| George Watterston - Statesmen - 1818 - 158 pages
...age." Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath .' Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flattery sooth the dull cold ear of death. It is but justice, however, to state that though the American government have refused to erect a monument... | |
| Pierce Egan - Bath (England) - 1819 - 398 pages
...preserved a: spotless character. • . r "' .''J Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansions call the fleeting breath ? • Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, ,| ! Or flatt'ry soothe the dull cold ear of death? The CHURCHYARD is also worthy of a visit, to view the family-vault,... | |
| Thomas Gray, William Mason - English literature - 1820 - 548 pages
...their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. Can storied urn or animated...breath ? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flatt'ry sooth the dull cold ear of Death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once... | |
| 1813 - 592 pages
...storied urn or animated bust, cannot, back to its mansion call the fleeting breath,' nor ' honours' voice provoke the silent dust, or flattery sooth the dull, cold ear of death,' yet we who survive draw some consolation from the sepulchral marble, making it in a measure speak of... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 358 pages
...their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long drawn aisle and fretted vault, The peeling anthem swells the note of praise. Can storied urn or animated...Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery soothe tin: dull cold car of Death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1821 - 192 pages
...their tomb no trophies raise, Wherethrough the long-drawn aisleand fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. Can storied urn, or animated...breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flatt'ry sooth the dull cold ear of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once... | |
| English poetry - 1821 - 282 pages
...fretted vault, The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. Can story'd urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flatt'ry sooth the dull cold ear of death? Perhaps, in this rieglected Spot is laid Some heart, once... | |
| Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1821 - 196 pages
...their tomb no trophies raise, Wherethrough the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. Can storied urn, or animated bust, Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath .' Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. Can storied urn, or animated...sooth the dull cold ear of Death? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that the rod of empire... | |
| English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...the fault, If mem'ry o'er their tomb 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 flatt'ry sooth the dull cold ear of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once... | |
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