 | Izaak Walton - Fishing - 1653 - 306 pages
...Verfes ; it is a farewel to the vanities of the world, and fome fay written by D'. D, but let them bee writ by whom they will, he that writ them had a brave foul, and muft needs be poffeft with happy thoughts at the time of their compofure. Farwel ye guilded... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins - Fishing - 1775 - 620 pages
...it is a farewel to the vanities of the world, and fome fay written by Sir Harry Wvoton, who I Cold you was an excellent angler. But let them be writ by whom they will, he that writ them had a brave foul, and muft needs be pofieft with happy thoughts at the time of their compofure, Farewel, ye' gilded... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1787 - 212 pages
...Lond. A Farewell A Farewell to the Vanities of the World. "v t*AREWELL, ye gilded follies, pleafing troubles ; •*• Farewell, ye honour'd rags, ye...echo, gold pure clay ; Honour the darling but of one fliort day. Beauty, th" eye's idol but a damalk'd fkin; State but a golden prifon to live in, And torture... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1787 - 232 pages
...Farewell, ye honour'd rags, ye glorious bubbles ; tJ*AREWELL, ye gilded follies, pleafing troubles j Fame's but a hollow echo, gold pure clay; Honour the darling but of one fliort day. Beauty, th' eye's idol but a damafk'd fkin; State but a golden prifon to live in, And torture... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 394 pages
...WORLD. FAREWELL ye gilded follies, pleasing troubles; Farewell ye honoured rags, ye glorious bubbles j Fame's but a hollow echo, gold pure clay, Honour the darling but of one fliort day ; Beauty, th* eye's idol but a dama/k'd /kinj State but a golden prison to live in, And... | |
 | James Anderson - Books, Reviews - 1792 - 386 pages
...Fit. 15. 1791. A . S GLEANINGS OF ANCIENT POETRT. A FAREWELL TO THE VANITIES OF THE WORLD. r AIIWELL ye gilded follies, pleasing troubles; Farewell ye honour'd rags, ye glorious bubbles j ' Fame's but a hollow echo, gold psre clay, Honour the darling but of one ihort day; Beauty, th'... | |
 | Poetry - 1808 - 496 pages
...And streams shall murmur all around. Addison. A FAREWELL TO THE VANITIES OF THE WORLD. JF AREWELI,, ye gilded follies, pleasing troubles; Farewell, ye...echo, gold pure clay ; Honour the darling but of one short day ; Beauty, the eye's idol, but a damask skin ; State but a golden prison to live in, And torture... | |
 | Henry Headley - English poetry - 1810 - 236 pages
...journey, though his steps we numb'red not. A ' FAREWELL TO THE VANITIES OF THE WORLD. JT1 AEEWELL, ye gilded follies, pleasing troubles; Farewell, ye...echo; gold pure clay; Honour the darling but of one short day. Beauty, th' eye's idol, but a damask'd skin ; State but a golden prison to live in, And... | |
 | England - 1839 - 894 pages
...As to the lines we are now to quote, we shall not quarrel with Walton's criticism on them, that, " let them be writ by whom they will, he that writ them...with happy thoughts at the time of their composure." They are certainly very unequal, but some of them are excellent. " Farewell, ye gilded follies, pleasing... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Sir John Hawkins, John Hawkins - Fishing - 1822 - 490 pages
...it is a farewell to the vanities of the world, and some say written by Sir Harry Wotton, who I told you was an excellent angler. But let them be writ...that writ them had a brave soul, and must needs be possest with happy thoughts at the time of their composure. Farewell ye gilded follies, pleasing troubled;... | |
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Farewell, ye honour'd rags, ye glorious bubbles; Fame's but a hollow echo ; Gold, pure clay ; Honour the darling but of one short day... 
