 How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the...  Meditations and Contemplations: In Two Volumes - Page 33by James Hervey - 1748Full view - About this book
 | John Anketell - Irish poetry - 1795 - 220 pages
...Thefe circumftances on my mind imprefs The beauty which thofe tender lines exprefs ; " How lov'd, how valu'd once avails thee not ; " To whom related, or...remains of thee ; " 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud jliM be !" Yet tho' unable to divert the blow, True faith the fting of death can overthrow. Do... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...without a ftone, a name, What once had beauty, titles, wealth, and fame. 79 How lov'd, how honoured once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap oi duft alone remains of thee ; TTis all thou art, and all the ptoud (hall be 1 VOL. J. i L P«U Poets... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...without a ftone, a name, What once had beauty, titles, wealth, and fame. 70 How lov'd, how honour' d once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom...alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fhall be ! 74 Poets themfelves muft fall like thofe they fung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...refts, without a Hone, a name. What once had beauty, titles, wealth, and fame. How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom...alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fhall be ! Poets themfelves muft fall like thofe they fung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1799 - 408 pages
...Frowns in the florin with angry brow, But in the funfliine firikes the blow. Epitaph. How lov'd, how valu'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or...begot : A heap of duft alone remains of thee; 'Tis all thoa art, and all the proud fliall be. Fame. All fame is foreign, but of true defert ; Plays round... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 496 pages
...wealth, and nor. How lov'd, how h'cnoor'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom liegot; A heap of duft alone remains of thee, Tis all thou art, and all the proud (hall be ! Poets themfelves muft fall, like thofe they loft, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the... | |
 | 1869
...should hear the poet's address to one who was once what they now are : — " How loved, how valued once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot, A heap of dust alone remains of thee : 'Tis aU thon art, and all the proud shall be." May we not all profit by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...without a stone, a name, What once had beauty, titles, wealth, and fame. 70 How lov'd, how honour'd once avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
..., without a stone , a name, What once had beauty, titles , wealth and fame. How lov'd , how honourM once , avails thee not ,. To whom related , or by whom begot ; A ieap of dust alone remains of t&e, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1805 - 288 pages
...Frowns in the ftorm with angry brow, But in the funfhine ftrikes the blow. EP1TJPX. How lov'd, how valu'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or...alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fliall be. TAME. All fame is foreign, btrt of true defert ; Plays round the head, but comes not... | |
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