As home his footsteps he hath turned From wandering on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim, — Despite those... Beacon Lights of History: Great writers - Page 85by John Lord - 1896Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - Minstrels - 1805 - 334 pages
...Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And,...down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, 'and unsung. II. O Caledonia ! stern and wild, Meet nurse for a poetic child ! Land of... | |
| Walter Scott - Minstrels - 1805 - 340 pages
...foreign strand ! If such there breathe, go, mark him well ; For him no Minstrel raptures swell ; x High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the... | |
| David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1806 - 788 pages
...the man, with «oui so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own my native land ! Wbose heart hath ne'er within him burned, As home his footsteps...wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, power, ;md pelt> The wretch, concentered Л1 in self, Living, shall forfeit fíúr renown, And, doubly dying;... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 788 pages
...footsteps he hath turned, From wandering on a foreign strand ! If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown. And, doubly dying, shall go down To the... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1806 - 350 pages
...footsteps he hath turned, From wandering on a foreign strand ! If such there breathe, go, mark him well ; For him no Minstrel raptures swell ; High though his...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the... | |
| 1806 - 448 pages
...footsteps he hath turned, From wandering on a foreign strand! If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him no minstrel raptures swell; High though his...Despite those titles, power, and pelf., The wretch, concentered all nj self, f . 3 D—YOU xxII. 1 .ivii.p, ihail forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying,... | |
| 1806 - 310 pages
...footsteps he hath turned, From wandering on a foreign strand ! Tf such there breathe, go mark him well j For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his...his wealth as wish can claim ; Despite those titles, pov/er and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 796 pages
...footsteps he hath turned, From wandering on a foreign strand ! If such there breathe, go, mark him well ; For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his...proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim ; Cespite those titles, power, anil pelf, he wretch, concentered all in self, Living, shall forfeit... | |
| Henry Smithers - Poetry, English - 1807 - 254 pages
...footsteps he hath turn'd From wandering on a foreign strand ! If such there breathe, go mark him well ; For him no minstrel raptures swell ; High though his...Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch concenter'd all in self, Living shall forfeit fair renown, And doubly dying shall go down To the vile... | |
| Richard Lovell Edgeworth - Education - 1809 - 516 pages
...footsteps he has tum'd, From wand'ring on a foreign strand ? If such there breathe, go mark him well: For him no minstrel raptures swell, High though his...titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can frame j Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch concentred all in self Living shall forfeit... | |
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