 What are the hopes of man? Old Egypt's king Cheops erected the first pyramid, And largest, thinking it was just the thing To keep his memory whole, and mummy hid; But somebody or other, rummaging, Burglariously broke his coffin's lid: Let not a monument...  Don Juan - Page 132by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1849Full view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1821 - 486 pages
...midnight taper, » To have, when the original is dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust. CCXIX. What are the hopes of man ? old Egypt's King Cheops...you or me hopes Since not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops, i CCXX. But I, being fond of true philosophy, Say very often to myself, « Alas ! « All things... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1821 - 460 pages
...du$t, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust. ccxrx; What are the hopes of man? old,Egypt's lying Cheops erected the first pyramid And largest, thinking...was just the thing To keep his .memory whole, and nmmmy hid; But Somebody or other rummaging, Burglariously broke his coffin's lid : Let not a monument... | |
 | 1821 - 456 pages
...mingling with the dust of its inhabitant, he would have been disappointed, and we exclaim with the Poet, " Let not a monument give you or me hopes, Since not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops." 'Yet we say again, this is not the case here : the history of the man whose bones lie beneath... | |
 | 1820 - 696 pages
...mingling with the dust of its inhabitant, he would have been disappointed, and we exclaim with the Poet, " Let not a monument give you or me hopes, Since not a piucb of dust remains of Cheops." Yet we say again, this is not the case here : the history of the... | |
 | Walter Blunt, Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1822 - 504 pages
...mingling with the dust of its inhabitant, he would have been disappointed, and we exclaim with the Poet, " Let not a monument give you or me hopes, Since not a pinch of oust remains of Cheops." Yet we say again, that is not the case here: the history of the man whose... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1823 - 258 pages
...midnight taper," To have, when the original is dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust. CCXIX. What are the hopes of man ! old Egypt's King Cheops...you or me hopes Since not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops. CCXX. But I, ' eing fond of true philosophy, Sfj very often to myself, "Alas ! " All things... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 324 pages
..."midnight taper," To have, when the original is dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse hast. CCXIX. What are the hopes of man? old Egypt's King Cheops...thing To keep his memory whole, and mummy hid; But somehody or other rummaging, Burglariously hroke his coffin's lid: Let not a monument give you or me... | |
 | Louise Swanton-Belloc - 1824 - 400 pages
...midnight taper, » To have , when the original is dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust. 219. What are the hopes of man ? old Egypt's King Cheops...And largest, thinking it was just the thing To keep bis memory whole, and ,m,mmy hid; But somebody or other rummagiug , poussière, brisa le dessus du... | |
 | 1824 - 398 pages
...mingling with the dust of its inhabitant, he would have been disappointed, and we exclaim with the Poet, " Let -not a monument give you or me hopes, Since not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops." Yet we say again, that is not the case here : the history of the man whose bones lie beneath... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...taper,» To have, when the original is dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust. CCXIX. W hat are the hopes of man ? old Egypt's king Cheops erected...or me hopes, Since not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops. CCXX. But I, being fond of true philosophy, Say very often to myself, « Alas! All things that... | |
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