 | James Hervey - Devotional literature - 1813 - 404 pages
...from the beaten tract of our modern epitaphs, and the very reverse of their highflown compliments, A heap of dust alone remains of thee ! 'Tis all thou art, and ail the PROUD shall be! they are not without a precedent, and one of the most consummate kind. Since... | |
 | Timothy Alden - Epitaphs - 1814 - 306 pages
...Cornwall, On the 14 of Sept, 1805 ; by strangers honodr'd and by strangers mourn'd. How lov'd, how honour'd once avails thee not, To whom related or by whom begot...thee. 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. LANCASTER, PEN. 1024. Sacred to the memory of miss CATHARINE HALL, who departed this life, 1 Jan. 1805,... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...rests, without a stone, a name, !What once had beauty, titles, wealth, and fame. How loved, how honor'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom...thee, 'Tis 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.... | |
 | Daniel Jaudon - Art and science - 1814 - 234 pages
...peaceful hermitage. How luvtd, how valiSM once avails thée not,_ To whom related, or hy whom hegot : Л heap of dust alone remains of thee ; :Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be. iSome of those fect may he denominated principal ones, as pieces of poetry nvay he uhotly oi chiefly... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1815 - 276 pages
...Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow. Epitaph. How lov'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. Fame. All fame is foreign, but of true desert ; Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart. One... | |
 | Northampton (England) - 1815 - 170 pages
...inherit the Promises." Hcb. yi. IS. In Memory of ANN STONHOUSE, A sincere CHRISTIAN. How lovM, how valu'd once, avails Thee not To whom related, or by whom begot; A heap of Dust alone remains' of Thee : Ti»all Thou art! — and all the Frond shall be! She died a few Days after the Birth of her «h... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1815 - 262 pages
...in the ftorm with angry brow, But in the funfhine ftrikes the blow. Epitaph. How lov'd, how valu'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of duil alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud fhall be. Fame. All fame is foreign,... | |
 | James M'Donald - Spellers - 1815 - 170 pages
...How lov'd, howvalu'd once, avails tliee not, t . To whom related, or by whom begot : , . A heap ot dust alone remains of thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall beSELF-GOVERNMENT. -i May I govern my passions with absolute sway'; And grow wiser and better as life... | |
 | Elizabeth Tomkins - English poetry - 1817 - 276 pages
...rests, without a stone, a name, What once had beauty, titles, wealth, and fame. How loved, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom...thee ; 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be! Poets themselves must fill, like those they snnsr, Deaf the praised ear, and mute the tuneful tonjue.... | |
 | Thornhill Kidd - 1817 - 804 pages
...opportunity of profitable consideration is the moment of life, and this how short ! " Be wise to day ; 'tis madness to defer ; Next day the fatal precedent will plead; Thus on, (ill wisdom is push'd out of life." Fourthly, The aversion of man to this duty implies its importance,... | |
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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... 
