 ... he, whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but, as a living death, So, dead alive, of life he drew the breath. The body's rest, the quiet of the heart, The travail's ease, the still night's fear was he, And...  Select Beauties of Ancient English Poetry - Page 90by Henry Headley - 1810Full view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1880 - 842 pages
...that, never be; "Without m-tpi'Ct, esteem [ing] equally King Croesus' pomp and Iriib' poverty And noxt in order sad, Old Age we found : His beard all hoar, his eyes hollow and blind ; With drooping clu'ur still poring on UK; ground, As on the phico where nature him s>.f signed To rest, when that... | |
 | Passages, John Allen Giles - English poetry - 1881 - 744 pages
...up into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death bo dead alive, of life he drew the breath. And next in order sad old age we found, His beard...hoar, his eyes hollow and blind, With drooping cheer Btill poring on tb.3 ground As on the place where nature him assigned To rest, when that the sisters... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1883 - 626 pages
...The travail's ease, the still night's fear was he, And of our life on earth the better part : Reaver of sight, and yet in whom we see Things oft that tide,...esteeming equally King Croesus' pomp, and Irus' poverty. EDMUND SPENSER. [EDMUND SPENSER was born in London about 1552. He was educated at Merchant Taylors'... | |
 | Philology, Modern - 1890 - 276 pages
...The travail's ease, the still night's fear was he. And of our life on earth the. better part : Reaver of sight, and yet in whom we see Things oft that tide,...respect, esteeming equally King Croesus' pomp and Ims' poverty. When we remember that HEVWOOD'S translation was made in 1561, and that the Induction... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1890 - 582 pages
...fear was he. And of our life in earth the better part, Reaver of sight, and yet in whom we see Tiiings oft that tide, and oft that never be. Without respect...esteeming equally King Croesus pomp, and Irus poverty. • The first edition of the Mirror for Magistrates appeared in 1559, 4to; but Saekville's Induction... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - English poetry - 1895 - 652 pages
...The travail's ease, the still night's fear was he, And of our life on earth the better part : Reaver of sight, and yet in whom we see Things oft that tide, and oft that never to : Without respect, esteeming equally King Croesus' pomp, and Irus' poverty EDMUND SPENSER. [Ei MUND... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - 652 pages
...night's fear was hcf And of our life on earth the better part : Reaver of sight, and yet in whom we sec Things oft that tide, and oft that never be : Without respect, esteeming equally Kins* Croesus' pomp, and Irus' poverty EDMUND SPENSER. [EDMUND SPENSER was born in London about 1551.... | |
 | Elizabeth Lee - English literature - 1896 - 232 pages
...was he, 1 companion. EARLY ELIZABETHAN POETS. 125 And of our life in earth the better part ; Reaver of sight, and yet in whom we see Things oft that tide,...never be ; Without respect, esteeming equally King Crcesus' pomp, and Irus' poverty. Old age, with the strange desire of the old to go on living in spite... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1899 - 626 pages
...The travail's ease, the still night's fear was he, And of our life on earth the better part : Reaver of sight, and yet in whom we see Things oft that tide,...esteeming equally King Croesus' pomp, and Irus' poverty. EDMUND SPENSER. [EDMUND SPENSER was born in London about 1552. He was educated at Merchant Taylors'... | |
 | Edward Arber - English poetry - 1899 - 336 pages
...The travail's ease, the still night's fere was he; And of our life in earth the better part. 'Reaver of sight; and yet in whom we see Things oft that 'tide,...never be! Without respect, esteeming equally King CRCESUS' pomp and IRUS' poverty. And, next in order, sad OLD AGE we found. His beard all hoar, his... | |
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