 | Scotch haggis - 1822 - 344 pages
...following lines. They appear to be very old, and do not seem to have any reference to that family. The earth goeth on the earth, Glistering like gold,...goeth to the earth, Sooner than it wold. The earth builds on the earth, Castles and towers, The earth says to the earth, All shall be ours. ON JDUNDEE... | |
 | 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 "... | |
 | Samuel Irenæus Prime - Europe - 1855 - 424 pages
...of the walls. This one is very well, though in a riddle: "The Earth goeth on the Earth, glistening like gold: The Earth goeth to the Earth sooner than it wold: The Earth huilds on the Earth castles and towers : The Earth says to the Earth, all shall be ours." Walter Scott... | |
 | Samuel Irenæus Prime - Europe - 1855 - 426 pages
...walls. This one is very well, though in a riddle : "The Earth gocth on the Earth, glistening like gokl : The Earth goeth to the Earth sooner than it wold : The Earth builds on the Earth castles and towers : The Earth says to the Earth, all shall be ours." Walter Scott... | |
 | Francis Channing Woodworth - Fables - 1859 - 322 pages
...b* traced. Upon one of these slabs I read these quaint lines : 12 MELROsE ABBEY. The earth goeth oi the earth, Glistering like gold ; The earth goeth to the earth, Sooner than it wold ; The earth "buildsth on the earth Castles and towers ; The earth aaith to the earth " All shall he ours." The... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1860 - 404 pages
...much struck with the following inscription on a small but venerable tombstone- " The Earth walks upon the earth, glistering like gold ; The Earth goeth to the earth sooner than it woid; The Earth builds upon the earth temples and tow'rs; But the earth sayeth to the Earth all shall... | |
 | Emily Taylor - English poetry - 1864 - 210 pages
...the earth castles and towers ; The earth sayeth to the earth, "All shall be ours ;" The earth walketh on the earth, glistering like gold ; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold. UNKNOWN. VERSES ON SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. |OU knew — who knew not 1 Astrophel, (That I should live to... | |
 | Charles Rogers - Scotland - 1867 - 328 pages
...here." These lines are from the churchyard of Melrose : — " The earth goeth on the earth, Glistening like gold ; The earth goeth to the earth Sooner than it wold. The earth builds on the earth Castles and towers; The earth says to the earth, All shall be ours." A burgh magistrate... | |
 | Mottoes - Epitaphs - 1872 - 186 pages
...and care, In every stage, " Prepare, prepare." Old Humphrey. The earth goeth to the earth glist'ring like gold ; The earth goeth to the earth sooner than it wold. The earth builds on the earth castles and towers ; The earth says to the earth, All shall be ours. James Ramsay,... | |
 | Agnes Elizabeth Claflin - Europe - 1873 - 404 pages
...an ancient tombstone at Melrose Abbey. It runs thus : — " The earth goeth on. The earth glisteneth like gold. The earth goeth to the earth, Sooner than it wold. The earth builds on the earth, Castles and towers. The earth says to the earth, 'AU shall be ours.'" Isn't it... | |
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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 saith to The earth: All shall be ours. 
