lay, And Ulva dark...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 1 1 ma's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pagina’s
...use ascend Her columns, or her arches bend; Nor of a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge thai ebbs and swells, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, lu varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain... | |
 | 1858 - 532 pagina’s
...Lord of the Isles :" '• Where, as to shame the temples deck'd By skill of earthly architect, Mature herself it seem'd would raise A minster to her Maker's...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 Yain To old lona's... | |
 | James Johnson - 1834 - 262 pagina’s
...minster to her Maker's praise! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches bend ; Nor for a theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs...prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody." It was natural for the poet to imagine this mighty cavern as a temple formed by nature; — but for... | |
 | 1835 - 272 pagina’s
...to the stately temple. To borrow the language of the poet : — Here as to shame the temples cleck'd By skill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it...between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer drawl. In raried tone prolong'd on high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor does its entrance front... | |
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