 | Lyre - 1841 - 374 pages
...dress nor adornment allowed ] Save the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the Shroud. l76 _ STANZAS. To Riches ? Alas, 'tis in vain ; Who hid in their...again ; And here in the grave are all metals forbid, Save the tinsel that shines on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel,... | |
 | 1843 - 686 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,...the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shines on the dark coffin lid. To the Pleasures that Mirth can afford, — • The Revel, the Laugh,... | |
 | 1842 - 820 pages
...adornment allowed, Save the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To riches ? Alas ! Ч is in vain ; Who hid in their turns have been hid ; The...again ; And here, in the grave, are all metals forbid, Save the tinsel that shines on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...allowed, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riche« 1 Alas ! 'tis in Tain ; instruments, Now like a lonely flute ; And now it is an metala forbid But the tinsel that shines on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford,... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...aside ; And here's neither dress nor adornment allow'd, Bat 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 their grave, are all metals forbid. But the tinsel that shone on the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...allowed, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas ! 'tis in Tain ; horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road Thus seeing Gi arc all metals forbid But the tinsel that shines on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 188 pages
...the fringe of the shroud. -- . m (•* ' \ • r.rd v|< / I v.'-^Xo -. • * IT IS GOOD TO BE HERE. 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 mortals forbid But the tinsel that shone on the dark... | |
 | William Cartwright Newsam - 1845 - 264 pages
...aside, K And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed But the long winding-sheet and I he fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain, Who hid...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... | |
 | John Hall - 1845 - 354 pages
...wmding-sheetv and the fringe of the shroud* ! 5. To Riches' ? Alasv, 'tis in vain*— Who hid*, in theirv turns' have been hid* — The treasures are squandered...But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin' lid*. 6. To the pleasures which mirth' can aflbrd' — The revel', the laugh' and the jeer' ? Ah* I here... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...aside, And here's neither dress nor adornment allow'd, Save 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, Save the tinsel that shines on 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? 
