 | Julius von Klaproth - 1829 - 258 pages
...prepares a home, In which the spoiler soon shall dwell . —Forth goes the weeping bride, constraint, A hundred cars the triumph swell. ."Mourn for the...bride, How vain the pomp to soothe her breast!'' The second and third parts of the ancient bpok of odes, palled respectively Taya, and Seaonya, are said... | |
 | 1829 - 590 pages
...prepares a home, In which the spoiler soon shall dwell : Forth goes the weeping bride constrain 'd, A hundred cars the triumph swelL Mourn for the tiny...architect, A stronger bird hath ta'en its nest : Mourn fur the hapless, stolen bride, How vain the pomp to soothe her breast!' The second and third parts... | |
 | Sir John Francis Davis - 1836 - 582 pages
...spoiler soon shall dwell: — Forth goes the weeping bride, constrained, A hundred cars the trinmph swell. " Mourn for the tiny architect, A stronger bird hath ta'en its nest; — Mourn lor the hapless, stolen bride, How vain the pomp to sooth her breast* 1" The style of descriptive poetry... | |
 | Enoch Cobb Wines - 1839 - 112 pages
...soon shall dwell ; Forth goes the weeping bride, constrained, A hundred cars the triumph swell. 3. Mourn for the tiny architect, A stronger bird hath...stolen bride, How vain the pomp to soothe her breast! Iii their education, the greatest stress is in the inculcation of the social and political duties.... | |
 | Sir John Francis Davis - 1840 - 486 pages
...countries. " The nest yon winged artist builds The robber-bird shall tear away ; — So yields her hopes th' affianced maid, Some wealthy lord's reluctant prey....Mourn for the tiny architect, A stronger bird hath la'en its nest ; — Mourn for the hapless, stolen bride, How vain the pomp to sooth her breast !"*... | |
 | 342 pages
...condition of a maiden loving one in humble life, and compelled to wed a rich suitor : — The nest you winged artist builds, Some robber bird shall tear...: — Mourn for the hapless, stolen bride, — How rain the pomp to soothe her breast. p. 182. Employing the alliterative style of the title-page, we... | |
 | Nathan Dunn, William B. Langdon - 1842 - 212 pages
...bird shall tear away ; So yields her hopes the affianced maid, Some wealthy lord's reluctant prey. 2. The fluttering bird prepares a home, In which the...stolen bride, How vain the pomp to soothe her breast I great use made of maxims. These are suspended upon the walls of every apartment, where they are constantly... | |
 | Nathan Dunn, William B. Langdon - 1842 - 338 pages
...; Forth goes the weeping bride, constrained, A hundred cars the triumph swell. Mourn for the tinj- architect, A stronger bird hath ta'en its nest ; Mourn...stolen bride, How vain the pomp to soothe her breast I THE FOLLOWING CHINESE TALE, LLUSTRATING THE PRINCIPLES OF MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP AND FIDELITY, Itfrom... | |
 | William B. Langdon, Nathan Dunn - 1843 - 176 pages
...soon shall dwell ; Forth goes the weeping bride, constrained ; A hundred cars the triumph swell. 8. Mourn for the tiny architect, A stronger bird hath...stolen bride, How vain the pomp to soothe her breast ! In education, the Chinese glory is the inculcation of social and political duties. Their teaching... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1844 - 392 pages
...great deal of sweetness and repose. If I were asked, What is the greatest fault in Chinese poetry ? I should reply, Want of energy. You must have a specimen...the garment for rain, The smoke on the southern hill discovers the door of his cot ; The hill-wifet soon announces, ' Well boiled are the pears,' The children... | |
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A hundred cars the triumph swell. Mourn for the tiny architect, A stronger bird hath ta'en its nest : Mourn for the hapless, stolen bride, How vain the pomp to soothe her breast! 
