 | 1857 - 574 pages
...further off, to make thee room : Thou art a monument without a tomb, And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give. * * * • * Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear, And make... | |
 | Octavia Walton Le Vert - 1857 - 356 pages
...Shakspeare are admirably true : " Thou art a monument, without a tomb ; And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give." The tomb of Milton is near by the monument of Chaucer. Then comes a tablet to Butler, the author of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1858 - 832 pages
...applause ! delight ! the wonder of our Stage ! My Shakespeare, rise ! I will not lodge thee by h C'hauccr or Spenser, or bid Beaumont lye A little further,...read, and praise to give. That I not mixe thee so, my braino excuses, — I meane with great, but disproportiou'd Muses ; For if I thought my judgement were... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1858 - 836 pages
...The applause ! delight ! the wonder of our Stage ! My Shakespeare, rise ! I will not lodge theo by b I praise the Lord for you ; and so may my parishioners...for their sons are well tutor'd by you, and their miie thee so, my braine excuses, — I meane with great, but disproportion'd Muses ; For if I thought... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1858 - 762 pages
...further, to make thee a room * : Thou art a monument without a tomb ; And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give. That I not mix thee so, my brain excuses ; I mean, with great but disproportion'd muses : For, if I thought my... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 554 pages
...further, to make thee a room ; Thou art a monument without a tomb ; And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give ***** He was not of an a<?e, but for all time. 38 THE INDICATOR. [OHAP CHAPTER XI. Angling. THE anglers... | |
 | James Ballantine - 1859 - 630 pages
...his fame is imperishable. " Thou art a monument without a tomb, And art alive still while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read and praise to give." (Great cheering.) Song — "The Flowers of the Forest" — Mr. Gilfillan. The CROUPIER gave " The Poets... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1860 - 396 pages
...further off, to make thee room : Thou art a monument without a tomb, And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give. That I not mix thee so, my brain excuses, I mean with great but disproportion'd Muses : For if I thought my judgment... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - 1861 - 386 pages
...Jonson write of Shakspeare : " Thou art a monument, without a tomb; And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give." Every year a "Shakspeare Festival" is given by the professed friends of the poet at Stratford-on-Avon;... | |
 | British Archaeological Association - 1862 - 458 pages
...further to make thee a room ; Thou art a monument without a tomb, And art alive still while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read and praise to give." These verses prove that Basse's elegy was well known as early as the year 1623 ; but a copy of it was... | |
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The applause, delight, the wonder of our stage! My Shakespeare, rise! I will not lodge thee by Chaucer, or Spenser, or bid Beaumont lie A little further, to make thee a room: Thou art a monument without a tomb, And art alive still while thy book doth... 
