 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 468 pages
...little mind that I must die ! The gown which I do use to wear, The knife, wherewith I cut my meat, eke that old and ancient chair Which is my only usual seat, All these do tell me I must die, yet my life amend not I ! My ancestors are turn'd to clay, And many of my mates are gone ; My youngers... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 472 pages
...full well : But yet, alas, for all this, I Have little mind that I must die ! The gown which I do use to wear, The knife, wherewith I cut my meat, And eke...old and ancient chair Which is my only usual seat, My ancestors are turn'd to clay, And many of my mates are gone ; My youngers daily drop away ; —... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - English prose literature - 1815 - 508 pages
...full well : But now, alas, for all this I Have little mind that I must die. The gown, which I do use to wear, The knife, wherewith I cut my meat, And eke...and ancient chair, Which is my only usual seat; All those do tell me I must die, And yet my life amend not I. My ancestors are tura'd to clay, And many... | |
 | Archaica - 1815 - 520 pages
...alas, for all this I Have lit I If mind that I must die. The gown, which I do use to wear, The-knife, wherewith I cut my meat, And eke that old and ancient chair, Which is my only usual seat; All those do tell me I must die, And yet my life amend not I. My ancestors are turn'd to clay, And many... | |
 | 1819 - 504 pages
...gown which I am used to wear. The knife wherewith'l cut my meat ; And eke that old and ancient ckair, Which is my only usual seat ; All these do tell me...die, And yet my life amend not I. My ancestors are turned to clay, And many of my mates are gone ; Sly yoongers daily drop away. Andean I think to 'scape... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 404 pages
...daily should put me in mind, Of those cold names and bitter pangs That shortly I am like to find ; But yet, alas ! full little I Do think hereon, that I...these do tell me I must die, And yet my life amend not L My ancestors are turn'd to clay, And many of my mates are gone ; My youngers daily drop away, And... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1821 - 444 pages
...well ; But yet, alas ! for all this, I Have little mind that I must die 1 The gown which I am used to wear, The knife wherewith I cut my meat ; And eke that old and antient chair, Which is my only usual seat; All these do tell me I must die, And yet my life amend... | |
 | 1822 - 396 pages
...little mind that I must die ! . The gown which I am used to wear, The knife wherewith I cut my meat; Am' eke that old and ancient chair, Which is my only usual seat; All these do tell me 1 must die, And yet my life amend not I. My ancestors are tnrn'd to clay, And many of my mates are... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...full well: But yet, alas ! for all this, ! Have little mind that I must die! The gown which I do use to wear, The knife, wherewith I cut my meat, And eke...! My ancestors are turn'd to clay, And many of my matea are gone ; My youngers daily drop away ;— And can I think to 'scape alone ? No, no, I know... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - Poets, English - 1834 - 408 pages
...sometimes been. I see the bones across that lie, Yet little think that I must die. The gown which I do use to wear, The knife wherewith I cut my meat, And eke...die, And yet my life amend not I. My ancestors are turned to clay, And many of my mates are gone ; My youngers daily drop away, And can I think to 'scape... | |
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I do use to wear, The knife wherewith I cut my meat, And eke that old and ancient chair, Which is my only usual seat; All these do tell me I must die, And yet my life amend not I. 
