| John Bell - 1799 - 436 pages
...in ruins, muss, and weeds ; While, ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet Time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, t$ Has seen this broken pile complete, 1 Big with the vanity of state : r But transient is the smile... | |
| 1800 - 322 pages
...Conceal'd in ruins, moss, and weeds; While, ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state; But transient is the smile of fate! A little rule, a little... | |
| John Britton - 1815 - 1086 pages
...Concealed in ruins, moss, and weeds ; While ever and anon there fall Huge heaps of hoary mouldered wall. Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state ; — But transient is the smile of fate." 1 See also the pedigree... | |
| John Evans - 1804 - 440 pages
...in ruin, moss, and weeds; \.\ While ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary mouldered walls. Yet Time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state ; But transieht is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little... | |
| William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...weeds; \ While , ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd wall*. Yet time has been that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow , Has seen this broken pile complete ) Big with the vanity of state ; > But transient is the smile of fate ; J A little rule ,,a... | |
| Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 584 pages
...monuments of the devastations produced by time. We are reminded of the word of the poet, Time hat wen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow ; Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanities of state. A little rule, a little way, A sun-beam in a winter's day,... | |
| 1806 - 330 pages
...in ruins, moss, and weeds; J While, ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete, •) Big with the vanity of state ; , But transient is the smile of fate ! ) A little rule,... | |
| 1806 - 234 pages
...weeds; f While ever and anon there falls, f Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has been that lifts the low. And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete. Big with the vanity of stile. - ' After traversing the ruins of Caerphilly till we were fatigued,... | |
| 1806 - 408 pages
...and weeds : While, ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has been, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with'the vanity of state; But transient is the smile of fate! A little rule, a little... | |
| Robert Forsyth - 1806 - 604 pages
...awful monuments of the devastations produced by time. We are reminded of the word of the poet, Time hat seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow ; Has seen thrs broken pile complete, Big with the vanities of stste. A little rule, a little nvay, A sun-beam... | |
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