 | Archaeology - 1880 - 324 pages
...ghostly interest that was to linger over his own tomb, that Richard II is described by Shakespeare : For Heaven's sake, let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stories of the dealh of kings. Richard IL A ct iii. Sc. 2. (3.) This brings me to say, thirdly, that... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...that small model of the barren earth , "Which serves as paste and cover to our bones. JEW heav'u's sake, let us sit upon the ground •, And tell sad...stories of the death of Kings \ How some have been deposrd ; some slaiu in war ; Some haunted by the ghost they dispossess'd ; Somepoison'dby their wives;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 372 pages
...sorrow on the bosom of the earth. Let's choose executors, and talk of wills : And yet not so,—for what can we bequeath. Save our deposed bodies to the...heaven's sake, let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stones of the death of kings :— How some have been depos'd, some slain in war; Some haunted by the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 328 pages
...epitaphs, Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyes Write sorrow in the bosom of the earth ! Let's chuse executors, and talk of wills : And yet not so —...ground, And tell sad stories of the death of Kings : How tome have been depos'd, some slain in war ; Some haunted by the ghosts they dispossess'd ; Some poison'd... | |
 | Officer, Joseph M. Sherer - India - 1821 - 348 pages
...remains of a murdered king, a familiar passage of our great poet came forcibly to my recollection. — " For heaven's sake let us sit upon the ground, And...stories of the death of kings, How some have been deposed, some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed, Some poisoned by their wives,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 370 pages
...wills : And yet not so, — for what can we bequeath, Save our deposed bodies to the ground? Our lauds, our lives, and all are Bolingbroke's, And nothing...stories of the death of kings : — How some have been depos'd,some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts, they have depos'd, some poison'd by their wives,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 486 pages
...we bequeath, Save our deposed bodies to the ground? Our lands, our lives, and all are Bolingbroke1!, And nothing can we call our own, but death; And that...stories of the death of kings :— How some have been deposed, somes lain inwar; Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed; Some poison'd by their wives,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1824 - 882 pages
...bequeath, ^ Save our deposed bodies to the ground? Our lauds, our lives, and all are Uolingbroke'g, se. Long time thy shadow hath been thrall to me, For...And 1 will chain these legs and arms of thine, That depos'd.some slain in war. Some haunted by the ghosts, they have depoa'd, some poison'd by their wives,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Theater - 1826 - 996 pages
...ground ? Our lands, or lives, and all are Bolingbroke's, And nothing can we call our own, but death j illiam dcpos'd, some slain fa w«r, Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed : Some poison'd by their... | |
 | Joseph Moyle Sherer - India - 1826 - 304 pages
...king, a familiar passage of our great poet came forcibly to my recollection. — J96 TAAJE MAHAL. " For heaven's sake, let us sit upon the ground, And...stories of the death of kings, How some have been deposed, some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed, Some poisoned by their wives,... | |
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For Heaven's sake, let us sit upon the ground, And tell sad stories of the death of kings ; — How some have been deposed, some slain in war; Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed ; Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping killed; All murdered. 
