 I do love these ancient ruins. We never tread upon them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history; And, questionless, here in this open court, Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather, some men lie...  Waverly Novels: Kenilworth. The pirateby Walter Scott - 1842Snippet view - About this book
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - England - 1834 - 432 pages
...rannot better conclude this paper than in the words of Webster. " I doe love these auncient mines, We never tread upon them, but we set our foot Upon some reverende historie." VYVYAN. • Gent. Mag. 180S. ANCIENT CUSTOM OF SALUTATION. No. III. IN addition... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1835 - 344 pages
...conceived by a poet's imagination, that in which the Echo answers from the murdered woman's grave, — " I do love these ancient ruins ; We never tread upon...questionless, here in this open court (Which now lies open to the injuries Of stormy weather) some do lie interr'd, Loved the church so well, and gave so... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - English fiction - 1835 - 212 pages
...answers from the murdered woman's grave,— "I do love these ancient ruins; We never tread upon them bat we set Our foot upon some reverend history; And, questionless, here in this open court (Which now lies open to the injuries Of stormy weather) some do lie interr'd, Loved the church so well, and gave so... | |
 | Calvin Colton - Great Britain - 1836 - 372 pages
...graves have slept." Who, in wandering here, would not feel that he has communion with the dead ? " I do love these ancient ruins ; We never tread upon...some reverend history. And, questionless, here in the open court, Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather, some men lie interr'd, Who... | |
 | Samuel Astley Dunham - Authors, English - 1837 - 418 pages
...plain in the distinction of our words, That many have suppos'd it is a spirit That answers. " Ant. I do love these ancient ruins. We never tread upon...injuries Of stormy weather, some men lie interr'd • Lov'd the church so well, and gave so largely to 't, They thought it should have canopied their... | |
 | George Godwin - 1838 - 368 pages
...bridge over some running water. " Survey" B. III. p. 198. #1 >• CHURCH OF ST. OLAVE, HART STREET. " I do love these ancient ruins ; We never tread upon...them, but we set Our foot upon some reverend history." WEBSTER. THE saint to whom this church is dedicated, was a native of the kingdom of Norway, and the... | |
 | Edmund Flagg - Illinois - 1838 - 258 pages
...fox looked out from the windows ; the rank grass of the wall waved round his head." — OSSIAN. " We do love these ancient ruins : We never tread upon...them but we set Our foot upon some reverend history." To those of the present day who are in some degree acquainted with the extent of the vast Western Valley,... | |
 | rev William Ellis - 1838 - 292 pages
...ABBEY. BY THE REV. WL NICHOLS, MA MINISTER OF ST. JAMES'S, BATH. " I do love these auncient ruynes; We never tread upon them, but we set Our foot upon some reverend history." WEBSTER. BY Honddy's stream, deep in the winding vale Of Ewyas, from vagrant foot remote, And vulgar... | |
 | John Wodderspoon - Suffolk (England) - 1839 - 334 pages
...an ancient abbey ; And to yond side o'th' river lies a wall, Piece of a cloister. — ANTONIO. — I do love these ancient ruins ; We never tread upon...naked to the injuries Of stormy weather, some men lie interred Lov'd the Church so well, and gave so largely to't, They thought it should have canopied their... | |
 | William Bingley - 1839 - 414 pages
...them but we set Ourc foote upon some reverend historic; And questionless here, in this open courtc (Which now lies naked to the injuries Of stormy weather) some men lye interred Who lov'd the church so well and gave so largely to't, They thought it should have canopied... | |
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