 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...  History of the English Language and Literature - Page 45by Robert Chambers - 1837 - 328 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H. Warner, Edward Cornelius Towne - 1897 - 690 pages
...disturbed your mind ; Here your perfect peace is signed. Of what is't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception, their birth weeping. Their life...Cariola — Hence, villains, tyrants, murderers! alas! Duchess — Farewell, Cariola. In my last will I have not much to give, — A many hungry guests have... | |
 | William Ernest Henley - 1897 - 438 pages
...disturbed your mind ; Here your perfect peace is signed. Of what is 't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, Their life...'tween night and day ; End your groan, and come away. John Webster. 225 OF TIME TIME is the feathered thing, And, whilst I praise The sparklings of thy looks... | |
 | Frederic Ives Carpenter - 1897 - 350 pages
...disturbed your mind; Here your perfect peace is signed. Of what is't fools make such vain keeping? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, Their life...fiend more to check) A crucifix let bless your neck; 'T is now full tide 'tween night and day ; End your groan, and come away. VANITAS VANITATUM A LL the... | |
 | Frederic Ives Carpenter - 1897 - 384 pages
...disturbed your mind; Here your perfect peace is signed. Of what is't fools make such vain keeping? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, Their life...fiend more to check) A crucifix let bless your neck; 'T is now full tide 'tween night and day ; End your groan, and come away. VANITAS VANITATUM A LL the... | |
 | Frederic Ives Carpenter - 1897 - 356 pages
...clean linen, bathe your feet, And (the foul fiend more to check) A crucifix let bless your neck; 'T is now full tide 'tween night and day ; End your groan, and come away. VANITAS VANITATUM A LL the flowers of the spring ** Meet to perfume our burying; These have but their... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1898 - 384 pages
...summed up with monastic cynicism in these lyric verses : Of what is't fools make such vain keeping ? Sm their conception, their birth weeping, Their life...mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. The greatness of the world passes by with all its glory : Vain the ambition of kings, "Who seek by... | |
 | Edward Arber - 1899 - 336 pages
...disturbed your mind ; Here, your perfect peace is signed! Of what is 't, fools make such vain keeping ? Sin, their conception ; their birth, Weeping ; Their...'tween night and day ; End your groan; and come away! LOVE 'sa lovely lad! His bringing is Beauty! Who loves him not, is mad! For I must pay him duty, Now,... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - 1900 - 384 pages
...summed up with monastic cynicism in these lyric verses : Of what is't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, Their life...mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. The greatness of the world passes by with all its glory : Vain the ambition of kings, Who seek by trophies... | |
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