 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 524 pagine
...which swift as thought contracts the space That lies between, and first salutes the place Crowned with that sacred pile, so vast, so high, That whether 'tis...thought a proud Aspiring mountain or descending cloud, — Paul's, the late theme of such a Muse whose flight Has bravely reached and soared above thy height... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 536 pagine
...which swift as thought contracts the space That lies between, and first salutes the place Crowned with that sacred pile, so vast, so high, That whether 'tis...a proud Aspiring mountain or descending cloud,— Paul's, the late theme of such a Muse whose flight Has bravely reached and soared above thy height... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1882 - 524 pagine
...which swift as thought contracts the space That lies between, and first salutes the place Crowned with that sacred pile, so vast, so high, That whether 'tis...thought a proud Aspiring mountain or descending cloud, — Paul's, the late theme of such a Muse whose flight Has bravely reached and soared above thy height... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 562 pagine
...which, swift as thought, contracts the space That lies between and first salutes the place Crown' d with that sacred pile so vast, so high, That whether 'tis a part of earth or skv Uncertain seems, and may be thought a proud Aspiring mountain, or descending cloud, — PAUL'S,... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1885 - 440 pagine
...Paul's (not Wren's Cathedral, but its predecessor) is worth quotation : — " That sacred pile, so Tast, so high, That whether 'tis a part of earth or sky...thought a proud Aspiring mountain or descending cloud." The following couplet seems to have suggested a passage in Dr. Johnson's " London " : — " Under his... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1885 - 434 pagine
...(not Wren's Cathedral, but its predecessor) is worth quotation : — " That sacred pile, so vast, BO high, That whether 'tis a part of earth or sky Uncertain...thought a proud Aspiring mountain or descending cloud." The following couplet seems to have suggested a passage in Dr. Johnson's " London " : — " Under his... | |
 | W. H. Davenport Adams - 1885 - 434 pagine
...itø. predecessor) is worth quotation :¿ “That sacred pile, so yast, so high, That whether ‘tie a part of earth or sky Uncertain seems, and may be...a proud Aspiring mountain or descending cloud.” The following couplet seems to have suggested a passage. in Dr. Johnsoxi's “London” :—¿ “Under... | |
 | 1893 - 386 pagine
...the Sophy, a Tragedy. That lies between, and first salutes the place Crowned with that sacred pile,1 so vast, so high. That whether 'tis a part of earth...thought a proud Aspiring mountain, or descending cloud. . . . Under his proud survey the city lies, And like a mist beneath a hill doth rise; Whose stateand... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - 530 pagine
...which swift as thought contracts the space That lies between, and first salutes the place Crowned with that sacred pile, so vast, so high, That whether 'tis...a proud Aspiring mountain or descending cloud,— Paul's, the late theme of such a Muse whose flight Has bravely reached and soared above thy height;... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1896 - 520 pagine
...which swift as thought contracts the space That lies between, and first salutes the place Crowned with that sacred pile, so vast, so high, That whether 'tis...thought a proud Aspiring mountain or descending cloud, — Paul's, the late theme of such a Muse whose flight Has bravely reached and soared above thy height... | |
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