 | George Croly - 1849 - 416 pages
...them his heart, his love, his sjriefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Cternal sunshine settles on its head. Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way, With... | |
 | 1849 - 770 pages
...vents, et laisse épuiser leur rage pendant qu'il demeure immobile." We must not forget Goldsmith : " As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." Cowper, in his Ode on Indifference, gives us : " Some... | |
 | George Mogridge - 1849 - 228 pages
...looked over it into the sun-lit vale below. This reminded me of those fine lines of Goldsmith — ' As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.' " " You were up above the very clouds, then ! " " We... | |
 | 1849 - 780 pages
...evening of his life in the calm, clear, and bracing tranquillity that succeeds the tempest — •' As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm. Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." It only remains that we should subjoin the proceedings... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1850 - 392 pages
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had vent in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.' FOURTEEN years had passed over this happy family, when... | |
 | 1920 - 726 pages
...introducing Dr. Jordan, President Bryan used the lines of Goldsmith descriptive of the village preacher: As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm. Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. Dr. Jordan's address was largely reminiscent of the days... | |
 | Maryland State Bar Association, Maryland State Bar Association. Meeting - 1925 - 208 pages
...may assume, it will prove to be but a passing blemish on Maryland 's noble mount of law, which ' ' As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. ' ' THE PRESIDENT : The first business before the Association is the report of the Committee on Admissions,... | |
 | 1898 - 494 pages
...to endure, his spirit was above the things of earth, and partook of the light and joys of eternity. "As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form Clear...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." "Since I have worsted you in argument, let us jump at... | |
 | 1850 - 44 pages
...gentle, and all whose " serious thoughts had rest in heaven," he follows with this splendid passage : " As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." The compliment here given to virtue, the tribute allowed here to goodness, is paralleled, perhaps, indeed,... | |
 | Charles R. Henery - 1995 - 176 pages
...them his heart, his loves, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. The tradition of Herbert lives on, though more eighteenthcentury country parsons may have been like James... | |
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To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in Heaven. As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread,... 
