...his sonnets : — * Castle Dangerous, c. ix. Referred to at p. Ixxxviii of the ' Douglas 'Book.' ' When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils...The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth ; your praise shall still find room Even in the eyes of all...

...for myself I praise, Painting my age with beauty of thy days. A LIVING MONUMENT. NOT marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful...you shall shine more bright in these contents, Than nnswept stone besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root...

...Sonnet furnishes a strong confirmation of my interpretation of this passage : " Not marble, nor the gilded monuments " Of princes, shall out-live this..."Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. Of our fair cousin Dauphin ; for, we hear, Your greeting is from him, not from the king. Amb. May it...

...grave should not be dignified by the slightest memorial, falls to the ground. " Not marble, nor the gilded monuments " Of princes, shall out-live this...Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. Of our fair cousin Dauphin; for, we hear, Your greeting is from him, not from the king. Amb. May it...

...for myself I praise,. Painting my age with beauty of thy days. A LIVING MONUMENT. Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful...overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry ; Uor Mar's sword, nor war's quick tire shall burn The living record of your memory. Shall you pace...

...besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the works of masonry, Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick fire...The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room, Even in the eyes of all...

...and lovely youth, When that shall fade, my verse distills youi truth. SONNET LV. NOT marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rhyme ; But you shall shine more bright in these contenu Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish tin». When wasteful war shall statues overturn,...

...for myself I praise,. Painting my age with beauty of thy days. A LIVING MONUMENT. Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful...overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry ; Nor Mar's sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn, The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death, and...

...corruptedly : — by verse distills your truth. MALONE. LV. Not marble, nor the gilded monuments 9 Of princes, shall out-live this powerful rhyme ; But...living record of your memory'''. 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth ; your praise shall still find room Even in the eyes of all...

...Sonnet furnishes a strong confirmation of my interpretation of this passage : ' Not marble, nor the gilded monuments ' Of princes, shall out-live this...fire, shall burn ' The living record of your memory ; " &c. So also, in his 81st Sonnet : " Your monument shall be my gentle verse." MALONE. Mr. Gifford...