Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful rhyme ; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the... Life. Hist. drama. Poems - Page 152by William Shakespeare - 1887Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1826 - 216 pages
...beauteous and lovely youth, When that shall fade, my verse distills your truth. LV. Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful...But you shall shine more bright in these contents Thau unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils... | |
| William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 654 pages
...your truthLV. Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful rhime ; But you shall shine more bright in these contents...The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still f,nd room, Even in the eyes of all... | |
| English poetry - 1833 - 240 pages
...odours made : And so of you, beauteous and lovely youth, 62 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. NOT marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful...The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth ; your praise shall still find room Even in the eyes of all... | |
| English literature - 1833 - 388 pages
...: Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful rbyme : But youshall shine more bright in these contents. Than unswept...overturn. And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars's sword nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death, and all... | |
| English essays - 1835 - 744 pages
...the majestic force, freedom, and harmony of the verse, are beyond all praise. " Not marble nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful...But you shall shine more bright in these contents, [time. Than unswept stone besmeared with sluttish When wasteful wars shall statues overturn, And broils... | |
| Charles Armitage Brown - Autobiography in literature - 1838 - 326 pages
...youth and beauty shall fade, your truth shall live in my verse. 55. L'ENVOY. " Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall outlive this powerful...overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars's sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death, and... | |
| David Paul Brown - 1838 - 90 pages
...brightest imaginings of future glory. — How else are these .passages to be construed. Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of Princes, shall outlive this powerful...you shall shine more bright in these contents, Than unwept stone, besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root... | |
| David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 352 pages
...this powerful rliime; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Thou unswept stone, besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues...overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Marsis' sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and... | |
| David Lester Richardson - English literature - 1840 - 378 pages
...this powerful rhime ; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Thou unswept stone, besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues...overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Marsis' sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and... | |
| David Lester Richardson - 1840 - 354 pages
...this powerful rhime ; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Thou unswept stone, besmeared with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues...overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Marsis' sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and... | |
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