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
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...of state, Adorn the rieh, or praise the great ; Who, while on Earth in fame they live, Are senseless of the fame they give. Ha ! while I gaze, pale Cynthia fades, The bnrsting earth nnveils the shades ! All slow, and wan, and wrap'd with shronds, They rise in visionary... | |
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