From wandering on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim, — Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch,... The lay of the last minstrel. Illustr. ed - Seite 141von sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1835Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1851 - 592 Seiten
...aggrandisement or national emolument — the historian who breathes on his pages a lying spirit, ' Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And doubly dying,...down, To the vile dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoored, and unsung.' Of misguided historic genius I shall submit but one example: but that n noble... | |
| Maria Edgeworth - 1841 - 418 Seiten
...go mark him well, High though his titles, proud his fame, Boundless his wealth, as wish can claim, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living shall forfeit...fair renown, And doubly dying shall go down To the vHe dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, uohonour'd, and unsung." Caroline asked count Altenberg, who... | |
| Book - 1841 - 164 Seiten
...strand ? If such there breathe, go, mark him well ; For him no minstrel-raptures swell ; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim, Despite those titles, pow'r, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly... | |
| William Erigena Robinson - 1842 - 76 Seiten
...strand 1 If such there breathe, go mark him well, For him no minstrel's raptures swell. High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth,...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And doubly dying, shall go down To the... | |
| Samuel Church - 1842 - 104 Seiten
...native !and ? If such there be, go, mark him well ; For him no minstrel raptures swell. High though his titles — proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite his titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown,... | |
| 1843 - 350 Seiten
...strand ! If such there breathe, go, mark him well, For him no minstrel raptures swell. High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth,...To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,— Unwept, unhonour'd, and unsung. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of brown... | |
| Walter Scott - 1843 - 732 Seiten
...strand ! If such there hreathe, go, mark him well ; For him no Minstrel raptures swell ; High though his titles, proud his name. Boundless his wealth as...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, douhly dying, shall go down To the... | |
| 1843 - 604 Seiten
...poet, which hackneyed as they are I must be allowed to quote, " DcspiK his titles, power and |i. If, The wretch concentred all in self; Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And doubly dying, shall ge dawn To the vile dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored and unsung." As public opinion then,... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...strand ? If such there breathe, go mark him well : For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though hambers 0 Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of brown heath and shaggy wood,... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 108 Seiten
...strand ? If such there breathe, go, mark him well ; For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the... | |
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