 And we, that now make merry in the Room They left, and Summer dresses in new bloom, Ourselves must we beneath the Couch of Earth Descend — ourselves to make a Couch — for whom?  The Mirror of Justice - Page 230by Herbert Raine Curlewis - 1906 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Omar Khayyam - 1859 - 48 pages
...Vintage prest, Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before, And one by one crept silently to Rest. XXII. And we, that now make merry in the Room They left,...Earth Descend, ourselves to make a Couch — for whom ? XXIII. Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend ; Dust into... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1895 - 788 pages
...toil, the time, and the money buried in this grave, and calls to mind Omar Khayyam's melancholy words : And we, that now make merry in the room They left,...dresses in new bloom, Ourselves, must we beneath the coach of earth Descend, ourselves to make a couch — for whom ? Alike for those who for to-day prepare,... | |
 | Omar Khayyam - 1868 - 56 pages
...has prest, Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before, And one by one crept silently to rest. XXIII. And we, that now make merry in the Room They left, and Summer dresses in new bloom, X£. XXIV. I sometimes think that never blows so red The Rose as where some buried Ceesar bled ; That... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1869 - 650 pages
...Time has prest, Have drunk their cup a round or two before, And one by one crept silently to rest. " And we that now make merry in the room They left,...earth Descend, ourselves to make a couch — for whom 7 " Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the dust descend : Dust into dust,... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1869 - 650 pages
...Time has prest, Have drunk their cup a round or two before, And one by one crept silently to rest. " And we that now make merry in the room They left,...beneath the couch of earth Descend, ourselves to make a conch — for whom 1 " Ah, make the most Cjf what we yet may spend, Before we too into the dust descend... | |
 | 1900 - 342 pages
...weavers of a glory that once was have folded their tents, like the Arabs, and as silently stolen away. And we, that now make merry in the Room They left, and Summer dresses in new Bloom ; Ourselves must be beneath the Couch of Earth; Descend — ourselves to make a couch — for whom? And so soon! "Too... | |
 | Laurier House, Omar Khayyam - 1872 - 70 pages
...or two before, And one by one crept silently to rest. XXIII. And we, that now make merry in the Eoom They left, and Summer dresses in new bloom, Ourselves...Descend — ourselves to make a Couch — for whom ? XXIV. Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend ; Dust into... | |
 | Omar Khayyam - 1878 - 164 pages
...has prest, Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before, And one by one crept silently to rest. XXIII. And we, that now make merry in the Room They left,...Descend — ourselves to make a Couch — for whom ? : XXIV.- v, IV i, make the most of what we yet may spend, /Before we too into the Dust descend ;... | |
 | Omar Khayyam - 1879 - 144 pages
...hath prest, Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before, And one by one crept silently to rest. XXIII. And we, that now make merry in the Room They left, and Summer dresses in new bloom, XXIV. Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend ; Dust into Dnst,... | |
 | Omar Khayyam - 1879 - 146 pages
...hath prest, Have drunk their Cup a Round or two before, And one by one crept silently to rest. XXIII. And we, that now make merry in the Room They left, and Summer dresses in new bloom, XXIV. Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend ; Dust into Dust,... | |
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