 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 African Repository - Stran 2541834Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 strani
...again ; 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 withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Half hours - 1863 - 408 strani
...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 wo build to Affection and Love ? Ah no ! they have withered and died, Or fled with the Spirit... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1863 - 420 strani
...again ; And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel which 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 1 Ah ! no ; they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Life-lights - 1864 - 336 strani
...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 t Ah no ! they have wither' d and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | 1864 - 334 strani
...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 1 Ah no ! they have wither*d and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Ackworth sch - 1865 - 442 strani
...again; 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. 2 D Shall we build to Affection and Love? Ah ! no; they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Standard poetry book - 1866 - 300 strani
...the fringe of the shroud. To Riches ? Alas! 'tis in vain— Who hid, in their turn have been hid— 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 withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland - 1867 - 548 strani
...again ; 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,...the laugh and the jeer ? Ah ! here is a plentiful hoard, But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveler here.... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 strani
...; And here in the grave are all metals forbid, But the tinsel that shone on the dark coffin-lid. 25 To the pleasures which Mirth can afford — The revel,...pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. 30 Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah, no ! they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1869 - 810 strani
...; Ant) here in the grave are all metals forbid, Sare the tinsel that shine* 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 wither1 d and died, Or fled with the spirit... | |
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