EPITAPH ON ELIZABETH, LH WOULD'ST thou hear what man can say In a little ? reader, stay. Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die : Which in life did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. If at all she had a fault. Leave it buried... The American Bibliopolist - Page 191874Full view - About this book
| Select epitaphs, William Toldervy - 1755 - 494 pages
...Beautie, as could die ;. Which in Life did Harbour give To more Vertue, than doth live. If, at all, fhe had a Fault, Leave it: buried in this Vault ;. One Name was ELIZABETH,. Th' other let it fleep with Death j, Fitter, where It dyed, to tell, Than that it liv'd at all. Farewell.... | |
| Epitaphs - 1806 - 284 pages
...doth lie, As much beauty as could die ; Which, when alive, did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. If at all she had a fault, Leave it buried in this vault ; One name was ELIZABETH, Th' other, let it sleep with death ; Fitter where it dy'd to tell, Then that it liv'd at all. Farewell.... | |
| Collection - 1806 - 286 pages
...beauty as could die ; Which, when alive, did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. If at all siie had a fault, Leave it buried in this vault ; One name was ELIZABETH, Th' other, let it sleep with death ; P'itter where it dy'd to tell, Then that it liv'd at all. Farewell.... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...stone doth lye As much beauty, as could dye : Which in life did harbour give To more vertue, than doth live. If, at all, she had a fault, Leave it buried in this vault. One name was Elizabeth, ' Th'other let it sleep with death: Fitter, where it dyed, to tell, Than that it liv'd at all. Farewell.... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 482 pages
...stone doth lie As much heauty as could die : Which in life did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. If at all she had a fault, Leave it buried in...died, to tell, Than that it lived at all. Farewell 1 ยป Elizabeth, LH] Of this lady I can say nothing. If Jonson desired to keep her name secret, he has... | |
| English poetry - 1826 - 310 pages
...stone doth lie As much beauty as could die : Which in life did harbour give To as much virtue as could live. If, at all, she had a fault, Leave it buried in this vault. Jonson. EPITAPH ON THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE, SISTER TO SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. UNDERNEATH this marble hersc... | |
| John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...stone doth lie As much beauty as could die: Which in life did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. If, at all, she had a fault, Leave it buried in this vault. One name was Elizabeth, Th' other let it sleep with death; Titter, where it died, to tell, Than that it liv'd at all. Farewell.... | |
| Theocritus - English poetry - 1836 - 450 pages
...stone doth lie As much beauty as could die ; Which in life did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. " If at all she had a fault, Leave it buried...died, to tell, Than that it lived at all. Farewell!" NOTES. 395 IV. EPITAPH ON THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE. Underneath this simple hearse Lies the subject... | |
| Theocritus (of Syracuse) - 1836 - 436 pages
...stone doth lie As much beauty as could die ; Which in life did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. " If at all she had a fault, Leave it buried in this vault. One name wcs Elizabeth ; The other, let it sleep with death : Fitter, where it died, to tell, Than that it lived... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1841 - 844 pages
...stone doth lie As much beauty as could die : Which in life did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. If at all she had a fault, Leave it buried in...sleep with death : Fitter, where it died, to tell, Thau that it lived at all. Farewell ! TO CELIA. FROM "THE FOREST." Kiss me, sweet ! the wary lover... | |
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