Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned Eternity in icy halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche — the thunderbolt of snow ! All that expands the spirit,... The Alps, Switzerland, and the North of Italy - Page 17by Charles Williams - 1854 - 633 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1817 - 628 pages
...beauty hev describes. The following stanza presents a striking instance. 1 But these recede. Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls...forms and falls The avalanche - the thunderbolt of snows ! All that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits, as to show How earth... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - Switzerland - 1811 - 618 pages
...is known, but to recover the body was considered impossible. EXCURSIONS ABOUND CHAMOUNY. " Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls...that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits, as to show How earth may pierce to Heaven, yet leave vain man below.*' It is impossible... | |
| Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...to all, Still springing o'er thy banks, though Empires near them fall. " Biit these recede. Above me are the Alps, The palaces of Nature, whose vast walls...that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits, as to show How Earth may pierce to Heaven, yet leave vain man below." From thence he... | |
| England - 1818 - 764 pages
...thi-m by the Roman poets. The Alps themselves, •• The palaces of nature, whose vast walls Hare pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps And throned...falls The avalanche, the thunderbolt of snow,"— Even these, the most glorious objects which the eye of man can behold, were regarded by the ancients... | |
| 1818 - 782 pages
...few detached lines is all that is left in regard to them by the Roman poets. The Alps themselves, " The palaces of nature, whose vast walls Have pinnacled...falls The avalanche, the thunderbolt of snow,"— . Even these, the most glorious objects which the eye of man can behold, were regarded by the ancients... | |
| Thomas Raffles - Europe - 1818 - 330 pages
...occur to me as admirably descriptive of the scenes in which it leaves me : " ———— Above me are the Alps, The palaces of nature, whose vast walls...halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche—the thunderbolt of snow! All that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits... | |
| Thomas Raffles - 1818 - 374 pages
...Lord Byron occur to me as admirably descriptive of the scenes in which it leaves me : " • Above me are the Alps, The palaces of nature, whose vast walls...halls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalancbe — the thunderbolt of snow ! All that expandi the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these... | |
| 1818 - 896 pages
...Have pinnacled in donde their snowy scalps, And throned eternity in icy hall» Of cold snbliraity, where forms and falls The avalanche— the thunderbolt...! All that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather urouud these buramits, as to show How earth may pierce to heaven, yet leave vain man below/ p. 36.... | |
| Religion - 1818 - 904 pages
...scalps, And throned eternity in icy balls Of cold sublimity, where forms and falls The avalanche—the thunderbolt of snow! All that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits, as to showHow earth may pierce to heaven, yet leave vain man below.'' p 3G. At length... | |
| Thomas Raffles - Europe - 1819 - 370 pages
...scenes in •which it leaves me : " Above me are the Alps, The palaces of nature, whose, vast wall) Have pinnacled in clouds their snowy scalps, And throned...that expands the spirit, yet appals, Gather around these summits as to shew How earth may pierce to heaven, yet leave vain man below." Your's, &c. LETTER... | |
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