 | 1849 - 608 pages
...know." Ah, shameless ! for he did but sing A song that pleaded us from its worth ; No public life was his on earth. No blazoned statesman he, nor king. He gave the people of his best; His worst he kept, bis best he gave, My curse upon the clown and knave Who will not let his ashes rest ! Who make it sweeter... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1850 - 402 pages
...did but sing A song that pleased us from its worth ; No public life was his on earth,— No blazon'd statesman he, nor king. He gave the people of his...knave Who will not let his ashes rest !— Who make it seem more sweet to be The little life of bank and brier, The bird that pipes his lone desire And dies... | |
 | Christopher Wordsworth - 1851 - 540 pages
...know." Ah, shameless! for he did but sing A song that pleased us from its worth ; No public life was his on earth, No blazoned statesman he, nor king....he gave. My curse upon the clown and knave . "Who make it sweeter seem to be The little life of bank and brier, The bird that pipes his lone desire And... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1853 - 404 pages
...he did but sing A song that pleased us from its worth ; No public life was his on earth, No blazon'd statesman he, nor king. He gave the people of his best : His worst he kept, his best he gave. My Shakespeare's curse on clown and knave Who will not let his ashes rest ! Who make it seem more sweet... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 428 pages
...know.' Ah, shameless ! for hd did but sing A song that pleased us from its worth No public life was his on earth, No blazoned statesman he, nor king....clown and knave Who will not let his ashes rest ! Who makes it sweeter seem to be, The little life of bank and brier, The bird that pipes his lone desire,... | |
 | Henry Reed - English literature - 1855 - 424 pages
...know." Ah, shameless ! for he did but sing . A song that pleased us from its worth : No public life was his on earth, No blazoned statesman he, nor king....the people of his best : His worst he kept, his best be gave. My curse upon the clown and knave Who will not let his ashes rest ! Who makes it sweeter seem... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - 404 pages
...did but sing A song that pleased us from its worth ; No public life was his on earth, No blazon' d statesman he, nor king. He gave the people of his best : His worst he kept, his best he gave. My Shakespeare's curse on clown and knave Who will not let his ashes rest ! Who make it seem more sweet... | |
 | Henry Reed - English literature - 1855 - 404 pages
...know.' Ah, shameless ! for ho did but sing A song that pleased us from its worth No public life was his on earth, No blazoned statesman he, nor king. He gave the pcople of his best : His worst he kept, his best he gave. My curse upon the clown and knave Who will... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1856 - 400 pages
...he did but sing A song that pleased us from its worth ; No public life was his on earth, No blazon'd statesman he, nor king. He gave the people of his best: His worst he kept, his best he gave. My Shakespeare's curse on clown and knave Who will not let his ashes rest! "Who make it seem more sweet... | |
 | Henry Reed - English literature - 1858 - 424 pages
...know.' Ah, shameless ! for he did but sing A song that pleased us from its worth : No public life was his on earth, No blazoned statesman he, nor king....clown and knave Who will not let his ashes rest ! Who makes it sweeter seem to be, The little life of bank and brier, The bird that pipes his lone desire,... | |
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He gave the people of his best : His worst he kept, his best he gave. My... 
