 Of what is't fools make such vain keeping? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. Strew your hair with powders sweet, Don clean linen, bathe your feet, And (the foul fiend...  Tait's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 34edited by - 1851Full view - About this book
 | Wm. J. Linton - 1883 - 294 pages
...now competent ; A long war disturb'd your mind, — Here your perfect peace is sign'd. Of what is 't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception,...Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. Strew your hair with powders sweet ; Don clean linen ; bathe your feet ; And... | |
 | William James Linton - English poetry - 1883 - 300 pages
...now competent : A long war disturb'd your mind, — Here your perfect peace is sign'd. Of what is 't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception,...Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. Strew your hair with powders sweet ; Don clean linen ; bathe your feet ; And... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - English poetry - 1884 - 216 pages
...broken by spasmodic outbursts of lawless self-indulgence. For human life there is one formula : — " Of what is't fools make such vain keeping? Sin their...Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror." The f ontempt of the world is tire chief theme of ediftcation. A charnel... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - Italy - 1884 - 342 pages
...for the Duchess of Malfi ere her execution: Much you had of land and rent; Your length in clay's now competent : A long war disturbed your mind; Here your perfect peace is signed! Some of these faces are commonplace, with bourgeois cunning written on the heavy features; one is bluff,... | |
 | Henry Allon - Christianity - 1856 - 630 pages
...aloud, And bid her quickly don her shroud. Much you had of land and rent; Your length in clay's now competent; A long war disturbed your mind ; Here your...signed. Of what is't fools make such vain keeping ? Their life a general mist of error, Since their conception, their birth weeping, Their death a hideous... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - English literature - 1886 - 382 pages
...the executioners appear, when her dirge is sung, containing those tremendous lines, " Of what is 't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception,...Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror," — when all that malice could suggest for her torment has been expended... | |
 | American periodicals - 1886 - 894 pages
...long war disturb'd your minde, Here your perfect peace is sign'd. Of what is 't, fooles make suchvaine keeping? Sin their conception, their birth, weeping...Their life, a general! mist of error, Their death, a hideous storme of terror. Strew your haire with powders sweete ; D'on cleane linnen, bath[e] your feete,... | |
 | John Webster - 1888 - 476 pages
...aloud, And bid her quickly don her shroud ! Much you had of land and rent ; Your length in clay's now competent : A long war disturbed your mind ; Here...Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. Strew your hair with powders sweet, Don clean linen, bathe your feet, And... | |
 | John Webster, Cyril Tourneur - 1888 - 502 pages
...aloud, And bid her quickly don her shroud ! Much you had of land and rent ; Your length in clay's now competent : A long war disturbed your mind ; Here...keeping ? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, SCENE ii.] THE DUCHESS OF MALFI. 209 Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm... | |
 | John Webster, Cyril Tourneur - English drama - 1888 - 472 pages
...AlJcTbid her quickly don her shroud ! Much you had of land and rent; • Your length in clay's now competent : A long war disturbed your mind ; Here your perfect peace is signed. Qiwhat is't foolsjnake such vain keeping ? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, Their life a... | |
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