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
| Mary Martha Sherwood - Confirmation - 1836 - 604 pages
...on this occasion, the cheerless words of the poet recurred to my mind — " c How lov'd, how valued once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; . A heap of dust alone remains of thee, "Pis all Hum art, and all the proud shall be.' "The hearse approached, and the white plumes again waved... | |
| Lady, A Lady - Bereavement - 1836 - 338 pages
...it was, and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.— ECcL. xii. 7. " How loved, how valued once, avails thee not, — To whom related, or by whom begot, A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'T is all thav. art, and all the proud shall be," Pope's Mi&ceU. WE are hastening on — we are hastening... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 pages
...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...now melts in mournful lays, Shall shortly want the generous tear he pays ; Then from his closing eyes thy form shall part, And the last pang shall tear... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 438 pages
...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...now melts in mournful lays, Shall shortly want the generous tear he pays ; Then from his closing eyes thy form shall part, And the last pang shall tear... | |
| Lindley Murray - 1837 - 276 pages
...dread ; Frowns inihe storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow. How loy'd, how valu'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom...thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. Epitaph. Fame. All fume is foreign, but of true desert; , Plays round the head but comes not to the... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 362 pages
...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...begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all I in HI art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1838 - 338 pages
...hermitage. Example 5. The fifth species of English Iambic, consists of five Iambuses. How Wv'd, how valu'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom...: A heap of dust alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all Uiou art, and all the proud shall be. B« wise t5-day, 'tis madness to dSfSr ; Next day the fatal precedent... | |
| Mortimer Delmar (fict.name.) - 1838 - 1118 pages
...tyrant's power ; So feir, io calm, so softly seal'd, The first, last look by death reveal'd. How loT"d, how honour'd once, avails thee not. To whom related,...whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tit all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! As our hero approached Mrs. Greville's, Ins eyes were... | |
| John Warner Barber - Massachusetts - 1839 - 674 pages
...Revd- Abel Forward, who died Jan. 16ih> in her 23d year, a sincere Christian. How lov'd, how valu'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom...heap of Dust alone remains of thee, Tis all thou art ! & all the proud shall be. Grace was in all her steps, Heaven in her Eye, In every gesture dignity... | |
| Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1839 - 316 pages
...hermitage. Example 5. The fifth species of English Iambic, consists of Jive Iambuses. H5w lov'd, h5w valu'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot; A heap of dust alone remains of thee ; 'Tin all thou art, and all the proud shall be. B§ wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer ; Next day... | |
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