 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
 | Henry Coppée - 1893 - 560 pages
...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...the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain : Who hid, in their turn have been hid ; The treasures are squandered... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1896 - 680 pages
...frets rhe skin which but yesterday fools could 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 alWd, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches? r-ias 1 'tis in vain ; Who... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1897 - 666 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 ? r.ias ! 'tis in vain... | |
 | 1897 - 296 pages
...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 ? Alas 1 they are all laid aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet... | |
 | Joseph James Neave - 1899 - 336 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...nor adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet and'the fringe of the shroud. To riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain, Who hid, in their turns have been hid... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1901 - 1080 pages
...skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. allow'd, But the long winding-sheet and the. fringe of the shroud. To Riches? alas ! 'tis in vain ;... | |
 | Laurie Magnus, Cecil Headlam - 1903 - 390 pages
...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...the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain ; Who hide in their turns have been hid ; The treasures are squandered... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1904 - 896 pages
...adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of pride? To the trappings which dizen the proud? Alas ! they are...long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas, 'tis in vai n ! Who hid, in thoir turns have been hid: The treasures are squandered... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - 1904 - 890 pages
...adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of pride? To the trappings which dizen the proud? Alas ! they are...long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas, 'tis in vain I Who hid, in their turns have been hid : The treasures are squandered... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1908 - 398 pages
...adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud To Riches? Alas, 't is in vain ! Who hid, in their turns have been hid : The treasures are squandered again ; THE MARINES S DllEAM. 131 And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shines... | |
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