 | William Grisenthwaite - 1830 - 104 pages
...own. Goldsmith, speaking of the Village Preacher, describes him by the following beautiful simile: "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 we have an assemblage of sensible objects familiar... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pages
...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... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 pages
...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 on its head. « LESSON XLII. Parody* on the preceding. — BLACKWOOD'S... | |
 | Mary Martha Sherwood - 1831 - 788 pages
...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 on its head !' " When Edmund had repeated this beautiful quotation... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1833 - 892 pages
...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... | |
 | Richard Hiley - 1834 - 188 pages
...His ready smile a parent's warmth express'd, Their welfare pleas'd him, and their care distressed ; To them his heart, his love, his griefs were giv'n,...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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,... | |
 | Edward Everett - 1836 - 654 pages
...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, Eternal sunshine settles on its head. And so he looked forward to the impending struggle, as... | |
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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,... 
