 | John Evans - 1819 - 444 pages
...RICHES? alas! 'tis in vain — Who hide, in their turns have been hid, The treasures are squander'd 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, the laugh, and the... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? alas, *t is in vain. Who hid, in their turns have been hid : The...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 !... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...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 ; Who hid,...forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin Ifd. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel, the laugh, and the jeer? Ah ! here is a plentiful... | |
 | 1821 - 488 pages
...here's neither dress nor adornment allow'd, But the long winding sheet and the fringe of the shroud. 5 To riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain, Who hid, in their...But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin lid. •* 6 To the pleasures that mirth can afford, The revel, the laugh and the jeer ? Ah, here is a plentiful... | |
 | 1821 - 444 pages
...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 ; Who hid,...again. And here in the grave are all metals forbid Bnt the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin-lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford I The revel,... | |
 | 1823 - 536 pages
...II. 3 A 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 : Who...hid, in their turns have been hid ; The treasures are squander'd again ; And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 380 pages
...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 ; Who...hid, in their turns have been hid; The treasures are squander'd again; And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark... | |
 | 1824 - 588 pages
...fringe and the shroud. Shall we build to the purple of Pride,— The trappings which dieen the proud ? To Riches ! Alas, 'tis in vain, Who hid, in their...have been hid: The treasures are squandered again. Ami here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark ceffifl lid. To... | |
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...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 have been hid ; The treasures are squander 'd again ; ' And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the... | |
 | 1826 - 450 pages
...here's neither dress nor adornment allowed, IJut the long winding sheet and the fringe of the shroud. r To Riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain. Who hid, in their turns have heen liid, The treasures are squandered a^aiu, And here in the grave are all metals forhid, But the... | |
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... 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? 
