 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...  English Grammar ... - Page 223by Lindley Murray - 1824Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...A. How lov'd how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom-related, or by whom begot; A heap of duft alone remains of thee; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud ftiall be! Poets themfelves muft fall, like thofe they fung; Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful... | |
 | 1732 - 202 pages
...fame. ow lov'd, how honour'd once avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot. A heap of duft alone remains of thee ;• ' ' Tis all thou art, and all the proud lhall be. Grubftreet Journal^ N° 45. On //^CANDIDATES for the LAUREL. .• An E pi GRA M. • « •... | |
 | James Hervey - Meditations - 1748 - 316 pages
...Track of our modern Epitaphs, sihd the very Reverfe of their high-Sown Compliments, A tieap 6f T>ufl alone remains of Thee : •"Tis all THOU art!— and all the PROUD Jballbel they are not without their Precedent, and that of the moft confamrnate Kind. Since they breathe'... | |
 | Edward Young - Bible - 1750 - 350 pages
...LORENZO! a jlomj-fndden Death. How dreadful that deliberate Surprize ! Be wife To day ; 'tis Madnefs to defer; Next Day the fatal Precedent will plead ; Thus on, till Wifdom is pufh'd out of Life. Procrajlinatien is the Thief of Time ; Year after Year it fteals, till... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...fame. How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of duft alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fhall be ! 74 Poets themfelves muft fall, like thofe they fung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...fame. How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of duft alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fhall be ! 74 Poets themfelves muft fall like thofe they fung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 418 pages
...fame-, How lov'd, how honoured once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of duft alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fhall be ! No poem of tained him repotai cifm. Mr. Add' has celebrated it miration, that it : fame... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...made. How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of duft alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fhall be ! • Poets themfelves muft fall like thofe they fung, 75 Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 314 pages
...70 How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of du/l alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fhall be ! 74 Poets themfelves muft fall like thofe they fung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful... | |
 | John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...: How lov'd, how honcur'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of duft alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fhall be ! Poets themfelves muft fall, like thofe they fung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful... | |
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