 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 430 sivua
...loft, Man feems already half a ghoft ; Wither'd, and wan, to earth he bows, A walking hofpital of woes. O ! happinefs, thou empty name ! Say, art thou bought...fliining earth ? Thou common, fame, but common breath ? If virtue contradift the voice Of public fame, applaufe is noife; Ev'n viftors are by conqueft curft,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 sivua
...feems already half a ghoft; Wither'd, and wan, to earth he bows, A walking hofpital of woes. Oh! Oh ! happinefs, thou empty name ! Say, art thou bought by gold or fame ? What art thou, gold, but fhining earth ? Thou, common fame, but common breath ? If virtue contradift the voice Of public fame,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 528 sivua
...feems already half a ghoft ; Wither' d and wan, to earth he bows, A walking hofpital of woes. Oh ! happinefs, thou empty name ! Say, art thou bought by gold or fame ? What art thou, gold, but (hining eaith ? Thou, common fame, but common breath ? If virtue «>nft<«Wt the voice Of public fame,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1807 - 472 sivua
...already half a ghost ; Withered and wan to earth he bows, A walking hospital of woes. O happiness, thou empty name ! Say, art thou bought by gold or fame ? What art thou, gold, but shining earth ? Thou, common fame, but common breath li Yirtue contradict the voice Of publick fame,... | |
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 sivua
...already half a ghost ; wither'd and wan to earth he bows, a walking hospital of woes. Oh happiness, thou empty name! • . . •• say, art thou bought by gold or fame? . , what art thou, gold, but shining earth f, thou, common fame, but common breath? If virtue contradict the voice, of public fame,... | |
 | T. Wyatt - 1818 - 164 sivua
...already half a ghost : Wither'd and wan, to earth he bows — A walking hospital of woes ! O, Happiness ! thou empty name ; Say, art thou bought by gold or fame ? What art thou, Gold, but shining earth ? Thou, common Fame, but common breath ? ON MELANCHOLY. 103 Come then, thou friend of... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 sivua
...already half a ghost; Wither'd and wan, to earth he bows, A walking hospital of woes. O happiness, thou empty name ! Say, art thou bought by gold or fame ? What art thou, gold, but shining earth ? Thou, common fame, but common breath? If virtue contradict the voice Of public fame,... | |
 | 1826 - 310 sivua
...already half a ghost ; Wither'd and wan, to earth he bows, A walking hospital of woes. O Happiness, thou empty name ! Say, art thou bought by gold or fame ? What art thou, Gold, but shining earth ? Thou, common Fame, but common breath ? If Virtue contradict the voice Of public Fame,... | |
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When to the noon of life we rise, The man grows elegant in vice ; To glorious guilt in courts he climbs, Vilely judicious in his crimes. When youth and strength in age are lost, Man seems already half a ghost; Wither'd and wan, to earth he bows, A walking... 