 Looke backe, who list, unto the former ages, And call to count what is of them become : Where be those learned wits and antique Sages, Which of all wisedome knew the perfect somme ? Where those great warriors, which did overcome The world with conquest...  Mercedes of Castile, Or, The Voyage to Cathay - Page 85by James Fenimore Cooper - 1840Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Spenser - 1750 - 320 pages
...Doth as a Vapour vantfh and decay. Sith all that in this World is great or gay, Look back who lift unto the former Ages, And call to count what is of them becomet Where be thole learned Wits and antique Sages, Which of all Wifdom knew the perfeft Sum ? Where... | |
 | 1788 - 510 pages
...? ' Sith all that in this worl;l is great or gay, 5 5 v'th as a vapour vanish and decay. «« Look back who list unto the former ages, " And call to...antique sages Which of all wisdom knew the perfect sum ? 60 Where those great warriors which did overcome The world with conquest of their might and main,... | |
 | 1792 - 774 pages
...Sith all that in this world is great or gay, " Doth as a vapour vanifh and decay. " Look back who lift unto the former ages, " And call to count what is of them become, " Where be thofe learned wits and antique fage» " Which of all wifdom knew the perfect fum ? " Whrre thofe great... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 382 pages
...should remain ? Sith all that in this world is great, or gay, Doth, as a vapour, vanish and decay. Look back who list unto the former ages, And call to count...antique sages, Which of all wisdom knew the perfect sum ? The world with conquest of their might and main, And made one meer of the earth and of their... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 468 pages
...should remain ? Sith all that in this world is great, or gay, Doth, as a vapour, vanish and decay. Look back, who list, unto the former ages, And call to...antique sages, Which of all wisdom knew the perfect sum ? Where those great warriours which did overcome The world with conquest of their might and main,... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 592 pages
...that in this world is great or gaie, 55 Doth as a vapour vanifli, and decaie. " Looke backe, who lift, unto the former ages, And call to count, what is of them become : Where be thofe learned wits and antique fages, Ver. 47- ingate] Entrance, as in Which of all wifedome knew the... | |
 | Edmund Spenser - 1805 - 578 pages
...that in this world is great or gaie, 55 Doth as a vapour vanifh, and decaie. " Looke backe, who lift, unto the former ages, And call to count, what is of them become : Where be thofe learned wits and antique fages, Ver. 47- ingate] Entrance, as iu Which of all wifedome knew the... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 600 pages
...Sith all, that in this world is great or gaie, Doth a* a vapour vanish, and decaie. " Looke backe, who list, unto the former ages, And call to count,...those learned wits and antique sages, Which of all wisedome knew the perfect somme ? Where those great warriors, which did overcome The world with conquest... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 610 pages
...Sith all, that in this world is great or gaie, Doth as a vapour vanish, and dccaie. ' " Looke backe, who list, unto the former ages, And call to count,...be those learned wits and antique sages, Which of a I wbcclome knew the perfect somme? Wlure those great warriors, which did overcome The world with... | |
 | 1825 - 364 pages
...There is something spirit-stirring, however, in the interrogations in the following stanzas. " Look back, who list, unto the former ages, And call to...antique sages, Which of all wisdom knew the perfect somme : • Where those great warriors, which did overcome The world with conquest of their might and... | |
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