...proud they can press to the funeral array Of one whom they shunn'd in his sickness and sorrow : low bailiffs may seize his last blanket to-day, Whose pall shall be held up by nobles to-morrow! And thou, too, whose life, a sick epicure's dream. Incoherent and gross, even grosser had pass'd, Were...

...the defunct, so, Mr. Undertaker, be sure that his coffin is of the very best and stoutest elm. " And bailiffs may seize his last blanket to-day, Whose pall shall be held up by nobles to-morrow." The Undertaker comes in at the last to hush up all former indifference, all past neglect, to make all...

...of part of Moore's monody : "How proud they can flock to the funeral array Of one whom they shunned in his sickness and sorrow, How bailiffs may seize his last blanket to day, Whose pall shall be held up by nobles to-morrow." In all the relations of private life Romilly...

...hollow, And spirits so mean in the great and high-born ; To think what a long line of titles may follow The relics of him who died — friendless and lorn...to-day, Whose pall shall be held up by nobles to-morrow ! And Thou, too, whose life, a sick epicure's dream, Incoherent and gross, even grosser had pass'd,...

...at his grave. To think what a long line of titles may follow The relics of him who died—friendless and lorn ! How proud they can press to the fun'ral...to-day, Whose pall shall be held up by nobles to-morrow ! And Thou, too, whose life, a sick epicure's dream, Incoherent and gross, even grosser had pass'd,...

...hollow, And spirits so mean in the great and high-born ; To think what a long line of titles may follow The relics of him who died — friendless and lorn...array Of one, whom they shunn'd in his sickness and And Thou, too, whose life, a sick epicure's dream, Incoherent and gross, even grosser had pass'd, Were...

...To think what a long line of titles may follow The relics of him who died — friendless and lorn 1 How proud they can press to the fun'ral array Of one,...to-day, Whose pall shall be held up by nobles tomorrow! And Thou, too, whose life, a sick epicure's dream, Incoherent and gross, even grosser had pass'd. Were...

...sung, ' How proud will they flock to the funeral array Of une wliiim they shunned in hisbicknessund sorrow ! How bailiffs may seize his last blanket to-day, Whose pall shall be held up by nobles tomorrow !" It was probably with a prescient dread of some such empty pageantry that Pope ordered, by « ill,...

...yet his last public appearance confirms all I say, as no one had a more magnificent funeral. " Yes, bailiffs may seize his last blanket to-day, Whose pall shall be held up by nobles to-morrow." " There can be no doubt," added Lady Ashcourt, "that the good-humoured sympathy of mankind is much...

...they can press to the funeral array Of one, whom they shunned in his sickness and sorrow : — The bailiffs may seize his last blanket to-day, Whose pall shall be held up by nobles to-morrow !* One would like to be able to point out the house in King Street in which once resided the courtier...