 | William Nelson Pendleton - 1860 - 362 pages
...rock-hewn fane Resisted in its strength the surf and surge That on their deep foundations beat in vain. In solitude the ancient temples stood, Once resonant...instrument, and song, And solemn dance of festive multitudes ; Now as the weary ages pass along, Hearing no voice, save of the ocean flood, Which roars... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1863 - 672 pages
...artbreakers deadened," until, at their utmost bound, the waters " silently rippled on the rising rock." Now as the weary ages pass along, Hearing no voice save of the Ocean flood, \Vhich roars for ever on the restless shores ; Or visiting their solitary caves, The lonely sound of... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1863 - 666 pages
...the waters " silently rippled on the rising rock." Elsewhere Southey pictures some ancient temples, once resonant with instrument and song, and solemn dance of festive multitude, that now stand apart in stern loneliness, resisting the surf and surge that beat in run on their deep... | |
 | 1863 - 648 pages
...the waters " silently rippled on the rising rock." Elsewhere Southey pictures some ancient temples, once resonant with instrument and song, and solemn dance of festive multitude, that now stand apart in stern loneliness, resisting the surf and surge that beat in vain on their deep... | |
 | 1869 - 254 pages
...rock-hewn fane Resisted in its strength the surf and surge That on their deep foundations beat in vain. In solitude the Ancient temples stood, Once resonant...Ocean flood, Which roars for ever on the restless ores ; Or, visiting their solitary caves, The lonely sound of Winds, that moan around Accordant to... | |
 | Dublin city, univ - 1871 - 366 pages
...rock-hewn fane Resisted in its strength the surf and surge That on their deep foundations beat in vain. In solitude the ancient temples stood, Once resonant...that moan around Accordant to the melancholy waves. SoUTHEY. Translate the following passage into Greek Tragic Trimeters : — K. Richard. Madam, so thrive... | |
 | Birmingham central literary assoc - 1883 - 452 pages
...thorough change." Others, the few, ie the wise, seek for rest in some quieter place, for a while, gladly " Hearing no voice save of the ocean flood Which roars for ever on the restless shores;" or "watching by the low-toned silvery streams of some fair inland spot" the fading glory of a summer's... | |
 | J. Duguid - 1874 - 320 pages
...hewn fane Resisted in its strength the surf and surge That on their deep foundations beat in vain. In solitude the ancient temples stood, Once resonant...that moan around Accordant to the melancholy waves." Ships anchor off the open shore, on which the surf runs heavily, making communication at times impossible... | |
 | 1874 - 328 pages
...hewn fane Resisted in its strength the surf and surge That on their decp fonndations beat in vain. In solitude the ancient temples stood, Once resonant...solitary caves, The lonely sound of winds, that moan aronnd Aecordant to the melancholy waves." Ships anchor off the open shore, on which the surf runs... | |
 | George Smith - 1878 - 702 pages
...rock-hewn fane Resisted in its strength the surf and surge That on their deep foundations beat in vain. In solitude the ancient temples stood, Once resonant...weary ages pass along, Hearing no voice save of the ocean's flood Which roars for ever on the restless shores; Or visiting their solitary caves, The lonely... | |
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What works of wonder the devouring wave Had swallowed there, when monuments so brave Bore record of their old magnificence. And on the sandy shore, beside the verge Of Ocean, here and there, a rock-hewn fane Resisted in its strength the surf and surge... 
