Rose like an exhalation, with the sound Of dulcet symphonies and voices sweet, Built like a temple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice or frieze, with bossy sculptures graven... The Protestant magazine - Page 147by Protestant association - 1845Full view - About this book
| Great Britain - 1829 - 696 pages
...describes Pandemonium as a huge fabric, • " where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave; nor did there want Cornice...bossy sculptures graven: The roof was fretted gold." The architecture of Mr. Burford, however, exhibits none of the above gorgeous ornament ; on the contrary,... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 316 pages
...Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave; nor did there want Cornice or freeze, with bossy sculptures graven } The roof was fretted...gold. Not Babylon, Nor great Alcairo such magnificence Equal'd in ail their glories, to inshrine Belus or Serapis their Gods, or seat 718 Their kings, when... | |
| British periodicals - 1821 - 690 pages
...voices sweet ; Built like a Umple, where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid Wilb golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice, or frieze, with bossy sculptures graven ; The roof teas fretted gold. — Th' ascending pile Stood ftx'd her stately height : -and strait the doors Op'ning... | |
| John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want 715 Cornice or frieze, with bossy sculptures grav'n : The roof was fretted gold. Not Babylon, Nor great Alcairo such magnificence Equal'd in all their glories, to inshrine Belus or Serapis their Gods, or seat 720 Their kings, when... | |
| John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want 715 Cornice or freeze, with bossy sculptures graven; The roof was fretted...gold. Not Babylon, Nor great Alcairo such magnificence Equal'd in all their glories, to inshrine Belus or Serapis their Gods, or seat 720 Their kings, when... | |
| English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...and voices sweet, Built like a temple,;where pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid " With golden architrave; nor did there want Cornice...Not Babylon, , Nor great Alcairo, such magnificence Equall'd in all their glories, to inshrine Belus or Serapis their Gods, or seat Their kings, when Egypt... | |
| John Milton - 1807 - 514 pages
...Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want 7 Cornice or freeze, with bossy sculptures graven; The roof was fretted...gold. Not Babylon, Nor great Alcairo such magnificence Equall'd in all their gloties, to inshrine Belus or Serapis their gods, or seat 7Jfl Their kings, when... | |
| William Hayley - Poets, English - 1810 - 484 pages
...Were set, and Dorick pillars overlaid With golden architrave ; nor did there want Cornice or freeze, with bossy sculptures graven : The roof was fretted...Not Babylon, Nor great Alcairo, such magnificence Equall'd in all their glories, to enshrine Belus or Serapis their Gods, or seat Their kings, when Egypt... | |
| 1810 - 482 pages
...temple, « here pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid Wilh golden architrave; nor did they want Cornice or frieze, with bossy sculptures graven; The roof was fretted gold. IS'ot Babylon, Nor great Alcairo such magnificence Kquall'd in all their glories, to iushrine Bclus... | |
| John Milton - 1813 - 342 pages
...pilasters round Were set, and Doric pillars overlaid With golden architrave; nor did there want 715 Cornice or frieze, with bossy sculptures graven; The roof was fretted gold. Not Babylon, Kor great Alcairo, such magnificence Equal'd in all their glories, to enshrine Belus or Serapis their... | |
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