 | Abraham Wivell - 1827 - 430 pages
...Of all that's grand, immortal, and divine." Lines upon Shakspeare, from MILTON, 1630. " WHAT needs my Shakespeare for his honour'd bones, The labour of an age in piled stoues, Or that his UollowM reliques .should be hid Under a starry— pointing pyramid? Dear Son of... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1828 - 534 pages
...it spread throughout the land. Milton preserves it in the following lines : What needs my Shakspeare for his honour'd bones, The labour of an age in piled stones ? Or that his hallow'd reliques should be hid Under a star-ypointing pyramid ? Dear son of memory,... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1828 - 408 pages
...Sonnet to Shakspeare is among the most interesting tributes to his memory : " What needs my Shakspeare for his honour'd bones The labour of an age in piled stones, Or that his hallow'd reliques should be hid Under a satr-ypointing pyramid ? Dear son of memory, great... | |
 | John Milton - 1832 - 354 pages
...thee, and wish thee long. 10 AN EPITAPH ON THE ADMIRABLE DRAMATIC POET VV. SHAKESPEARE.* WHAT needs my Shakespeare for his honour'd bones, The labour of an age in piled stones ? Or that his hallow'd reliques should be hid Under a star-y-pointing pyramid ? Dear son of memory,... | |
 | John Milton - 1838 - 496 pages
...thee, and wish thee long. 10 AN EPITAPH ON THE ADMIRABLE DRAMATIC POET W. SHAKESPEARE.* WHAT needs my Shakespeare for his honour'd bones, The labour of an age in piled stones ? Or that his hallow'd reliques should be hid Under a star-y-pointing pyramid ? Dear son of memory,... | |
 | 1838 - 710 pages
...read." He took a paper from his pocket, and began to read. "ON SHAKSPEARE. " What needs my Shakspeare for his honour'd bones The labour of an age in piled stones 1 Or that his hallow'd relics should be hid Under a starry pointing pyramid 1 Dear son of memory, great... | |
 | John Milton - 1839 - 496 pages
...thee, and wish thee long. 10 AN EPITAPH ON THE ADMIRABLE DRAMATIC POET W. SHAKESPEARE.* WHAT needs my Shakespeare for his honour'd bones, The labour of an age in piled stones ? Or that his hallow'd reliques should be hid Under a star-y-pointing pyramid ? Dear son of memory,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 pages
...be severe. AN EPITAPH ON THE ADMIRABLE DRAMATICK POET WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE*. WHAT needs my Shakspeare e ! Comus. Due west it rises from Or that his hallow'd rclira should be hid Under a star-ypointing pyramid ! Dear son of Memory, great... | |
 | John Milton - 1843 - 444 pages
...epitaph On the admirable dramatic poet, Shakspeare, commencing thus :— " What needs my Shakspeare for his honour'd bones, The labour of an age in piled stones ? Or, that his hallow'd reliques should be hid Under a star-ypointing pyramid?" It is remarkable that,... | |
 | James Stamford Caldwell - 1843 - 372 pages
...spectacles of books to read nature, —he looked inwards, and found her there. 3 What! needs my Shakspeare for his honour'd bones The labour of an age in piled stones, Or that his hallow'd relics should be laid Under a starry-pointing pyramid ? Dear son of Memory, great... | |
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WHAT needs my Shakespeare, for his honour'd bones, The labour of an age in piled stones? Or that his hallow'd relics should be hid Under a star-ypointing pyramid? Dear son of memory, great heir of fame, What need'st thou such weak witness of thy name?... 
