How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the... The poetical works of Alexander Pope, ed. with notes and intr. memoir by A.W ... - Page 92by Alexander Pope - 1869Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...once, avails thce not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee : "Tie all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung; Deaf the praised ear, and mute the tuneful tongue i E'en he whose soul now melts in mournful lays, Shall shortly... | |
| William Jay - Christian life - 1830 - 302 pages
...your dead out of your sight, and shut too the door, and inscribe over it — "How loved, how valued once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot: A heap of dust alone remains of thee; 'Tls all thou art, and all the proud shall be." Thirdly, We may notice it as an universal receptacle.... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1831 - 384 pages
...relics made. So peaceful rests, without a stone, a name, What once had beauty, titles, wealth, and fame. How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To...Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue. E'en he, whose soul now melts in mournful lays, Shall shortly want the generous tear he pays ; Then... | |
| Jacob Green - Europe - 1831 - 298 pages
...great talents and patriotick valour, the thought in the words of Pope was forced upon my mind — " How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To...whom begot : A heap of dust alone remains of thee: Tie all thiiii art, and all the proud shall be." The finest monument, in my estimation, is one to Lady... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1832 - 260 pages
...the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow. Epilaph. , ; How lov'd, how valu'd once, avails thee not : To whom related, or by whom begot : A heap of dust alone remains of thee ; 'Tia all thou art, and all the proud shall be. Fame. ' '"'> All fame is foreign, but of true desert... | |
| William Jay - Calendars - 1833 - 722 pages
...and the once ruby lip, and the once fascinating tongue — , " How lov'd. how valued once avails thce not, , To whom related or by whom begot : A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou arf, and nil the proud shall be." — It is also the earthly house of this " tabernacle." This reminds... | |
| R. Green - Framlingham (England) - 1834 - 306 pages
...Blomfield, Samuel, born at Colchester 26th July, 1752, and died 29th March, 1767. How lov'd, how valu'd once avails thee not, To whom related or by whom begot...thee, 'Tis all thou art and all the proud shall be. Burrows, Ann, 24th May, 1829, 98 years. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1834 - 366 pages
...species of English Iambic, consists of /tie Iambuses. How lov'd, how valu'd once, avails thee n6t, To whom related, or by whom begot : A heap of dust...thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. Be wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead ; Thus on, till wisdom... | |
| Richard Laurence - Eschatology - 1834 - 158 pages
...that Pope was a materialist from the following epitaph written by him : — " How loved, how honoured once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom...of dust alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, all that the proud shall be." But that the poet was no materialist appears evident from many 70 of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1835 - 350 pages
...name, What once had beauty, titles, wealth, and fame. How loved, how honor'd once, avails thee not, 71 To whom related, or by whom begot : A heap of dust...themselves must fall like those they sung, Deaf the praised ear, and mute the tuneful tongue : 59 What though no weeping Loves. Dennis had made the sufficiently... | |
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