 Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of state; But transient is the smile of fate! A little rule, a little sway, A sunbeam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and...  The British Essayists;: The Looker-on - Страница 156по Alexander Chalmers - 1808Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | 1805 - 538 страници
...hoary mouldei'd wallt. Yet time has feen, that lift» the low, And level lays the lofty brow, Has feen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanity of State : But transient is the fmile of late! A little rule, a little fway, A fun-beam in э «inter's day, Is ail the proud... | |
 | John Bell - 1799 - 436 страници
...ruins, muss, and weeds ; While, ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet Time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, t$ Has seen this broken pile complete, 1 Big with the vanity of state : r But transient is the smile... | |
 | 1800 - 322 страници
...ruins, moss, and weeds; While, ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays...complete, Big with the vanity of state; But transient is the smile of fate! A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day, Js all the proud... | |
 | John Britton - 1815 - 1086 страници
...in ruins, moss, and weeds ; While ever and anon there fall Huge heaps of hoary mouldered wall. Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays...complete, Big with the vanity of state ; — But transient is the smile of fate." 1 See also the pedigree of Mr. Johnes of Havod, given in Dr. Meyrick's History... | |
 | John Evans - 1804 - 440 страници
...ruin, moss, and weeds; \.\ While ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary mouldered walls. Yet Time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays...pile complete, Big with the vanity of state ; But transieht is the smile of Fate ! A little rule, a little sway, A Sun-beam in a winter's day. Is all... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 страници
...weeds; \ While , ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd wall*. Yet time has been that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow...complete ) Big with the vanity of state ; > But transient is the smile of fate ; J A little rule ,,a little sway , A sun-beam in a -winter's day, Is all the... | |
 | John Evans - 1804 - 482 страници
...abrupt hill, covered with woods, appear the ivied walls and rugged turrets of Dinefawr Castle. " Yet time has seen that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow, Has seen this broken pile compleat, Big with the vanity of state." I before observed that this was the seat of the South Wallian... | |
 | Robert Forsyth - 1805 - 584 страници
...monuments of the devastations produced by time. We are reminded of the word of the poet, Time hat wen, that lifts the low, And level lays the lofty brow ; Has seen this broken pile complete, Big with the vanities of state. A little rule, a little way, A sun-beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud and... | |
 | 1806 - 330 страници
...ruins, moss, and weeds; J While, ever and anon, there falls Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has seen, that lifts the low, And level lays...•) Big with the vanity of state ; , But transient is the smile of fate ! ) A little rule, a little sway, A sun-beam in a winter's day, Is all the proud... | |
 | 1806 - 234 страници
...weeds; f While ever and anon there falls, f Huge heaps of hoary moulder'd walls. Yet time has been that lifts the low. And level lays the lofty brow,...this broken pile complete. Big with the vanity of stile. - ' After traversing the ruins of Caerphilly till we were fatigued, we procured some homely... | |
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