 To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel, the laugh, and the jeer ? Ah ! here is a plentiful board ! But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here.  The Quarterly review - Pagina 3971819Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1817 - 506 pagina’s
...— And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford — The revel,...here is a plentiful board ! But the guests are all route as their pitiful cheer. And none but the worm is a reveller here ! Shall we build to Affection... | |
 | Nicholas Carlisle - 1818 - 994 pagina’s
...— And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which mirth can afford — The revel,...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here ! Shall we build to affection and love ? Ah, no ! they have wither' d and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1819 - 592 pagina’s
...tint which it wore. 4. Shall we build to the purple of Pride, The trappings which dizen the proud ? Alas ! they are all laid aside : And here's neither...Ah! here is a plentiful board, But the guests are ail mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. 7. Shall we build to Affection... | |
 | 1819 - 754 pagina’s
...again ; And here in the grave are all metals forbid But the tinsel that shines on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which Mirth can afford, The revel,...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah, no ! they have witherM and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Varieties - 1819 - 774 pagina’s
...here, in the grave, are all metals forbid, " But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin lid. i ' " To the pleasures which Mirth can afford — " The...cheer, " And none but the worm is a reveller here ! " Shall we build to Affection and Love? " Ah no ! they have wither'd and died, " Or fled with the... | |
 | 1819 - 728 pagina’s
...the grave are all metals forbid But the tinsel lhat shines on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasure* which Mirth can afford, The revel, the laugh, and...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah, no ! they have wither'd and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | 1819 - 384 pagina’s
...that shines on the dark coffin-lid. To the pleasures that mirth can afford ? The revel, the langh, and the jeer ? Ah, here is a plentiful board ! But...cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller, here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? All, no ! they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | John Evans - 1819 - 444 pagina’s
...again, And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shines on the dark coffin lid. To the pleasures which MIRTH can afford, The revel,...a plentiful board — But the guests are all mute at their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to AFFECTION and LOVE... | |
 | 1819 - 382 pagina’s
...the dark coffin-lid. To the pleasures that mirth can afford ? The revel, the laugh, and the jeer ? <l Ah, here is a plentiful board ! ' : But the guests...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah, no ! they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | 1819 - 402 pagina’s
...the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin lid. To the Pleasures which mirth can afford — To Bevel, the Laugh, and the Jeer ? Ah ! here is a plentiful board ! But the guests are all mute as their piti; ful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here I Shall we build to Affection and Love ?... | |
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