But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dread repose : Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades every flower, and darkens... A view of society and manners in Italy - Page 369by John Moore, Robert Anderson - 1820Full view - About this book
| John Moore - 1820 - 476 pages
...agreeable days, wandering through the gardens and from. villa to villa. The pleasure of our party was not 3 little augmented by the observations of Mr. B , a,...sacred to Diana. The lake itself was called Speculum Diana;, and Lacus Trivia?, and is the place mentioned in the seventh book of the ^Eneid, where the... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...maid : But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles, and intermingled graves, 's resolution to leave no doubts concerning his opinion...to the Council of State was, probably, the consequ Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horrour on the woods. Yet here for... | |
| Hugh William Williams - 1820 - 462 pages
...CAMALDOLl. can hardly believe that the majestic organ, or the voices of the choir, will again sound, where " Black melancholy sits, and round her throws " A death-like silence, and a dread repose." Our way to the Sanctuary of Camaldoli lay over mountains, through woods and valleys ; but we often... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pages
...maid : But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles, and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like...scene, Shades every flower and darkens every green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horrour on the woods. Yet here for... | |
| Charles Edward Dodd - 1821 - 614 pages
...almost increased its character of picturesque and solitary gloom. This was a sort of scene where :— " Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like...Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flower, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner... | |
| Charles Edward Dodd - 1821 - 626 pages
...solitary gloorn. This was a sort of scene where : — " Black Melancholy sits, and round her throw* A death-like silence, and a dread repose. Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flower, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner... | |
| John Chetwode Eustace - 1821 - 526 pages
...•••••••• But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long sounding aisles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dead repose : Her gloomy presence saddens every scene, Shades every flower and darkens every green... | |
| John Chetwode Eustace - 1821 - 530 pages
...breeze. But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long sounding aisles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A death-like silence, and a dead repose : Her gloomy presence saddens every scene, Shades every flower and darkens every green... | |
| Thomas Brown - 1822 - 546 pages
...maid ; But o'er the twilight groves and dusky caves, Long-sounding aisles and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws A deathlike...dread repose. Her gloomy presence saddens all the •mne, Shades every flower, and darkens every green, Deepens the mu'mur ol the falling floods, And... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1822 - 402 pages
...caves, Long sounding aisles, and intermingled graves, Black Melancholy sits, and round her throws 165 A death-like silence, and a dread repose : Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene, Shades ev'ry flow'r, and darkens ev'ry green, Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner... | |
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