MORTALITY, behold and fear What a change of flesh is here! Think how many royal bones Sleep within this heap of stones ; Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands, Where from their pulpits seal'd with dust They preach,... Fireside studies - Seite 165von Henry Kingsley - 1876Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1806 - 274 Seiten
...two shillings from a miser's purse! ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER.' Mortality, behold, and fear ! What change of flesh is here ! Think how many royal bones...Sleep within this heap of stones ; .Here they lie who 'd realms and lands, But now want strength to stir their hands; Where, from their pulpits seal'd... | |
| Panorama - 1809 - 368 Seiten
...strike dead, if reveal'd in the light. ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER. MORTALITY, behold, and fear! What change of flesh is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within this heap of stones; 89 Here they lie who'd realms and lands, But now want strength to stir their hands , Where, from their... | |
| 1817 - 524 Seiten
...here ! Think how many royall bones, Sleep within these heaps of stones ; Here they lye, had realmes, and lands ; Who now want strength to stir their hands. Where from their pulpits seal'd with dust, They preach, in greatnesse is no trust. Here's an acre sown indeed, With the richest,... | |
| Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 Seiten
...here ! Think how many royall bones, Sleep within these heaps of stones ; Here they lye, had Realmes, and Lands ; Who now want strength to stir their hands. Where from their pulpits seal'd with dust, They preach, In greatnesse is no trust. Here's an Acre sown indeed, With the richest,... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 Seiten
...style was to poetry, and how well it weaves in with it. " Mortality, behold, and fear, What a charge of flesh is here ! ' Think how many royal bones Sleep...strength to stir their hands. Where from their pulpits seal'd in dust, They preach ' In greatness is no trust.' Here's an acre sown indeed With the richest,... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 Seiten
...style was to poetry, and how well it weaves in with it. " Mortality, behold, and fear, What a charge of flesh is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep...strength to stir their hands. Where from their pulpits seal'd in dust, They preach ' In greatness is no trust.' Here's an acre sown indeed With the richest,... | |
| 1826 - 310 Seiten
...still, Save me from slavish vice, from folly, and from ill. 3.W. ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER-ABBEY, MORTALITY, behold, and fear, What a change of flesh...is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heap of stones ; Here they lie, Lad realms, and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hand»... | |
| Giles Fletcher - 1836 - 442 Seiten
...his own star, and that soul that can Be honest, is the only perfect man. ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER. MORTALITY, behold — and fear — What a change of...is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heap of stones: Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands... | |
| Richard Cattermole - 1836 - 436 Seiten
...his own star, and that soul that can Be honest, is the only perfect man. ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER. MORTALITY, behold — and fear — What a change of...is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heap of stones: Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands... | |
| Sacred cabinet - 1841 - 222 Seiten
...and imitate such lays, And in melodious unison, sing all-victorious grace. fii SMegtmmsfcr. BEAUMONT. MORTALITY, behold — and fear — What a change of...is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heap of stones : Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands... | |
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