Arms, angels, epitaphs and bones, These (all the poor remains of state) Adorn the rich, or praise the great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are senseless of the fame they give. How to Read and Declaim - Page 78by Grenville Kleiser - 1779 - 428 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Parnell - 1722 - 240 pages
....Rub, or praife the Great ; Who while on Earth in Fame they live, Are fenflefs of the Fame they gjye. Ha! while I gaze, pale Cynthia fades, •.,.;''.' The burfting Earth unveils the Shades ! All flow, and wan, and wrap'd with Shrouds, They rife in yi.fionary Crouds, And all with/ober... | |
| Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...great -, Who while on earth in fame they live. Are fentelefs of the fame they give. Ha ! while I gate, pale Cynthia fades, The burfting earth unveils the...! All flow, and wan, and wrap'd with fhrouds, They rite in vifionary crouds, And all with fobcr accent cry, Think, mortal, what it is to die. Now from... | |
| Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...of flate, Adorn the rich, or praife the great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are fenfelefs of the fame they give. Ha ! while I gaze, pale Cynthia...in vifionary crouds, And all with fober accent cry, Thinky mortal, what it is ta dye. Now from yon black and fun'ral yew, That bathes the charnel-houfe... | |
| Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...of ftate, Adorn the rich, or praife the great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are fenfelefs of the fame they give. Ha ! while I gaze, pale Cynthia fades, The burfting earth unveils the (hades ! All flow, and wan, and wrap'd with fhrouds, They rife in vifionary crouds, And all with fober... | |
| Thomas Parnell - English literature - 1767 - 250 pages
...of ftate) Adorn the Rich, or praife the Great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are fenfelefs of the fame they give. Ha ! while I gaze, pale Cynthia...in vifionary crouds, And all with fober accent cry, " Think, Mortal, what it is to die." Now from yon black and fun'ral yew, That bathes the charnel-houfe... | |
| Thomas Parnell - 1767 - 250 pages
...of ftate) Adorn the Rich, or praife the Great; Who while on earth in fame they lite, Are fenfelefs of the fame they give. Ha ! while I gaze, pale Cynthia fades, The burning earth unveils the fhades ! All flow, and wan, and wrap'd with Ihrouds, They rife in vidonary... | |
| English poetry - 1770 - 268 pages
...of ftate, Adorn the rich, or praife the great; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are fenfelefs of the fame they give. Ha ! while I gaze, pale Cynthia...earth unveils the fhades ! All flow, and wan, and wrapt with fhrouds, They rife in vifionary crouds, And all with fober accent cry, Think, mortal, what... | |
| Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1770 - 294 pages
...of ftatC; Adorn the rich, or pratfe the great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are fenfelefs of the fame they give. Ha ! while I gaze, pale Cynthia fades, The burfling earth unveils the fhades ! All flow, and wan, and Wrap'd with fhrouds, They rife in vifionary... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 936 pages
...of ftate, Adorn the rich, or praife the graat ; Who, while on earth in fame they live, Are fenfelpfs of the fame they give. Ha ! while I gaze, pale Cynthia fades, The budiing earth unveils the fhades ! All flow, and wan, and wrap'd with fluouds, They rife in vifionary... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 428 pages
...earth in fame they live,Are fenfelpfi of the fame they give. Ha! while I gaze, pale Cynthia fade»; The burfting earth unveils the fhades ! All flow, and wan, and wrap'd with fhteuds» They rife in- vifionary crouds, And all with fober accent cry, mortal, what it it to Jit,... | |
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