 The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun,— the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between; The venerable woods— rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green; and, poured round all, Old Ocean's gray and...  The Elements of Reading and Oratory - Page 163by Henry Mandeville - 1850 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oratory - 1836 - 362 pages
...earth — the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the...majesty ; and the complaining brooks, That make the meadow green ; and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 570 pages
...doth choke the feeder : Light vanity, insatiate cormorant, Consuming means, soon preys upon itself. This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This...this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise ; Tliis fortress, built by nature for herself, Against infection, and the hand of war ; This happy... | |
 | Ezra Stiles Gannett - Consolation - 1837 - 264 pages
...the earth, the wise and good, Fair forms and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the...Stretching in pensive quietness between ; The venerable Voods, rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks, That make the meadows green, and, poured... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...earth — the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulcher. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the...majesty ; and the complaining brooks, That make the meadow green ; and, poured round all, Old ocean's grey and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1867 - 1254 pages
...picturesque appearance, and is situated amidst the most exquisite scenery. " The hilli Rock-ribb'd and ancient as the sun — the vales Stretching in...venerable woods — rivers that move In majesty, and tlio complaining brooks That make the meadows green." BRYANT. One path led us between walls of rhododendrons,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 536 pages
...doth choke the feeder: Consuming means, soon preys upon itself. Light vanity, insatiate cormorant, This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This...this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise ; Against infection, 7 and the hand of war ; This fortress, built by nature for herself, This happy... | |
 | American poetry - 1839 - 430 pages
...venerable woods; rivers that move In majesty; and the complaining brooks, • That make the meadow green; and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste,— Are but the solemn decoratinns all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, The planets, all the infinite host of heaven,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 292 pages
...— the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. — The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun, —...the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes of death,... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 302 pages
...earth — the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the...the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, 1 The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes of death,... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...earth — the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the...the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, THANATOPSIS. 77 The planets, all the infinite host of heaven* Are shining on the sad... | |
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