 Can I forget the dismal night that gave My soul's best part for ever to the grave? How silent did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the mansions of the dead, Through breathing statues, then unheeded things, Through rows of warriors, and through...  The North British Review - Page 5101849Full view - About this book
 | Collection - 1766 - 356 pages
...did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the manfions of the dead, Through breathing ftatues, then unheeded things, Through rows of warriors, and through walks of kings ! What awe did the flow folemn knell infpire ; The pealing organ, and the paufing choir ; The duties by the lawn-rob'd... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 738 pages
...did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the manfions of the dead, Through breathing ftatues, then unheeded things, Through rows of warriors, and through walks of kings I What awe <Hi1 the flow folem-n knell infpire ; The pealing organ, and the paufing choir; The duties... | |
 | 1782 - 402 pages
...did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the manfions of the dead, Through breathing ftatues, then unheeded things, Through rows of warriors, and through walks of kings ! What awe did the flow folemn knell infpire ; The pealing organ, and the paufing choir j The duties by the lawn-rob'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...bleeding heart. Can I forget the dismal night, that gave My soul's best part for ever to the grave? How silent did his old companions tread, By midnight...dead, Through breathing statues, then unheeded things. Thro' rows of warriors, and thro' walks of kings. What awe did the slow solemn knell inspire! The pealing... | |
 | English poetry - 1802 - 362 pages
...bleeding heart. Can I forget the dismal night that gave My soul's best part for ever to the grave ! 10 How silent did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps the mansions of the dead; Thro' breathing statues, then unheeded things, Thrs' rows of xvarriors and thro' walks of kings ! What... | |
 | 1806 - 448 pages
...expression, in the abore passage, was afterwards used by Tickell, in his lines on the death ef Addjson. " What awe did the slow solemn knell inspire, The pealing organ, and the pausing choir." And Pope certainly was indebted to Milton, for the idea of the following lines, " Where awful arches... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...bleeding heart. Can I lorget the dismal night, that gave My soul's best part for ever to the grave! How silent did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the mansions of the dead, Thro' breathing statues, then unheeded things, Thro' nnvs of warriors, and thro' walks of king* ! "What... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...bleeding heart. Can I forget the dismal night, that gave My soul's best part for ever to the grave? 148 How silent did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the mansions of the dead, Thro' breathing statues, then unheeded things, Thro' rows of warriors, and thro' walks of kings. What... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 490 pages
...bleeding heart. Can I forget the dismal night that gave My soul's best part for ever to the grave ! How silent did his old companions tread, By midnight lamps, the mansions of the dead, fhrough breathing statues, then unheeded thin through rows of warriors and through walks of kit Vhat... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1809 - 562 pages
...once the reins of empire held." TICKEIX. " Hands that the rod of empire might have held." , GRAY. " What awe did the slow solemn knell inspire The pealing organ, and the pausing choir." TlCKELL. " The pealing anthem swells the note of praise." GRAY. Gray appears to have been a most attentive... | |
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