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" As to the port the galley flew, Higher and higher rose to view, The Castle, with its battled walls, The ancient Monastery's halls, A solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin of the isle. In Saxon strength that Abbey frowned, With massive... "
Short sketches of fathers of the English Church, for young readers - Page 37
by Frances Phillips - 1881 - 229 pages
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The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register, Volume 26

1808 - 704 pages
...not be denied. The following passages may be cited as proofs. " In Saxon strength the abbey rrown'i), With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate...row and row, . On ponderous columns short and low . Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley'd walk,...
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The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 75

1813 - 1008 pages
...huge, and dark red pile, Placed in the margin of the isle. In Saxon strength that Abbe; frowned, AVith massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate...row and row, On ponderous columns, short and low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alleyed walla To...
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Marmion;: A Tale of Flodden Field, Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 pages
...Higher and higher rose to view, The Castle, with its battled walls, The ancient Monastery's halls, A solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin...Abbey frowned, With massive arches broad and round, t That rose alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns, short and low, Built ere the art was known,...
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Marmion, Volume 1

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 280 pages
...Higher and higher rose to view, The Castle, with its battled walls, The ancient Monastery's halls, A solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin...row and row, On ponderous columns, short and low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley'd walk To...
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Marmion

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 532 pages
...i Higher and higher rose to view The Castle, with its battled walls, The ancient Monastery's halls, A solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin...alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns, short aad low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley...
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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq: Marmion; a tale of Flodden field

Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...flew, Higher and higher rose to view The Castle, with its battled walls, The ancient Monastery's halls, A solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin of the isle. X. In Saxon strength that Abbey frowned, With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate,...
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The Border Antiquities of England & Scotland: Comprising Specimens of the ...

Walter Scott (sir).) - 1814 - 592 pages
...descriptive pen of Sir Walter Scott, who thus delineates it. " In Saxon strength that abbey fVown'd, With massive arches broad and round, That rose alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns short and low, Built ere the art was known By pointed aisle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley'd walk To...
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The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain: Represented and ..., Volume 4

John Britton - 1814 - 444 pages
...of Lindisfarn and its ruins: — " The castle, with ils battled walls The ancient monastery's halls, A solemn, huge, and dark-red pile. Placed on the margin of the isle — In Saxon strengt h that abbey frown 'd With massive arches broad and round. That rose alternate row and row,...
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A trip to London; or, The humours of a Berwick smack [by R. Jameson.].

R. Jameson - 1815 - 268 pages
...castle, with its battl'd walls, The ancient monastery's. halls, A solemn, huge, and dark red pile, Plac'd on the margin of the isle. In Saxon strength that...alternate, row and row, On ponderous columns short and low, Built ere the art was known, By pointed isle, and shafted stalk, The arcades of an alley 'd walk, To...
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History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain: Chester ...

James Sargant Storer - 1816 - 392 pages
...be seen. The ruins of Lindisfarn are described in the following poetical term» by Walter Scott : " A solemn, huge, and dark-red pile, Placed on the margin of the isle — In Saxon strength that abbey frown'd With massive arches broad and round. That rose alternate row and row, On ponderous columns,...
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