 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 - Page 383edited by - 1819Full view - About this book
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...The skin that 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, Save the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? alas! 'tis in vain,... | |
 | John Hall - 1845 - 354 pages
...which', but yesterday', fools could adore', For the smoothness it held', or the tint which it wort. 4. Shall we build to the purple of Pride' — The...the proud' ? Alas, they are all laid aside — And here 's neither dross nor adornment allowed', But the long wmding-sheetv and the fringe of the shroud*... | |
 | William Cartwright Newsam - 1845 - 264 pages
...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...dizen the proud ? Alas ! they are all laid aside, K And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed But the long winding-sheet and I he fringe of the... | |
 | Christian lyre - 1846 - 188 pages
...skin which, but yesterday, fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it bore. Shall we build to the purple of pride, The trappings...the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. 154 LINES WRITTEN IN A CHUBCHYARD. To riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain, Who hid, in their turns have been... | |
 | Gem book - 1846 - 398 pages
...skin which but yesterday fools could adore For the smoothness it held, and 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,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 pages
...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...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... | |
 | 1850 - 340 pages
...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 ! 't is in vain,... | |
 | 1850 - 300 pages
...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...dizen the proud ? Alas ! they are all laid aside, And here 's neither dress nor adornment allow'd, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud.... | |
 | 1851 - 588 pages
...skin which but yesterday tools 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) Alas! they are all laid añide; And here's neither tirées nor adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet, and the fringe... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 pages
...The skin which but yesterday fools conW 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 ? Alas I they are all laid aside ; And here's neither dress nor adorument allow'd, But the long winding-sheet... | |
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