The charms that she wielded before ; Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings which dizen the proud?... The Quarterly Review - Página 383editado por - 1819Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Choice poems - 1879 - 206 páginas
...The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings...laid aside ; And here's neither dress nor adornment allow'd, But the long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 páginas
...The skin which but yesterday fools could adore. For the smoothness it held or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, • The trappings which dizen the prond? Alas, thoy are all laid aside, And here's neither dress nor adornments allowed, But the long... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1880 - 826 páginas
...it held or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the pnrple of Pride, The trappings which dizeu the proud? Alas, they are all laid aside, And here's neither dress nor adornments allowed, But the long wiudiug-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas ! 'tis... | |
| Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 páginas
...skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. e light Of ho allow'd, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches? alas ! 'tis in vain ;... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 páginas
...the tint which it wore. Shall we bnild to the purple of Pride, The trappings which dizeu the proud f les of Arcady ? What men or gods are these ? What...What struggle to escape f What pipes and timbrels ? W To Riches T Alas ! 'tis in vain : Who hid, in their turns have been hid ; The treasures are squandered... | |
| Passages, John Allen Giles - 1881 - 744 páginas
...which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride — The trappings which dizen the proud ? Alas i they are all laid aside ; And here's neither dress...the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? alas ! 'tis in vain ; Who hid, in their turns have been hid : The treasures are squandered... | |
| Philip Schaff, Arthur Gilman - 1880 - 1108 páginas
...The skin that but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. here 's neither dress nor adornment allowed, Save the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud.... | |
| Alexander Henley Grant - 1881 - 416 páginas
...skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held or the tints which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings...dizen the proud ? Alas ! they are all laid aside, THE THREE TABERNACLES. 323 And here's neither dress nor adornments allowed, But the long winding-sheet... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1882 - 1002 páginas
...held, or the tint whieb it wore. Shall wo build to tbo purple of Pride, Tbe trappings whicb dizcu tbe Llewelyn's pain ! For now the truth was clear ; His...the wolf had slain To save Llewelyn's heir. Vain, v tbe fringe of tbo .shroud. To Ricbcs ? Alas ! 'tis in vain : Who bid, iu their turns have been bid... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - 1882 - 906 páginas
...skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride — The trappings which dizen the proud f Alas ! they arc all laid aside; And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed But the long winding-sheet... | |
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