 | John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 436 pages
...astonish'd eyes ; behold yon huge And unhewn sphere of living adamant, Which, pois'd by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock : firm as...touch Of him, whose breast is pure ; but to a traitor, Tho' ev'na gtant's prowess nerv'd his arm, It stands as fixt as Snowdon. No reply ; The Gods command... | |
 | William Mason - English poetry - 1803 - 252 pages
...astonish'd eyes; behold yon huge And unhewn sphere of living adamant, Which, pois'd by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock : firm as...touch Of him whose breast is pure; but to a traitor, Tho' ev'na giant's prowess nerv'd his arm, It stands as fixt as Snowdon. No reply; The gods command... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - Architecture - 1806 - 652 pages
...expressed by Mason : Behold yon huge And unhewn sphere i hving adamant, Which, poised by inag.c, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock. Firm as...Such is its strange and virtuous property, It moves obsequiously to the gentlest touch Of him whose breast is pure ; bur to a traitor, Though even a giant's... | |
 | Richard Warner - Cornwall (England : County) - 1809 - 384 pages
...astonish'd eyes ; behold yon huge " And unhewn sphere of living adamant, " Which, pois'd by magic, rests its central weight, " On yonder pointed rock : firm...whose breast is pure ; but to a traitor, " Though ev'na giant's prowess nerv'd hit arm, " It stands as fix'd as Snowdon." The lofty tower of St. Burian's... | |
 | Architecture - 1809 - 616 pages
...guilt. " Behold yon huge • : • ' • ,i Artd unhewn sphere of living adamant, , . Which, pois'd by magic, tests. its central weight , On yonder pointed...Such is its strange and virtuous property, It moves obsequioas to the gentlest touch Of him whose heart is pure : but to a traitor, • : Tho' e'en a giant's... | |
 | William Mason - Gardens - 1811 - 404 pages
...astonish'd eyes ; behold yon huge And unhewn sphere of living adamant, Which, pois'd by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock ; firm as...him, whose breast is pure ; but to a traitor, Though ev'na giant's prowess nerv'd his arm, It stands as fixt as Snowdon. No reply ; The gods command that... | |
 | William Mason - English literature - 1811 - 536 pages
...astonish'd eyes ; behold yon huge And unhewn sphere of living adamant, Which, pois'd by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock ; firm as...him, whose breast is pure ; but to a traitor, Though ev'na giant's prowess nerv'd his arm, It stands as fixt as Snowdon. No reply; The gods command that... | |
 | English drama - 1811 - 620 pages
...astonish d eyes ; behold yon huge And unhewn sphere 01 living adamant, Which pois'd by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock : firm as...him, whose breast is pure ; but to a traitor, Though ev'na giant's prowess nerv'd his arm, It stands as fix'd as Snowdon. No reply ; The gods command that... | |
 | White Watson - Geology - 1811 - 108 pages
...astonish 'd eyes ; behold yon huge And unhewn sphere of living adamant, Which, pois'd by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock: firm as...touch Of him, whose breast is pure; but to a traitor, Tho, ev'na giant's prowess nerv'd his arm, It stands as fix'd as Snowden. MASON'S CARACTACUS. In the... | |
 | British drama - 1811 - 624 pages
...behold yon huge And unhewn sphere of living adamant, Which pois'd by magic, rests its central weigl4 On yonder pointed rock : firm as it seems, Such is...him, whose breast is pure ; but to a traitor, Though ev'na giant's prowess nerv'd his arm, It stands as fix'd as Snowdon. No reply ; The gods command that... | |
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Turn your astonish'd eyes ; behold yon huge And unhewn sphere of living adamant, Which, poised by magic, rests its central weight On yonder pointed rock ; firm as it seems, Such is its strange and virtuous property, It moves obsequious to the gentlest... 
