 | 1831 - 548 oldal
...power, and more than half their keenness. He thus illustrates those beautiful 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." His conscience, meantime, is like a clear and tranquil... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 oldal
...moved in a higher region, where all was pure and clear, and free from perturbation and discomposure. ' 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.' "Here then, on this august eminence, he hoped we should... | |
 | Sarah Hall - 1833 - 232 oldal
...repeated these beautiful lines of Goldsmith: " Like 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, Eternal sunshine settles on its head." " Mrs. Russell, on the otherjiand, appeared the contrast... | |
 | 1833 - 422 oldal
...free from perturbation and discomposure. ' As some tall cliff, thai lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm ; Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.' " Here then, on this august eminence, he hoped we should... | |
 | 1833 - 428 oldal
...in the condition expressed by the poet — Ae 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 epreud, Eternal iunnhine «eitles on its head. In the process of qualification for his high and all-important... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 oldal
...To them his heart, his love, his griefs were giv'n, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heav'n. 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. GOLDSMITH. Exercises on the Rules for Spelling Words,... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1835 - 554 oldal
...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...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles oa its head !' " When Edmund had repeated this beautiful quotation... | |
 | Ralph Randolph Gurley - 1835 - 576 oldal
...character, and elevated him tranquilly and triumphantly above all the discomposing vicissitudes of life. "As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sun-shine settles on its head." CHAPTER XV. PEW men give stronger proofs of disinterestedness,... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1835 - 80 oldal
...living spring of animation to others. He stood among the people a pillar of safety and strength :— As some tall cliff, that lifts its awful form, Swells...storm ; Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, i Eternal sunshine settles on its head. And so he looked forward to the impending struggle,... | |
 | John Kitto - 1835 - 344 oldal
...pauses to recollect, and then proceeds) : — 'As some iall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm; Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.' UO Thank you, Harry ! And you are sure, Frank, you understand... | |
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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,... 
