 | Juvenal - 1806 - 582 pages
...Why dost thou not forswear thyself then," replied Stratonicus, " to be dismissed from this accursed place ?" Hall has a fine allusion to the next verse...harmonious monosyllables ! but this is surpassed by that Death, the great teacher, Death alone proclaims The true dimensions of our puny frames. The daring... | |
 | Juvenal - 1806 - 578 pages
...Why dost thou not forswear thyself then," replied Stratonicus, " to be dismissed from this accursed place ?" Hall has a fine allusion to the next verse:..." And he that cares for most, shall find no more." Death, the great teacher, Death alone proclaims The true dimensions of our puny frames. The daring... | |
 | Juvenal - 1806 - 572 pages
...Why dost thou not forswear thyself then," replied Stratonicus, " to be dismissed from this accursed place ?" Hall has a fine allusion to the next verse:..." And he that cares for most, shall find no more." Death, the great teacher, Death alone proclaims The true dimensions of our puny frames. The daring;... | |
 | Juvenal - 1806 - 586 pages
...tales in Grecian story found, Were once believed: — of Athos sail'd around, beautiful and pathetick apostrophe of Prince Henry to the lifeless remains...: " • Fare thee well, great heart ! " Ill-weav'd ambitiou, how much ait thou shrunk ! " When that tins body c'tid contain a spirit, " A kingdom for... | |
 | Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.) - 1808 - 504 pages
...ere thou hadst purchase bought, Or welthier wexen '° by such idle thought. Fond foole ! six feete shall serve for all thy store; And he, that cares for most, shall find no more. We scorne tbat welth should be the finall end, Whereto the heavenly Muse her course doth bend ; And... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1808 - 488 pages
...be, ere thou hadst purchase bought, Or welthier wexen20 by such idle thought. Fond foole ! six feete shall serve for all thy store ; And he, that cares for most, shall find no more. We scorne that welth should be the finall end, Whereto the heavenly Muse her course doth bend ; And... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pages
...infinite ? Long would it be ere thou hast purchase bought, Or weltliier wexen by such idle thought. Fond fool ! six feet shall serve for all thy store ; And he that cares for most shall find no more. We scorne that wealth should be the final! end, Whereto the heavenly Muse her course doth bend ; And... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1824 - 298 pages
...Act ii. Sc. 2. " — Give me thy hand, thou shalt have a share in our purchase, as I am a true inau." Fond fool ! six feet shall serve for all thy store ; And he that cares for most shall find no more. We scorn that wealth should be the final end, Whereto the heav'nly Muse her course doth bend ; And... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1825 - 188 pages
...hast purchase bought, 5 j Or welthier wexen by such idle thought. Fond foole, six feet shall serue for all thy store ; And he that cares for most shall find no more. We scorne that wealth should be the finall end, Whereto the heauenly Muse her course doth bend ; 60... | |
 | Joseph Hall - 1838 - 188 pages
...infinite ? Long would it be ere thou hast purchase bought, Or welthier wexen by such idle thought. Fond fool ! six feet shall serve for all thy store ; And he that cares for most shall find no more. We scorne that wealth should be the finall end, Whereto the heavenly Muse her course doth bend ; And... | |
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Fond fool ! six feet shall serve for all thy store, And he that cares for most shall find no more. 
