 | Scotch haggis - 1822 - 344 pages
...old, and do not seem to have any reference to that family. The earth goeth on the earth, Glistering like gold, The earth goeth to the earth, Sooner than...earth, Castles and towers, The earth says to the earth, All shall be ours. ON JDUNDEE RCJRIAL GROUND.] Here lies a man, Come of Adam and Eve, If any will climb... | |
 | 1834 - 182 pages
...inscription found at Melrose Abbey :— " The earth goeth on the earth, glistening in gold ; The earth goes to the earth sooner than it wold ; The earth builds...castles and towers ; The earth says to the earth—" All shall be ours !" THE PARTED. Though nothing can he more honourable than opulence acquired by industry,... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...which Sir Walter Scott met with. The Earth walks on the Earth, glistering with gold ; The Earth goes to the Earth, sooner than it wold; The Earth builds on the Earth temples and towers ; The Earth says to the Earth, " All will be ours." CALM AFTER A STORM IN ASIA.... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1845 - 366 pages
...Mortality, among the tomb-stones there. The Earth walks on the Earth, glistering with gold ; The Earth goes to the Earth, sooner than it wold. The Earth builds on the Earth temples and towers ; The Earth says to the Earth, ' All will be ours.' * For the last line I am indebted... | |
 | 1925 - 996 pages
...inscription said to be in Melrose Abbey: — The earth goes on the earth glittering in gold, The earth goes to the earth sooner than it wold ; The earth builds on the earth castles and towers, i The earth »ays to the earth— All this is ours. ELEANOR M. BROUGHAM. [This was discussed at 11... | |
 | 1851 - 486 pages
...inscription found at M drone Abbey:— The earth goeth on the earth, glistering in gold ; The earth goos to the earth sooner than it wold ; The earth builds...castles and towers ; The earth says to the earth—" All shall be ours I " A beggar, some time ago, applied for alms at the door of a partisan of the Anti-begging... | |
 | John Knox - 1851 - 216 pages
...me so beautiful and striking, that I transcribed it : — "The earth goeth on the earth, Glistering like gold, The earth goeth to the earth, Sooner than it wold, The earth buildeth on the earth Castles and towers, The earth sayeth to the earth All things are ours." This... | |
 | George Willis - 1852 - 114 pages
...a singularly quaint inscription. The earth goeth on the earth Glist'niug like gold ; The earth goes to the earth Sooner than it wold ; The earth builds...earth Castles and towers ; The earth says to the earth All shall be ours. On the other side of the tombstone was, as well as I remember, James Ramsay, Portioncr... | |
 | Willis's Current notes - 1852 - 504 pages
...singularly quaint inscription. The earth goetli on the earth Glist'niiig like gold ; The earth goes to the earth Sooner than it wold ; The earth builds...earth Castles and towers ; The earth says to the earth All shall be oars. On the other side of the tombstone was, as well as I remember, James Ramsay, Portioner... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1852 - 378 pages
...following inscription on a small but venerable tombstone — " The Earth walks upon the earth, gtiatering like gold ; The Earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold ; The Earth builda upon the earth temples and tow'rs ; But the earth sajeth to the Earth all shall be ours I "... | |
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The Earth goes on the Earth glittering with gold ; The Earth goes to the Earth sooner than it wold ; The Earth builds on the Earth castles and towers ; The Earth says to the Earth, All this is ours. 
