 To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel, the laugh, and the jeer ? Ah ! here is a plentiful board ! But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here.  The Quarterly review - Page 3971819Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...again; And here in the grave are all metals forhid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffm lid. To the pleasures which mirth can afford, The revel, the laugh, and the jeer? Ah! here is a plentiful hoard, But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none hut the worm is a reveller here.... | |
 | Lyre - 1830 - 396 pages
...; And here in the grave are all metals forbid, Save the tinsel that shines on the dark coftin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel,...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah, no ! They have witherM and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | 1834 - 450 pages
...The treasures are squander'd again, And here in the grave, are all metals forbid But the tinsel which shone on the dark coffin-lid. 6. To the pleasures...is a reveller here. 7. Shall we build to Affection fcnd Love ? Ah, no! they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit above. Friends, brothers,... | |
 | 1834 - 300 pages
...The treasures are squander'd again, And here in the grave, are all metals forbid But the tinsel which shone on the dark coffin-lid. 6. To the pleasures...cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. 7. 1834.] Or fled with the spirit above. Friends, brothers, and sisters are laid side by side, If et none... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...again. And here, in the grave, are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shonexm the dark coffin-lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford! The revel,...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love! Ah no ! they have withered and died. Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Henry Burgess (of Luton) - 1836 - 446 pages
...; And here, in the grave, are all metals forbid Save the tinsel that shines on the daik coffin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel,...pitiful cheer. And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah.no! they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | 1836 - 676 pages
...shines on the dark coffin-lid. To the pleasures that Mirth can afford ? The revel — the jaugh — and the jeer ? Ah ! here is a plentiful board ; But...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love 7 Ah no! they have withered and died, Or flown with the spirit... | |
 | 1836 - 712 pages
...dark collin lid. To the Pleasures which mirth can afford, The revel, the laugh, and the jeer '! Ah I here is a plentiful board, But the guests are all...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah ! no ; they have wither'd and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | 1836 - 378 pages
...again ; Ami here in the grave are all metals forbld, But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin lid. To the Pleasures which mirth can afford, The revel, the laugh, and the jeer ? Ah l here ua plentiful hoard, But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm... | |
 | Thomas Bayley Fox - 1837 - 188 pages
...again ; And here in the grave are all rnetals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel,...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah ! no ; they have wither'd and died, Unto Sorrow ? The dead... | |
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