 | 1817 - 506 pages
...Riches ? Alas ! 'tis in rain — 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 shone on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford — The revel, the laugh, and the jeer ? Ah ! here... | |
 | Varieties - 1819 - 774 pages
...laid 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...metals forbid, " 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... | |
 | 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...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 is a plentiful... | |
 | 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...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 is a plentiful... | |
 | 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
...all laid 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,...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
...all laid 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...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... | |
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The skin which but yesterday fools could 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? 
