 What are the hopes of man? Old Egypt's king Cheops erected the first pyramid, And largest, thinking it was just the thing To keep his memory whole, and mummy hid; But somebody or other, rummaging, Burglariously broke his coffin's lid: Let not a monument...  Don Juan, with notes. Complete ed - Page 52by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1857Full view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1819 - 240 pages
...dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust. CCXIX. What are the hopes of man ? old Egypt's King Cheops erected the first pyramid And largest, thinking...Cheops. ccxx. But I being fond of true philosophy, Say very often to myself, " Alas! " All things that have been born were born to die, " And flesh (which... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1819 - 242 pages
...dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust CCXIX. What are the hopes of man ? old Egypt's King Cheops erected the first pyramid And largest, thinking...his coffin's lid : Let not a monument give you or mft hopes, Since not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops. ccxx. But I being fond of true philosophy,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English literature - 1821 - 486 pages
...dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust. CCXIX. What are the hopes of man ? old Egypt's King Cheops erected the first pyramid And largest, thinking...hopes Since not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops, i CCXX. But I, being fond of true philosophy, Say very often to myself, « Alas ! « All things that... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1821 - 460 pages
...du$t, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust. ccxrx; What are the hopes of man? old,Egypt's lying Cheops erected the first pyramid And largest, thinking...was just the thing To keep his .memory whole, and nmmmy hid; But Somebody or other rummaging, Burglariously broke his coffin's lid : Let not a monument... | |
 | 1821 - 456 pages
...mingling with the dust of its inhabitant, he would have been disappointed, and we exclaim with the Poet, " Let not a monument give you or me hopes, Since not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops." 'Yet we say again, this is not the case here : the history of the man whose bones lie beneath is familiar... | |
 | 1820 - 696 pages
...mingling with the dust of its inhabitant, he would have been disappointed, and we exclaim with the Poet, " Let not a monument give you or me hopes, Since not a piucb of dust remains of Cheops." Yet we say again, this is not the case here : the history of the... | |
 | Walter Blunt, Winthrop Mackworth Praed - 1822 - 504 pages
...mingling with the dust of its inhabitant, he would have been disappointed, and we exclaim with the Poet, " Let not a monument give you or me hopes, Since not a pinch of oust remains of Cheops." Yet we say again, that is not the case here: the history of the man whose... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1823 - 258 pages
...dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust. CCXIX. What are the hopes of man ! old Egypt's King Cheops erected the first pyramid And largest, thinking...not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops. CCXX. But I, ' eing fond of true philosophy, Sfj very often to myself, "Alas ! " All things that have been born... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1824 - 324 pages
...dust, A name, a wretched picture, and worse hast. CCXIX. What are the hopes of man? old Egypt's King Cheops erected the first pyramid And largest, thinking...thing To keep his memory whole, and mummy hid; But somehody or other rummaging, Burglariously hroke his coffin's lid: Let not a monument give you or me... | |
 | 1824 - 398 pages
...mingling with the dust of its inhabitant, he would have been disappointed, and we exclaim with the Poet, " Let -not a monument give you or me hopes, Since not a pinch of dust remains of Cheops." Yet we say again, that is not the case here : the history of the man whose bones lie beneath is familiar... | |
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