With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns, short and low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley'd walk To emulate in stone. On the deep walls, the heathen... Parley's Magazine - Page 2411843Full view - About this book
| British periodicals - 1808 - 704 pages
...not be denied. The following passages may be cited as proofs. " In Saxon strength the abbey rrown'i), With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate...pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley'd walk, To emulate in stoneOn the deep walls the heathen Dane Had pour'd his impiqus rage in... | |
| English literature - 1813 - 1008 pages
...huge, and dark red pile, Placed in the margin of the isle. In Saxon strength that Abbe; frowned, AVith massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate...aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alleyed walla To emulate in atone. On the def p walls the heathen Dane Had pouic 1 his impious rage in vain... | |
| Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...the margin of the isle. In Saxon strength that Abbey frowned, With massive arches broad and round, t That rose alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns,...pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley 'd walk To emulate in stone. On the deep walls, the heathen Dane Had poured his impious rage... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 280 pages
...solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin of the isle. In Saxon strength that Abbey frowned, With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate,...pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley'd walk To emulate in stone. On the deep walls, the heathen Dane Had poured his impious rage in... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 532 pages
...solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin of the isle. In Saxon strength that Abbey frowned, With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns, short aad low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin of the isle. X. In Saxon strength that Abbey frowned, With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate,...pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley 'd walk To emulate in stone. On the deep walls, the heathen Dane Had poured his impious rage... | |
| Walter Scott (sir).) - Borders Region (Scotland) - 1814 - 592 pages
...descriptive pen of Sir Walter Scott, who thus delineates it. " In Saxon strength that abbey fVown'd, With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate,...pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley'd walk To emulate in stone. On the deep walls the heathen Dane Had pour'd his impious rage in... | |
| John Britton - Architecture - 1814 - 444 pages
...huge, and dark-red pile. Placed on the margin of the isle — In Saxon strengt h that abbey frown 'd With massive arches broad and round. That rose alternate...art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, 1 he arcades of an alley 'd wa'k To emulate in stone. On the deep walls the heathen Dane Had poured... | |
| R. Jameson - Berwickshire (Scotland) - 1815 - 268 pages
...solemn, huge, and dark red pile, Plac'd on the margin of the isle. In Saxon strength that abbey frowned, With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate,...short and low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed isle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley 'd walk, To emulate in stone." est down is obtained.... | |
| James Sargant Storer - Cathedrals - 1816 - 392 pages
...term» by Walter Scott : " A solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin of the isle — In Saxon strength that abbey frown'd With massive...was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The areades of an alley'ri walk To emulate in stone." Marmvm, t Oswald, king of Northumbria, was killed... | |
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