 | 1819 - 382 pages
...Ah, no ! she forgets The charms which she boasted before : — Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, and the tints which it wore. Shall webuild to the purple of Pride? The trappings which dizen the proud... | |
 | 1819 - 384 pages
...Ah, no! she forgets The charms which she boasted before : — Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, and the tints which it wore. Shall we build to the purple of Pride? The trappings which dizen the proud... | |
 | 1819 - 728 pages
...she wielded before ; Nor knows the fuul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools coald adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore. • The last of these stanzas is given to connect the others with the original. The receding personages... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...? Ah, no. She forgets , The charms which she wielded before ; Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For...trappings which dizen the proud ? Alas ! they are ail laid aside ; And here 's neither dress nor adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet, and the... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...reptiles a peer and a prey. To Beauty ? Ah, no ! She forgets The charms which she wielded before ; Shall we build to the purple of Pride, — The trappings...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 again. And... | |
 | 1821 - 444 pages
...iv, p. 656, for other particulars of Saccheous. The skin which but yesterday fools could adore Fo r the smoothness it held, or the tint which it wore....laid aside : And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches? Alas ! 'tis in vain ;... | |
 | 1821 - 488 pages
...forgets The charms which she wielded before, Nor knows the foul worm, that he frets The skin, that but yesterday, fools could adore, For the smoothness it held, or the tints that it wore. 4 Shall we build to the purple of pride, The trappings that dizen the proud .'... | |
 | 1823 - 536 pages
...no ! — she forgets The charms which 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 tint which it wore. Shall we build to the purpVe of Piidc — The trappings which dizen the proud ?... | |
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...ah no !— she forgets The charms which she wielded before — Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For...neither dress nor adornment allow'd, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud ! To Richet ? alas ! 'tis in vain ; Who hid, in their turns... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 380 pages
...ah, no! — she forgets The charms which she wielded before — Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore, For...laid aside; And here's neither dress nor adornment allow'il, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud ! To Riches? alas ! 'tis in vain... | |
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In a small narrow cave, and begirt with cold clay, To the meanest of reptiles a peer and a prey. To BEAUTY ? Ah, no ! she forgets The charms which she wielded before ; Nor knows the foul worm that he frets The skin which but yesterday fools could adore... 
