 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - 850 pagina’s
...totn written by Shakspeare o'n his tomb :^ . ' Good friend, for Jesus' sate forbear To dig; the dnst Inclosed here. Blest be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves, my bones.' M 2 For instance, at this very time I feel a wish by cheerful rhyme To soothe my friend, and. had I... | |
 | 1854 - 778 pagina’s
...arose amid many associations, the Bard of Avon's fearful monumental denunciation came to our aid : " Blest be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves these bones." RICHARD HOOPER.. St. Stephen's, Westminster. ECHO POETRY. " A Dialogue between a Glutton... | |
 | Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1856 - 444 pagina’s
...quaint adjuration ; " Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear To dig the dust enclosed here ; Blest bo tho man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones." him his wife reposes, with a Latin inscription on a small metalic tablet. On the tomb of their daughter... | |
 | Charles C. Savage - 1856 - 624 pagina’s
...minds : — ' Good friend, for Jesus' sake, forbear« Tu dig the ilusi enclosed here. Blessed be be that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones." = Sbakspere's Tomb. Just over the grave, in a niche of the wall, is a bust of Shakspere, put up itly... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 424 pagina’s
...a calm but appalling voice : — " Good friend, for Jesus' sake, forbear To dig the bones enclosed here. Blest be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones ! " In the village church let the .honoured dust sleep till its eternal waking in quietness, the stream... | |
 | Oliver Prescott Hiller - 1857 - 388 pagina’s
...beheld the well-known inscription :— Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbeare To dig the dust enclosed here; Blest be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones. The clerk said that the prohibition had been effectual, and that the remains had never been disturbed.... | |
 | 1858 - 448 pagina’s
...himself a little before his death :" " Good friend, for Jesu's sake forbear To dig the dust enclosed here. Blest be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones." Why did he fear that the quiet of his grave would be invaded? Davies implies, because he died a Papist... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - 1860 - 530 pagina’s
...stepping off to allow it to pass, I found these lines under my feet : "Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear To dig the dust inclosed here ; Blest be the...these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones." This was the simple and touching inscription dictated by himself. None have incurred the poet's malediction... | |
 | Bayard Taylor - 1860 - 546 pagina’s
...stepping off to allow it to pass, I found these lines under my feet : "Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear To dig the dust inclosed here ; Blest be the...these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones." This was the simple and touching inscription dictated by himself. None have incurred the poet's malediction... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1913 - 872 pagina’s
...wonder the jingle lingers in my head : ' " Good friend, for Jesus' sake forbear To dig the dust enclosed here — Blest be the man that spares these stones And curst be he that moves my bones." Yes, so I think it ran. And as I went out of the bedchamber he called after me : " Hear you that, and... | |
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Jesus' sake, forbeare To dig the dust enclosed here: Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And curst be he that moves my bones. 
