 | Thomas Parnell - 1722 - 240 pages
...Name, The Chiflels flender he?p to Fame, (Which e'er our Sett of Friends decay Their frequent Steps may wear away.) A middle Race of Mortals own, Men,...vaulted Arches lye, Whofe Pillars fwell with fculptur'd Stones, Arms, Angels, Epitaphs and Bones, •• • ' Thefe SEVERAL OCCASIONS. Thefe (all the ,poor... | |
 | Seraph - Hymns, English - 1754 - 294 pages
...repofe. The flat finooth ftones that bear a name, The chifllTs flender help to fame, (Which e'er our fet of friends decay, Their frequent fteps may wear away)...fculptur'd ftones, Arms, angels, epitaphs and bones, Theft- (all the poor remains of ftate) Adorn the rich, or praife the great -, Who while on earth in... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...repofe. The flat fmooth ftoncs that bear a name, The chiffel's flender help to fame, (Which ere our fet of friends decay Their frequent. fteps may wear away...epitaphs, and bones, Thefe, all the poor remains of flate, Adorn the rich, or praife the great ; Who while on earth in fame they live, Are fenfelefs of... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1760 - 268 pages
...repofe. The flat fmooth ftones that bear a name,. The chiffel's {lender help to fame, (Which ere our fet of friends decay Their frequent fteps may wear away...of mortals own. Men, half ambitious, all unknown, G 5 The The marble tombs that rife on high, Whofe dead in vaulted arches lye, Whofe pillars fwell with... | |
 | English poetry - 1770 - 268 pages
...repofe. The flat fmootlf ftones that bear a name, The chiflel's flender help to fame, (Which ere our fet of friends decay Their frequent fteps may wear away...tombs that rife on high, Whofe dead in vaulted arches lie, K Whofe Whofe pillars fwell with fculptur'd ftones, Arms, angels, epitaphs, and bones, Thefe,... | |
 | Thomas Parnell - Battle of the frogs and mice - 1770 - 294 pages
...repofe. The flat fmooth ftones that bear a name, The chiffeFs flepder help to fame, (Which ere our fet of friends decay Their frequent fteps may wear away...of mortals own, Men, half ambitious, all unknown. I 3 The The marble tombs that rife on high, Whofedead in vaulted arches lye, Whole pillars fwell with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 428 pages
...repofe. The flat finooth ftones that bear a name, The chiffel's flender help to fame (Which ere our fet of friends decay Their frequent fteps may wear away);,...tombs that rife on high, Whofe dead in vaulted arches lie,. Whofe pillars fwell with fculptuv'd ftones, Arms, aitgels, epitaphs, and bones, Thefe, all the... | |
 | Grenville Kleiser - Elocution - 1779 - 422 pages
...repofe. The flat fmooth ftones that bear a name, . The duffel's flender help to fame (Which ere our fet of friends decay Their frequent fteps may wear away);.,...tombs that rife on high, Whofe dead in vaulted arches lie, Whofe pillars fwell with fculptur'd ftones, Arms, angels, epitaphs, and bones, Thefe, all the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 936 pages
...chiffel's flender help to fame (Which ere our fet of friends decay Their frequent fteps may wear away)j A middle race of mortals own, Men, half ambitious,...that rife on high, . Whofe dead in vaulted arches Ke, Whofe pillars fwell with fculptur'd ftones, i Arms, aIigels, epitaphs, and bones, Thefe, all the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 424 pages
...finooth ftones that bear a name, • The chiflel's flender help to famo- .'; •. (Which ere our fct of friends decay Their frequent fteps may wear away); A middle race of mortals owni .'•..' Men, half ambitious, alt unknown. The marble tombs that rife on high, Whofe dead in vaultud... | |
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Those graves, with bending osier bound, That nameless heave the crumbled ground, Quick to the glancing thought disclose Where toil and poverty repose. The flat smooth stones that bear a name... 
