 | 1839 - 894 pages
...Farewell, ye gilded follies, pleasing troubles ; Farewell, ye honoured ragj, ye glorious bubbles 1 Fame's but a hollow echo ; gold, pure clay; Honour the darling but of one short day; Beauty, the eye's idol, but a damaak'd skin; • State but a golden prison to live in, And... | |
 | 1840 - 844 pages
...that he may raise, the Lord throws down. FAREWELL TO THE VANITIES OF THE WORLD. (BY SIR H. WOTTON.) FAREWELL, ye gilded follies, pleasing troubles ; Farewell,...; gold, pure clay ; Honour the darling but of one short day ; " Beauty (ill' eye's idol), but a damask'd skin ; State, but a golden prison, to live in... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 pages
...could die : Which in life did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. SIR HENRY WOTTON. 1568-1639. FAREWELL, ye gilded follies ! pleasing troubles ;...echo, gold pure clay, Honour the darling but of one short day, Beauty, th' eye's idol, but a damask'd skin, State but a golden prison to live in And torture... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 pages
...TO THE VANITIES OF THE WORLD. FAREWELL, ye gilded follies, pleasing troubles; Farewell, ye honoured rags, ye glorious bubbles ; Fame's but a hollow echo; gold, pure clay; Honour, the darling but of one short day ; Beauty, the eye's idol, a damasked skin ; State, but a golden prison to live in, And torture... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 pages
...TO THE VANITIES OF THE WORLD. FAREWELL, ye gilded follies ! pleasing troubles ; Farewell, ye honourM rags, ye glorious bubbles; Fame's but a hollow echo, gold pure clay, Honour the darling but of one short day, Beauty, th' eye's idol, but a damask'd skin, Slate but a golden -prison to live in And torture... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1844 - 512 pages
...it is a Farewell to the Vanities of the World, and some say, written by Sir Harry Wotton, who I told you was an excellent Angler. But let them be writ...Gold, pure clay ; — Honour, the darling but of one short day ; — Beauty, th' eye's idol, but a damask' d skin; — State, but a golden prison, to live... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton - 1844 - 532 pages
...it is a Farewell to the Vanities of the World, and some say, written by Sir Harry Wotton, who I told you was an excellent Angler. But let them be writ...ye gilded follies, pleasing troubles ! Farewell ye honour d rags, ye glorious bubbles ! Fame's but a hollow echo ; — Gold, pure clay; — Honour, the... | |
 | Sir Henry Wotton - 1845 - 236 pages
...Copie of Verses ; — it is a Farewell to the vanities of the World ; and, some say, written by Dr. D. But let them be writ by whom they will, he that writ them had a brave soul, and must needs be possest with happie thoughts at the time of their composore ; and I hope he was an Angler." — " Well,... | |
 | Sir Henry Wotton - 1815 - 236 pages
...Copie of Verses ; — it is a Farewell to the vanities of the World; and, some say, written by Dr. D. But let them be writ by whom they will, he that writ them had a brave soul, and must needs be possest with happie thoughts at the time of their composure ; and I hope he was an Angler." — " Well,... | |
 | sir Henry Wotton - 1845 - 222 pages
...Copie of Verses ; — it is a Farewell to the vanities of the World; and, some say, written by Dr. D. But let them be writ by whom they will, he that writ them had a brave soul, and must needs be possest with happie thoughts at the time of their composure ; and I hope he was an Angler." — " Well,... | |
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Farewell, ye honour'd rags, ye glorious bubbles; Fame's but a hollow echo ; Gold, pure clay ; Honour the darling but of one short day... 
