 | Varieties - 1819 - 774 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— "...But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin lid. i ' " To the pleasures which Mirth can afford — " The revel, the laugh, and the jeer ? " Ah! here... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1819 - 592 pages
...here's neither dress nor adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud. 5. To Riches? Alas! 'tis in vain. Who hid, in their turns...metals forbid But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin-lid. 6. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford? The revel, the laugh, and the jeer? Ah! here... | |
 | 1819 - 596 pages
...here's neither dress nor adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet, and the fringe of the shroud 5. To Riches ? Alas! 'tis in vain. Who hid, in their...metals forbid But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin-lid. 6. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford? The revel, the laugh, and the jeer? Ah! here... | |
 | 1819 - 384 pages
...aside. And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe and the shroud. To Riches? Alas ! 'tis in vain— Who...squandered again, And here in the grave are all metals forhid, But the tinsel that shines on the dark coffin-lid. To the pleasures that mirth can afford ?... | |
 | 1819 - 382 pages
...aside. And here's neither dress nor adornment allowed , But the long winding-sheet and the fringe and the shroud. To Riches ? Alas ! 'tis in vain — Who...squandered again, And here in the grave are all metals forhid, But the tinsel that shines on the dark coffin-lid. To the pleasures that mirth can afford ?... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1819 - 500 pages
...aside; And here's neither dreso nor adornment allow'd, But the long winding sheet, and the fringe of the shroud! To riches ? alas ! 'tis in vain, Who hid...have been hid ; The treasures are squandered again ; But here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel thai shone on the dark coffin lid. To... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1819 - 754 pages
...aside, And here 's neither dress nor adornments 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 shines on the dark... | |
 | Noah Worcester, Henry Ware - 1819 - 504 pages
...here's neither drese nor adornment allow'd, But the long winding sheet, and the fringe of the shroud t To riches ? alas ! 'tis in vain, Who hid in their...have been hid; The treasures are squandered again ; ' - . But here in the grave are all metals forhid, But the tinsel that shone ou the dark coffin lid.... | |
 | English essays - 1819 - 728 pages
...dress nor adornments allow'd, But the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shroud. To Riches f 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 lhat shines on the dark... | |
 | 1819 - 402 pages
...dress nor adornment allow'd Bnt the long winding-sheet and the fringe of the shrowd ! • To Biches? Alas ! 'tis in vain — Who hid, in their turns, have been hid — The treasures are squander'd agaip — And here, in the grave, are all metals forbid But the tinsel that shone 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? 
