His — riches, honours, pleasures, all Desire could frame ; — but where are they ? And he, as some tall rock that stands Protected by the circling sea, Surrounded by admiring bands, Seemed proudly strong, — and where is he... Jane Bouverie: Or, Prosperity and Adversity - Page 192by Catherine Sinclair - 1851 - 234 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1828 - 590 pages
...Seemed prondly strong — and where is he ? The churchyard hears an added stone, The fireside shews a vacant chair ; Here sadness dwells and weeps alone, And death displays his hauner there : The life is gone, the hreath has fled, And what has heen, no more shall he ; The well-known... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1817 - 738 pages
...Seemed proudly strong — and where is he Î The church-yard bears an added stone. The fire-side shews a vacant chair, Here sadness dwells and weeps alone,...displays his banner there ; The life is gone, the breath has fled, And what has been no more shall be, The well-known form, the welcome tread, Oh where are... | |
| English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...Protected by the circling sea, Surrounded by admiring bands, Seem'd proudly strong — and where is he ? The church-yard bears an added stone, The fire-side...displays his banner there : The life is gone, the breath has fled, And what has been no more shall be ; The well-known form, the welcome tread, O where are... | |
| 1845 - 448 pages
...still praying on his knees, at the foot of the calvary. r,Mi OF THE MMII VOLUME. THE VILLAGE BURIAL. The churchyard bears an added stone, The fire-side...vacant chair; Here sadness dwells, and weeps alone, While death displays his banner there. The li'e has gone — the breath has fled, And what has been... | |
| English poetry - 1826 - 434 pages
...Protected by the circling sea, Surrounded by admiring bands, Seem'd proudly strong—and where is he ? The church-yard bears an added stone, The fire-side...alone, And Death displays his banner there. The life has gone, the breath has fled, And what has been no more shall be; The well-known form, the welcome... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 498 pages
...Protected by the circling sea, Surrounded by admiring bands, Seemed proudly strong,— and where is he ? The church-yard bears an added stone, The fire-side...alone, And death displays his banner there ; The life has gone, the breath has fled, And what has been, no more shall be ; The well-known form, the welcome... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 422 pages
...Protected by the circling sea, Surrounded by admiring bands, Seemed proudly strong, — and where is he ? The church-yard bears an added stone, The fire-side...alone, And death displays his banner there ; The life has gone, the breath has fled, And what has been, no more shall be ; The well-known form, the welcome... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 430 pages
...Protected by the circling sea, Surrounded by admiring bands, Seemed proudly strong, — and where is he ? The church-yard bears an added stone, The fire-side...alone, And death displays his banner there ; The life has gone, the breath has fled, And what has been, no more shall be ; The well-known form, the welcome... | |
| Baptists - 1828 - 648 pages
...bands, Seemed proudly strong—and where is he 1 The churchyard bears an added stone. The fireside shews a vacant chair ; Here sadness dwells and weeps alone, And death displays bis banner there : The life is gone, the breath has fled, And what has been, no more shall be ; The... | |
| English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...sea, Surrounded by admiring bands, Seemed proudly strong — and where is he ? " • ; • .. • ,.< The churchyard bears an added stone, : The fireside shows a vacant chair ; > ,, The life is gone, the breath has fled, And what has been no more shall be ; The well-known form,... | |
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