 Mortality, behold and fear! What a change of flesh is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within this heap of stones; Here they lie had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands; Where from their pulpits sealed with dust They preach,...  Pictures and Portraits of Foreign Travel - Page 166by Annie S. Wolf - 1881 - 420 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1806 - 274 pages
...two shillings from a miser's purse! ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER.' Mortality, behold, and fear ! What change of flesh is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within this heap of stones ; .Here they lie who 'd realms and lands, But now want strength to stir their hands;... | |
 | Panorama - 1809 - 368 pages
...strike dead, if reveal'd in the light. ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER. MORTALITY, behold, and fear! What change of flesh is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within this heap of stones; 89 Here they lie who'd realms and lands, But now want strength to stir their hands... | |
 | 1817 - 524 pages
...here ! Think how many royall bones, Sleep within these heaps of stones ; Here they lye, had realmes, and lands ; Who now want strength to stir their hands....from their pulpits seal'd with dust, They preach, in greatnesse is no trust. Here's an acre sown indeed, With the richest, royal' st seed, That the earth... | |
 | Sir John Mennes - 1817 - 568 pages
...here ! Think how many royall bones, Sleep within these heaps of stones ; Here they lye, had Realmes, and Lands ; Who now want strength to stir their hands....from their pulpits seal'd with dust, They preach, In greatnesse is no trust. Here's an Acre sown indeed, With the richest, royal'st seed, That the earth... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...behold, and fear, What a charge of flesh is here ! ' Think how many royal bones Sleep within this heap of stones : Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who...stir their hands. Where from their pulpits seal'd in dust, They preach ' In greatness is no trust.' Here's an acre sown indeed With the richest, royal'st... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 372 pages
...behold, and fear, What a charge of flesh is here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within this heap of stones : Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who...stir their hands. Where from their pulpits seal'd in dust, They preach ' In greatness is no trust.' Here's an acre sown indeed With the richest, royal'st... | |
 | 1826 - 310 pages
...still, Save me from slavish vice, from folly, and from ill. 3.W. ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER-ABBEY, MORTALITY, behold, and fear, What a change of flesh...here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heap of stones ; Here they lie, Lad realms, and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hand» Where... | |
 | Giles Fletcher - 1836 - 442 pages
...his own star, and that soul that can Be honest, is the only perfect man. ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER. MORTALITY, behold — and fear — What a change of...here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heap of stones: Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands ; Where,... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1836 - 436 pages
...his own star, and that soul that can Be honest, is the only perfect man. ON THE TOMBS IN WESTMINSTER. MORTALITY, behold — and fear — What a change of...here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heap of stones: Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands ; Where,... | |
 | Sacred cabinet - 1841 - 222 pages
...and imitate such lays, And in melodious unison, sing all-victorious grace. fii SMegtmmsfcr. BEAUMONT. MORTALITY, behold — and fear — What a change of...here ! Think how many royal bones Sleep within these heap of stones : Here they lie, had realms and lands, Who now want strength to stir their hands : Where,... | |
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