 Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the cumbrous scene; Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around.  The National Review - Page 455edited by - 1858Full view - About this book
 | George Crabbe - Poetry, English - 1808 - 280 pages
...which strikes the Soul with Dread, When Thunders roar and forky Fires are shed ; Dark but not aweful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious Bustle moves the...profound, But spreads its cold, unmeaning Gloom around. When woes are feign'd, how ill such Forms appear, And oh ! how needless, when the Woe's sincere. Slow... | |
 | George Crabbe - Poetry, English - 1808 - 276 pages
...which strikes the Soul with Dread, When Thunders roar and forky Fires are shed ; Dark but not aweful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious Bustle moves the...profound, But spreads its cold, unmeaning Gloom around. When woes are feign'd, how ill such Forms appear, And oh ! how needless, when the Woe's sincere. Slow... | |
 | George Crabbe - Engelse digkuns - 1808 - 302 pages
...which strikes the Soul with dread, When Thunders roar and forky Fires are shed ; Dark but not aweful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious Bustle moves the...profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning Gloom around. When Woes are feign'd, how ill such forms appear. And oh ! how needless, when the Woe 's sincere. Slow... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 242 pages
...roar and forky fires are shed ; Dark but not aweful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle mores the cumbrous scene ; Presents no objects, tender or...profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around. When woes are feign'd, how ill such forms appear, And oh ! how needless, when the woe's sincere. Slow... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1812 - 240 pages
...which strikes the soul with dread, When thunders roar and forky fires are shed ; Dark but not aweful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious bustle moves the...profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around. When woes are feign'd, how ill such forms appear, And oh ! how needless, when the woe's sincere. Slow... | |
 | Walter Scott - Astrologers - 1815 - 358 pages
...his reverence, and departed accordingly. •..'.'-. ' . . . ' . I .1- '. ' * CHAPTER XVL , ?. : .' ^ But this poor farce has neither truth nor art, To...profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around. Pariih Register . " '' . ' " YOUR majesty," said Mannering, laughing, " has solemnized your abdication... | |
 | Walter Scott - Astrologers - 1815 - 362 pages
...memorial—away with you, Dandie." And Dandie made his reverence, and departed accordingly. CHAPTER XVI; But this poor farce has neither truth nor art, To...Presents no objects tender or profound, But spreads its eoM unmeaning gloom around. Petrith Regiitir, " YoUR majesty," said Mamieriag, laughing, " has solemnized... | |
 | Walter Scott - Astrologers - 1815 - 366 pages
...his reverence, and departed accordingly. CHAPTER XVL But this poor farce has neither truth nor art,To please the fancy or to touch the heart ;.. Dark but...profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around. Parish Registtr. " YOUR majesty," said Mannering, laughing, " has solemnized your abdication by an... | |
 | Walter Scott - Astrologers - 1815 - 362 pages
...art, To please the fancy or to touch the heart ; Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, . . -' i . With anxious bustle, moves the cumbrous scene, , Presents...profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around. -_ Parish Register? •- ' - . .. ' ' '„ " YOUR majesty," said Mannering, laughing, " has solemnized... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 306 pages
...showers ; Unlike to that which strikes the soul with dread, When thunders roar and forky fires are shed ; Dark but not awful, dismal but yet mean, With anxious...profound, But spreads its cold unmeaning gloom around. When woes are feign'd, how ill such forms appear, And oh ! how needless, when the woe 's sincere. Slow... | |
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