| Monthly literary register - 1821 - 678 pagine
...But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long sounding aisles, aud intermingled, graves, Black Black melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose ; Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower, and darkens every green,... | |
| 1814 - 640 pagine
...youthful leaves, sure harbinger of spring: on a dark slab behind are inscribed these lines from Pope: Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose. Sir James led me to a seat, and taking both my hands within his, spoke to me thus: "... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 420 pagine
...to the curling breeze ; No more these scenes my meditation aid, Or lull to rest the visionary maid. But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding...sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose ; . Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flower, and darkens ev'ry... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 424 pagine
...to the curling breeze ; No more these scenes my meditation aid, Or lull to rest the visionary maid. But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding...graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A duath-like silence, and a dread repose : Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flower,... | |
| Ossian - 1805 - 656 pagine
...of night, Malvina, lonely beam ! But o'er the twilight groves, and dusky Caves, Long sounding isles, and intermingled graves, " Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose ; Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower, and darkens every green.... | |
| James Macpherson - 1805 - 654 pagine
...of night, Malvina, lonely beam ! But o'er the twilight groves, and dusky caves, Long sounding isles, and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose ; Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every Bonier, and darkens every green.... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 422 pagine
...this passage, Mr. Gray's account of his jo ney to the Grande Chartreuse. Works 4to. p. 67. J Ver. 163. Black MELANCHOLY sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose; Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower, and darkens every green,... | |
| John Gustavus Lemaistre - 1806 - 498 pagine
...moved slowly on, we saw nothing but trees heaped upon trees ; among which, in the words of Pope, " Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence and a dread repose. , * Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene. Shades ev'ry flow'v, and darkens ev'ry... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pagine
...lull to rest the visionary maid : But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding isles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose : Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flow'r, and darkens every green,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pagine
...to the curling breeze ; No more these scenes my meditation aid, Or lull to rest the visionary maid : But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. Long-sounding...sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose ; Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower and darkens every green.... | |
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