 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 trang
...great periods shall return to nought. I know that all the muse's heavenly layes, With toil of sprite which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than mere praise. DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEH. THERE are certain half- dreaming... | |
 | 1824 - 408 trang
...fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muses' heavenly lays, With toil of sprite, which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few, or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than vain praise. I know frail beauty's like the purple flow'r, To which... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 trang
...fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muses' heavenly lays, With toil of sprite which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few or none are sought; That there is nothing lighter than vain praise. I know frail beauty's like the purple flower To which... | |
 | Alexander Dyce - 1833 - 240 trang
...fairest states have fatal nights and days : I know how all the Muses' heavenly lays, With toil of sprite which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few...or none are sought, And that nought lighter is than airy praise : I know frail beauty like the purple flower, To which one morn oft birth and death affords... | |
 | William Drummond - 1833 - 354 trang
...fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muses' heavenly lays, With toil of sprite, which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few, or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than vain praise. I know frail beauty's like the purple flow'r, To which... | |
 | William Drummond, Peter Cunningham - 1833 - 358 trang
...fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muses' heavenly lays, With toil of sprite, which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few, or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than vain praise. I know frail beauty's like the purple flow'r, To which... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1834 - 320 trang
...great periods shall return to nought. I know that all the muse's heavenly layes, With toil of sprite which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than mere praise. DHUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEX. THERE are certain half- dreaming... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1836 - 250 trang
...great periods shall return to nought. I know that all the muses' heavenly layes, With toil of sprite which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds of few or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than mere praise. DRUMMOND OF HAWTIIORNDEN. THERE are certain half-dreaming... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 528 trang
...In all hb life, never reaches poetry. I know that all the Muses' heavenly lays, With toil of spirit which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds of few or none are sought. That there is nothing lighter than vain praise ; Know what I list, this all cannot me move. But that,... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 trang
...fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muse's heavenly lays, With toil of sp'rit, which are so dearly bought, As idle sounds, of few, or none are sought, That there is nothing lighter than vain praise. I know frail beauty like the purple flower, To which... | |
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I know that all beneath the moon decays, And what by mortals in this world is brought, In time's great periods shall return to nought ; That fairest states have fatal nights and days. I know that all the Muses... 
