love as my own soul : if you survive me, as you certainly will, if a stone shall mark the place of my grave, see these words put upon it : — "Life is a jest and all things show it : I thought so once, and now I know it, Literary Landmarks of London - الصفحة 108بواسطة Laurence Hutton - 1892 - عدد الصفحات: 367عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| John Bell - 1797 - عدد الصفحات: 412
...whom I love as my own soirl, if you survive " me, as you certainly will, if a stone should markthe " place of my grave, see these words put upon it: Life is a jest, and nil things show it; I thought so once, but now I know it—» " With what else you may think proper."... | |
| George Mogridge - 1799 - عدد الصفحات: 368
...the earth seek the glory of the Lord of heaven ! The inscription on one of these tombs, " Life 's a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, and now I know it," has led to the very suitable reflection :— " Life is a solemn scene; tl Big with eternal joys, or... | |
| James Hardie - 1801 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...was buried in Westminster Abbey with this epitaph, written by himself, engraved on his tomb :— " Life is a jest, and all things sho.w it; " I thought so once ; but now J know it." GESNER, (SOLOMON) the celebrated author of the death of Abel, and many other... | |
| Panorama - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 368
...from what thou shall print; There may be a little from what thou may'st swear. GAY'S EPITAPH. LlFE is a jest; and all things show it; I thought so once; but now I know it* UPON ONE STEALING A POUND OF CANDLES. LlGHT-FINGER'D Catch, to keep his hands in... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 544
...begin," says he, " to look upon myself as one already dead ; and desire, my dear Mr.- Pope, whom I love as my own soul, if you survive me, as you certainly, will, if a stone should mark the place of my grave, see these words put upon it: Life is a jest, and all things shew... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - عدد الصفحات: 438
...continuing city here. I begin to look, upon myself as one already dead, and desire my dear Mr. Pope, whom I love as my own soul, if you survive me, as you certainly will, if a stone should mark the place of my grave, see these words put upon it:— ' Life is a jest, and all things... | |
| Collection - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 336
...Tragedies. JOHN GAY, Died December 4, 1732, aged 45. The short Epitaph on the front was written by himself, Life is a jest, and all things show it: I thought so once, but now I know it. Underneath are these verses by Mr. POPE- Of manners gentle, of affections mild,... | |
| British poets - 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 272
...despised every soul she met here, And now she's in the' other, she thinks it but queer. MY OWN EPITAPH. LIFE is a jest, and all things show it; I thought so once, but now I know it. END OF VOL. XXVIII. ... | |
| Collection - 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 334
...Tragedies. JOHN GAY, Died December 4, 1732, aged 45. The short Epitaph on the front mat written by himself, Life is a jest, and all things show it: I thought so once, but now I know it. Underneath are these verses by Mr. POPE- Of manners gentle, of affections mild,... | |
| 1825 - عدد الصفحات: 266
...holy text around she strews To teach the rustic moralist to die.” ¿Vhen we meet with such lines as “Life is a jest, and all things show it, I thought so once, but now I know it.” ¿ve are inclined to think the witty author of them had other intention than... | |
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