 Of what is't fools make such vain keeping? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. Strew your hair with powders sweet, Don clean linen, bathe your feet, And (the foul fiend...  History of the English Language and Literature - Side 45av Robert Chambers - 1837 - 328 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | John Webster - 1857 - 296 sider
...weeping ; Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. Strew your hah- with powders sweet, Don clean linen, bathe your feet,...'tween night and day ; End your groan, and come away. Cart. Hence, villains, tyrants, murderers ! alas ! What will you. do with my lady ? — Call for help.... | |
 | John Webster - 1857 - 300 sider
...disturb'd your mind ; Here your perfect peace is sign'd. Of what is't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception, their birth weeping ; Their...Their death a hideous storm of terror. Strew your hah1 with powders sweet, Don clean linen, bathe your feet, And (the foul fiend more to check) A crucifix... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1858 - 594 sider
...distnrb'd your mind; Here your perfect peace is sign'd. Of what is 't fools make such vain keeping 1 Sin, their conception ; their birth, weeping : Their...Don clean linen, bathe your feet : And, (.the foul flend more to check,) A crucifix let bless your neck. 'Tis now full tide 'tween night and day: End... | |
 | John Webster, Alexander Dyce - 1859 - 424 sider
...disturb'd your miud; Here your perfect peace is sign'd. Of what is't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, Their life...'tween night and day ; End your groan, and come away. Can. Hence, villains, tyrants, murderers! alas! What will you do with my lady! — Call for help. Duch.... | |
 | Alexander Andrews - 1859 - 644 sider
...clinging vainly to life, is not terrified or in a mist: Of what is't fooles make such vaine keeping? Sin their conception, their birth, weeping Their life, a general! mist of error, Their death a hideous storme of terror — (IV.ii, 188-91) The last three couplets of the dirge recall the rhythms as well... | |
 | English language - 1861 - 312 sider
...disturbed your mind, Here your perfect peace is sign'd. Of what is 't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception, their birth weeping ! Their...tyrants, murderers, alas ! What will ye do with my Lady ? Cry for help ! Ditch. To whom ? to our next neighbours ? these are mad-folks. I pray thee, look thou... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1865 - 592 sider
...disturbed your mind; Here your perfect peace is signed. Of what is't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin, their conception ; their birth, weeping : Their...'tween night and day : End your groan, and come away ! Car, Hence, villains, tyrants, murderers ! Alas ! What will you do with my lady ? Call for help !... | |
 | elder smith - 1865 - 800 sider
...hopeless lines as those of Webster in his celebrated dirge : Of what is't fools make such vain keeping ? Sin their conception, their birth weeping, Their life...mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. But it was not always that they brooded with this morbid horror on the secrets of the other world.... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - 1865 - 1014 sider
...celebrated dirge : Of what is't fools make such rain keeping ? . Sin their conception, their hirth weeping, Their life a general mist of error, Their death a hideous storm of terror. But it was not always that they brooded with this morbid horror on the secrets of the other world.... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - 1866 - 240 sider
...conception, their birth weeping, Their life a general mift of error, Their death a hideous ftorm of terror. Don clean linen, bathe your feet, And (the foul fiend more to check) A crucifix let bless your neck : ' Tit now full tide 'tween night and day, End your groan, and come away. JOHN WEBSTER. ALL the ftowers... | |
| |
