 | Walter Scott - 1805 - 334 trang
...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,...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, 'and unsung. II. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of... | |
 | 1806 - 310 trang
...his titles,, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, pov/er and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living,...To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept,, unhonoured, and unsung. MAG1CK. T HE last extract we shall at present makeirom this amusing production... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1806 - 788 trang
...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,...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. After introducing the ballads of three different bards, he finely concludes... | |
 | Henry Smithers - 1807 - 254 trang
...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 - 1809 - 516 trang
...minstrel raptures swell, High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can frame j Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch...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 - 1810 - 186 trang
...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,...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. T racter, Enterprise, public spirit, intelligence, faction and love of country... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1812 - 362 trang
...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,...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. * II. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of... | |
 | John Galt - 1813 - 472 trang
...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,...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... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 366 trang
...Bouudless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And,...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. II. O Caledonia! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of brown... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1814 - 424 trang
...go mark him well, High though his titles, proud his fame, Boundless his wealth, as wish can claim, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living shall forfeit...the vile dust from whence he sprung, . . .Unwept, unhonor'd, and unsung." % These lines came full into Caroline's recollection whilst French Clay spoke... | |
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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... 
