 | John Britton - 1801 - 358 Seiten
...appeared. I shall now close my observations with the following Sonnet, by T. Warton. THOU, nollest monument of Albion's isle, Whether by Merlin's aid,...Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant hands the mighty pile, T'entomb his Britons, slain by Hengist's guile *. Or Druid Priests, sprinkled with human gore, Taught... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1801 - 364 Seiten
...and conjurors, Britons, Saxons, and Danes, have, in turn, been complimented with the arduous task. " Thou noblest monument of Albion's Isle ! • " Whether...Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, " Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, "• T' entomb his Britons slain by Hengist's guile; " Or Druid priests,... | |
 | Thomas Warton - 1802 - 394 Seiten
...of the Britains. For though it is " not very probable that they were ere&ed by Ambrofius in mei. 4 To Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant- hands, the mighty pile, 4 T' entomb his Britons flain by Hengift's guile : Or Druid priefts, fprinkled with human gore, Taught... | |
 | 1801 - 432 Seiten
...and conjurors, Britons, Saxons, and Danes, have, in turn, been complimented with the -arduous task. " Thou noblest monument of Albion's Isle! Whether by...Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons slain by Hengist's guile; Or Druid priests, sprinkled... | |
 | 1806 - 234 Seiten
...repeating the-ingenious sonnet by Warton, in which he combines all the legendary lore •n the subjept. Thou noblest monument of Albion's isle! Whether by...Merlin's aid from Scythia's shore, To Amber's fatal plain Peiidragon bore, Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons, slain by Hcngist's... | |
 | James Storer - 1808 - 332 Seiten
...the science of mineralogy, their species are distinctly proved. " Thou noblest monument of Alhion's isle, Whether by Merlin's aid, from Scythia's shore,...Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant hands the mighty pile, T'entomb his Britons slain by Henguist's guile, Or druid priests, sprinkled with human gore, Taught... | |
 | 1812 - 336 Seiten
...distinctly proved. " Thuu noblest monument of Albion's isle, Whether by Merlin's aid, from Seythia's shore, To Amber's fatal plain, Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant hands the mighty pile, T'entomb his Britons slain by Henguist's guile, Or druid priests, sprinkled with human gore, Taught... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 Seiten
...Stonehenge. THOU noblest monument of Albion's isle! WhetherbyMerlin'said, from Scythia's shore To Ambers fatal plain Pendragon bore. Huge frame of giant hands, the mighty pile, T entomb his Britons slain by Hengist s guile : Or Druid priests, sprinkled with human gore, Taught... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 338 Seiten
...are the winding ways Of hoar Antiquity, but strewn with flowers." Sonnet. Written at Stonthenge. " Thou noblest monument of Albion's isle, Whether, by...bore, Huge frame of giant hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons slain by Hengist's guile: Or Druid priests, sprinkled with human gore, Taught... | |
 | John Evans - 1818 - 564 Seiten
...following sonnet, interwoven the sentiments of the learned on this subject. 'WRITTEN AT STONEHENGE. Tirou noblest monument of Albion's isle ! Whether by Merlin's...Amber's fatal plain Pendragon bore, Huge frame of giant-hands, the mighty pile, T' entomb his Britons, slain by Hengist's guile; Or Druid priests, sprinkled... | |
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Taught mid thy massy maze their mystic lore: Or Danish chiefs, enrich'd with savage spoil, To victory's idol vast, an unhewn shrine, Rear'd the rude heap, or in thy hallow'd ground Repose the kings of Brutus... 
