 | 1744 - 448 str.
...Rubies, faphires, And ropes of orient pearl ; thefe feen, I could not But look on gold with contempt. And yet I found What weak credulity could have no faith in, A treafure far exceeding thefe. Here lay A manor bound fail in a fkin of parchment, The wax continuing... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1779 - 390 str.
...Rubies, Sapphires, And Ropes of oriental Pearl j thefe feen, I could not But look on Gold with Contempt. And yet I found What weak Credulity could have no Faith in A Treafure far exceeding thefe. Here lay A Manor bound faft in a Skin of Parchment, The Wax continuing... | |
 | 1790 - 700 str.
...rubies, fapphires, And ropes oforient pearl; thefe feen, I could not But look on gold with contempt. And yet I found (What weak credulity could have no faith in) A treafure far exceeding thefe. Here lay A manor bound fail in a (kin of parchment, The wax continuing... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1805 - 540 str.
...rubies, sapphires, And ropes of oriental pearl ; these seen, I could not But look on gold with contempt.3 And yet I found What weak credulity could have no...melting; Here a sure deed of gift for a market-town, , , •-, ' 5 In these quotations, the present edition has been hitherto followed. Dr. Ferriar, it... | |
 | Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.) - 1807 - 454 str.
...Rubies, sapphires, And ropes of orient pearl; these seen, I could not But look on gold with contempt. And yet I found (What weak credulity could have no...treasure far exceeding these. Here lay A manor bound fait in a skin of parchment, The wax continuing hard, the acres melting. r Here a sure deed of gift... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 str.
...Rubies^ saphires. And ropes of orient pearl, these seen, I could not But look on gold with contempt. And yet I found, What weak credulity could have no...the acres melting. Here a sure deed of gift for a market town, If not redeem'd this day ; which is not in The unthrift's power. There being scarce one... | |
 | 1811 - 418 str.
...rubies, sapphires, And ropes of oriental pearl; these seen, I could not But look on gold with contempt. And yet I found, What weak credulity could have no...the acres melting; Here a sure deed of gift for a market town If not redeem'dthis day, which is not in The unthrift's power: there being scarce one shire... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1813 - 542 str.
...caskets, and they open'd, . Each sparkling diamond from itself shot forth A pyramid ofjtames, and in the roof Fix'd it a glorious star, and made the place...melting ; Here a sure deed of gift^ for a market-town, X 5 In these quotations, the present edition has been hitherto followed. Dr. Ferriar, it appears, made... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1813 - 508 str.
...Rubies, saphires, And ropes of orient pearl, these seen, I could not But look on gold with contempt. And yet I found, What weak credulity could have no...the acres melting. Here a sure deed of gift for a market town, If not redeem'd this day ; which is not in The unthrift's power. There being scarce one... | |
 | Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - 1814 - 426 str.
...Rubies, sapphires, And ropes of orient pearl ; these seen, I could not But look on gold with contempt And yet I found (What weak credulity could have no...the acres melting. Here a sure deed of gift for a market town, If not redeem'd this day, which is not in The unthrift's power. There being scarce one... | |
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But look on gold with contempt. And yet I found, What weak credulity could have no faith in, A treasure far exceeding these. Here lay A manor bound fast in a skin of parchment ; The wax continuing hard, the acres melting. Here a sure deed of gift for... 
