 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 426 Seiten
...varied tone prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might...to say, ' Well hast thou done, frail Child of clay ! the rock, eternally swept by a deep and swelling sea, and paved as it were with ruddy marble, baffles... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1858 - 518 Seiten
...varied tone prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, Well hast thon done, frail child of clay ! Thy humble powers — that stately shrine, Task'd high and hard, but... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1839 - 430 Seiten
...nothing. " When this fun was over (in which, strange as it may seem, the men were quite serious), we went Thy humble powers that stately shrine Task'd high and hard — but witness mine ! ' " Lord of the Isles, Canto iv. St. 10. to Iona, where there are some ancient and curious monuments.... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1840 - 286 Seiten
...varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might...say, " Well hast thou done, frail Child of clay ! Thy humhle powers that stately shrine Task'd high and hard — hut witness mine !"* XI. Merrily, merrily... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1841 - 410 Seiten
...varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might...shrine Task'd high and hard — but witness mine!" XI. Merrily, merrily goes the bark, Before the gale she bounds; So darts the dolphin from the shark,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 Seiten
...varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its on trance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might...stately shrine Task'd high and hard— but witness mine ! "' XI. Merrily, merrily goes the bark, Before the gale sho bounds; So darts the dolphin from the... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1842 - 598 Seiten
...varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might...stately shrine Task'd high and hard — but witness mine ! ' " " This palace of Neptune/' the Poet adds in a note to these noble lines, "is even grander upon... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction New Series VOL.IV - 1843 - 458 Seiten
...varied tone, prolonged and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might...to say, ' Well hast thou done, frail child of clay l Thy humble powers, that stately shrine, Task'd high and hard— hut witness mine !' " Doubtless there... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 414 Seiten
...varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might...shrine Task'd high and hard — but witness mine!" XL Merrily, merrily goes the bark, Before the gale she bounds ; So darts the dolphin from the shark,... | |
 | 1866 - 396 Seiten
...varied tone, prolong'd on high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor does its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might...stately shrine Task'd high and hard— but witness mine! ' " PART II. MEANTIME, Rudolph was trying by all means to soothe and please his little frightened prisonei... | |
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In varied tone prolong'd and high, That mocks the organ's melody. Nor doth its entrance front in vain To old lona's holy fane, That Nature's voice might seem to say, " Well hast thou done, frail Child of clay ! Thy humble powers that stately shrine Task'd... 
