 Of all the phantoms fleeting in the mist Of time, though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade, Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues of men. She never thought, but gabbled ever on, Applauding...  The Calcutta University Calendar - Стр. iавторы: University of Calcutta - 1864Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - Страниц: 206
...Time, though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade, Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues...least deserved applause. The motive, the result, was nought to her. The deed alone, though dyed in human gore, And steeped in widow's tears, if it stood... | |
 | Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - Страниц: 200
...Time, though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade, Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues...least deserved applause. The motive, the result, was nought to her. The deed alone, though dyed in human gore, And steeped in widow's tears, if it stood... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1845 - Страниц: 558
...Time, though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues...deed alone, though dyed in human gore. And steeped in widow's tears, if it stood out To prominent display, she talked of much, And roared around it with... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1849 - Страниц: 360
...time, though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade, Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues...deed alone, though dyed in human gore, And steeped in widow's tears, if it stood out To prominent display, she talked of much, And roared around it with... | |
 | James Thomson - 1849 - Страниц: 524
...Time, though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues...deed alone, though dyed in human gore, And steeped in widow's tears, if it stood out To prominent display, she talked of much, And roared around it with... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1849 - Страниц: 300
...Time, though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues...deed alone, though dyed in human gore, And steeped in widow's tears, if it stood out To prominent display, she talked of much, 420 And roared around it with... | |
 | J. Russom - 1850 - Страниц: 156
...though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade, Was earthly Fame ! She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues...least deserved applause. The motive, the result, was nought to her. The deed alone, though dyed in human gore, And steeped in widow's tears, if it stood... | |
 | Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - 1850 - Страниц: 130
...Time, though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade, Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues of men. 5 She never thought, but gabbled ever on ; Applauding most what least deserved applause : The motive,... | |
 | Robert Pollok - 1852 - Страниц: 268
...Time, tho1 meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade, Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues...what least deserved applause: The motive, the result w;is naught to her: The deed alone, tho1 dyed in human gore, And steeped in widow's tears, if it stood... | |
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - Страниц: 762
...Time, though meagre all, and ghostly thin, Most unsubstantial, unessential shade, Was earthly Fame. She was a voice alone, And dwelt upon the noisy tongues...least deserved applause. The motive, the result, was nought to her. The deed alone, though dyed in human gore, And steeped in widows' tears, if it stood... | |
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