| Catherine George Ward - 1824 - 720 páginas
...COD storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion rail the fleeting breath ? Can honour's \oice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death." No, Lavalette : thou knowest they can do neither ; and therefore unavailing are all our regrets over... | |
| Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 páginas
...note of praise. 40 Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death ? Ver. 37. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault.] This stanza is ennobled by what our Author... | |
| John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 páginas
...note of praise :— Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust; Or flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire— Hands, that... | |
| John WHITRIDGE - 1826 - 298 páginas
...glories shine in upon the cave of Machpelah, or light with a smile the hollow eye balls of decay ? * Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of death i" iv.] TO ABRAHAM. What was it, I ask, to Abraham, that in Isaac his seed should be called children... | |
| Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1824 - 464 páginas
...hymnes du trépas; Can storied -uni, or animated bust, Back to ils mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold car of Death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;... | |
| John Pierpont - 1828 - 320 páginas
...no trophies raise, Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death ? Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed, Or waked... | |
| Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 páginas
...hymnes du trépas; Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull cold ear of Death? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the... | |
| John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 páginas
...the note of praise. Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death ? Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid Some heart, once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands, that... | |
| 1832 - 510 páginas
...— ' Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death?' And again : — ' For who, to dumb forgetfulness a prey, This pleasing, anxious being e'er resign'd,... | |
| Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 páginas
...praise. 11. Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death ? 12. Perhaps, in this neglected spot, is laid Some heart, once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands,... | |
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