 | James Beattie, Thomas Gray - 1809 - 408 pages
...and for p«w*. " Of wealth and fame, of pomp and power possess"*!, M Who ever felt l»is weight of wo decrease? " Ah ! what avails the lore of Rome and...scorn, remorse, or pride, the bosom wring ! " Let vaniry adorn the marble tomb .' " With trophies, rhymes, and scutcheons of renown, " In the deep duiyeqn... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pages
...'• Be all my prayer for virtue and for peace. " Of wealth and fame, of pomp and power posscss'd, '' Who ever felt his weight of woe decrease ? '' Ah !...If envy, scorn, remorse, or pride, the bosom wring ? XVII. " Let Vanity adorn the marble tomb " With trophies, rhymes, and scutcheons of renown, " In... | |
 | James Beattie - 1816 - 242 pages
...hopes of fame. XVI. "The end and the reward of toil is rest. Be all my prayer for virtue and for peace. Of wealth and fame, of pomp and power possess'd, Who...harmonious string, The dust of Ophir, or the Tyrian fleece, AH that art, fortune, enterprise, can bring, If envy, scorn, remorse, or pride the bosom wring ! XVII.... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...empyreal blaze. " The end and the reward of toil is rest. " Be all my prayer for virtue and for peace. " Of wealth and fame, of pomp and power possess'd, "...Tyrian fleece, " All that art, fortune, enterprise, cau bring, " If envy, scorn, remorse, or pride, the bosom wring! " Along yon glittering sky what glory... | |
 | 1821 - 270 pages
...hopes of fame. " The end and the reward of toil is rest. " Be all my prayer for virtue and for peace. " Of wealth and fame, of pomp and power possess'd, " Who ever felt his weight of wo decrease ? " Ah ! what avails the lore of Rome and Greece, " The lay heaven-prompted, and harmonious... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 280 pages
...of fame. XVI. ' The end and the reward of toil is rest. Be all my prayer for virtue and for peace. Of wealth and fame, of pomp and power possess'd, Who...'what avails the lore of Rome and Greece, The lay heaven prompted, and harmonious string-, The dust of Ophir, or the Tyrian fleece, All that art, fortune,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 560 pages
...of fame. XVI. "The end and the reward of toil is rest. Be all my prayer for virtue and for peace ! Of wealth and fame, of pomp and power possess'd, Who...weight of woe decrease ? Ah ! what avails the lore of Home and Greece, The lay heaven-prompted, and harmonious string, The dust of Ophir, or the Tyrian fleece,... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 pages
...hopes of fame . ' The end and the reward of toil is rest, Be all my prayer for virtue and for peace. Of wealth and fame, of pomp and power possess'd, Who...If envy, scorn, remorse, or pride the bosom wring ! Mine be the breezy bill that skirts the down ; Where a green grassy turf is all I crave, With bere... | |
 | 1826 - 300 pages
...hopes of fame. ' The end and the reward of toil is rest. Be all my prayer for virtue and for peace. Of wealth and fame, of pomp and power possess'd, Who ever felt his weight of wo decrease ! Ah ! what avails the lore of Rome and Greece, The lay heaven-prompted, and harmonious... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 pages
...hill ; What means might best his sale return nc,jd. Ah ! v.lii.i nrails the lore of Rome and Greece, All that art, fortune, enterprise can bring, If envy, scorn, remorse, or pride, the bosom wring. Beatlie. AVAIL OF MARRIAGE, in ancient Scot's law, that casuality in inward-holding, by which the superior... | |
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Who ever felt his weight of woe decrease ? Ah ! what avails the lore of Rome and Greece, The lay heaven-prompted, and harmonious string, The dust of Ophir, or the Tyrian... 
