 | William Drummond - 1711 - 370 páginas
...Epbemerides laid afide Glad on this bluthing Book my Death to read« г. SON. I Know that all.beneath the Moon decays, And what by Mortals in this World is brought, In Time's great Periods ihall retnrn to nought ; That faireft Stttes have fatal Nights and Days. I know that all the Mufei... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - 1753 - 384 páginas
...this great man, with the following fonnet from his works, as a fpecimen of the delicacy of his mufe. I know, that all beneath the moon decays, And what by mortals in this world is brought, In times great period fhall return to nought ; That faireft ftates have fatal rights and days ; I know... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 912 páginas
...afide Glad on this blulhing bock my death to read. II. Swwirf. I KNOW that alt beneath the moon decay-, And what by mortals in this world is brought, In Time's...great periods fhall return to nought, That faireft dates have fatal nights and dayi. 1 know that all the mufes heavenly lays, , With toil of fp'rit, which... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1810 - 238 páginas
...compliments Drayton as the swain Who on the banks of Ancor tun'd his pipe. See BI Songv. p. 179. 1 KNOW that all beneath the moon decays, And what by...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'... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1822 - 424 páginas
...LITERATURE. A COLLOQUY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE. A COLLOQUY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. I know that all beneath the moon decays. And what...in this world is brought, In time's great periods shall return to nought. I know that all the muse's heavenly laycs, With toil of sprite which are so... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1824 - 408 páginas
...the earlier sonnets, written before the loss, which he, in other places, so feelingly deplores — " I know that all beneath the moon decays, And what...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'... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 364 páginas
...LITERATURE. A COLLOQUY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. \ THE MUTABILITY OF LITERATURE. A COLLOQUY IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY. I know that all beneath the moon decays, And what...in this world is brought, In time's great periods shall return to nought. I know that all the muse's heavenly layes, With toil of sprite which are so... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 páginas
...thought, and uniform terseness of expression. The reader may judge for himself from a few examples. " I know that all beneath the moon decays, And what by mortals in this world is wrought In time's great periods shall return to nought ; That fairest states have fatal nights and... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 páginas
...thought, and uniform terseness of expression. The reader may judge for himself from a few examples. " I know that all beneath the moon decays, And what by mortals in this world is wrought In time's great periods shall return to nought ; That fairest states have fatal nights and... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 páginas
...love those virtuous parts in thee, Shouldst thou not love this vertuous mind in me ? EARL OF STIRLING. I KNOW that all beneath the moon decays, And what...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'... | |
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I know that all the muse's 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 mere praise. 
