 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
 | Life-lights - 1864 - 336 pages
...again ; And here in the grave are all metals forbid But the tinsel that shines 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 t Ah no ! they have wither' d and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 pages
...again; And here in the grave are all metals 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. 2 D Shall we build to Affection and Love? Ah ! no; they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Standard poetry book - 1866 - 300 pages
...the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas! 'tis in vain— Who hid, in their turn have been hid— 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... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1867 - 548 pages
...again ; And here in the grave are all metals forbid, 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 ! here is a plentiful hoard, But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveler here.... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...; And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin-lid. 25 To the pleasures which Mirth can afford — The revel,...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. 30 Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah, no ! they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Alexander Henley Grant - 1869 - 646 pages
...again ; And hero in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shines 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 wo build to Affection and Love ? Ah, no ! they havs withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1869 - 810 pages
...; Ant) here in the grave are all metals forbid, Sare the tinsel that shine* 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 wither1 d and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 pages
...again ; And here in the grave are all metals 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, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Asahel Clark Kendrick - 1871 - 484 pages
...again ; And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shines on the dark cofHn-lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford. The revel,...as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveler here. Shall we build to Affection and Love? Ah no ! they have withered and died, Or fled with... | |
 | George Etell Sargent - 1872 - 380 pages
...; And here, in the grave, are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin-lid. To the Pleasures which mirth can afford? The revel,...laugh, and the jeer ? Ah ! here is a plentiful board 1 •• But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here.... | |
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