 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
 | Choice poems - 1879 - 206 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...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 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 prond? Alas, thoy are all laid aside, And here's neither dress nor adornments allowed, But the long... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 826 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 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 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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