 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 410 ページ
...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...melody. 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... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 290 ページ
...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...melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, " Well Bast thou done, frail Child of clay... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1850 - 358 ページ
...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...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 ページ
...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...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... | |
 | 1858 - 532 ページ
...skill of earthly architect, Mature herself it seem'd would raise A minster to her Maker's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches...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 ページ
...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... | |
 | 1834 - 536 ページ
...»kill of earthly architect, Nature herself, it »eem'd, would raise A minster to her Mater's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches bend; Nor of a theme less solemn tells 1'hat mighty surge that ebbs and swell«, And still, between each awful pause, From the high rault... | |
 | 1835 - 272 ページ
...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...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... | |
 | 1835 - 284 ページ
...sVifl of eanhly architect, Mature herself, it seem'd, would raise A minster to her Maker's praise ! Not for a meaner use ascend Her columns, or her arches...theme less solemn tells That mighty surge that ebbs anil swell?, And still, between each awful pause, From the high vault an answer draws, In varied tone... | |
 | Charles John Shore (2nd baron Teignmouth.), Charles John Shore Baron Teignmouth - 1836 - 362 ページ
...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...high vault an answer draws, In varied tone prolong'd on high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor does its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane,... | |
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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... 
