From wandering on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go mark him well : For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power and pelf, The wretch, concentred... Polyanthos - Page 1191806Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - Minstrels - 1805 - 334 pages
...Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And,...whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, 'and unsung. II. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of brown heath and shaggy wood,... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 788 pages
...Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown. And,...whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. After introducing the ballads of three different bards, he finely concludes with the following hymn... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 796 pages
...Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Cespite those titles, power, anil pelf, he wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown. And,...dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence lie sprung, Unwept, unhonourcd, and unsung. After introducing the ballads of three different bards,... | |
| Henry Smithers - Poetry, English - 1807 - 254 pages
...Boundless his wealth as wish can claim; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch concenter'd all in self, Living shall forfeit fair renown, And...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung. i n. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Education - 1809 - 516 pages
...though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can frame j Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch concentred all in self Living...doubly dying shall go down To the vile dust, from which he sprung^ Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung. In this poem there are many beautiful strokes in the... | |
| Charles Jared Ingersoll - United States - 1810 - 186 pages
...though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living,...whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. T racter, Enterprise, public spirit, intelligence, faction and love of country are natural to such... | |
| 1811 - 432 pages
...Despise these titles, power and pelf, The wretch concentred all in self, Living shall foifeit fuir renown, And doubly dying shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung Unwept, unhonored, and unsung. An Epigram. SK.VB Johnny to Paddy, " I can't for my life, " Conceive how a dumb... | |
| Walter Scott - Clans - 1811 - 310 pages
...titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, X. 3 Living, shall forfeit fair reknown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung. II. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of brown... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 pages
...Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And,...whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. * II. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of brown heath and shaggy... | |
| John Galt - Greece - 1813 - 472 pages
...though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living...the vile dust, from whence he sprung, .„ Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of brown... | |
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