The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain,... The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Sivu 550tekijä(t) Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 602 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| 1735 - 682 sivua
...his powers were bright, Though now hi] eightieth year was nigh, Then with no throbs of fiery pain t No cold gradations of decay : Death broke at once the vital chain, And frec'd his foul the neareft way. STANZAS ON FRIENDSHIP. Occifioncd by the Author's receiving a Poetical... | |
| John Wesley - 1791 - 716 sivua
...was firm, his pow'rs were bright, Though now his eightieth year drew nigh. Then, with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay ; Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareft way* INCONSTANCY. f_By a young Lady.] T ITTLE, trifling, filly' heart,... | |
| 1783 - 1276 sivua
...frame was firm, his powers were bright. Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital euaio, And iorc'd his foul the ncarefl way. For the WEEKLY Es TER TAINE a. OK FRIENDSHIP. HAIL, facred... | |
| 1783 - 594 sivua
...firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth yeir was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery piin, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the nearcft •way. IMITATION of tin Song, O Nancy, fcc.iur.Vitn by tbt Bijhif o/DaoMORE.... | |
| John Almon - 1786 - 440 sivua
...frame was firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And fbrc'd his foul the neareft way. ON A PINCUSHION. OF all the trinkets that the toilet grace, The Pincufliion... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 642 sivua
...eightieth year was nigh. Then ' Then with no throb of fiery pain, ' No cold gradations of decay, 4 Death broke at once the vital chain, ' And freed his...ever before felt : this was a ftroke of the palfy, fb very fudden and fevere, that it awakened him out of a found deep, and rendered him, for a fhort... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 sivua
...firm— his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at...the vital chain, And freed his foul the neareft way. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 367 EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. pHILLIPS! whofe touch... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 sivua
...was firm, his pow'rs were bright, « Though now his eightieth year was nigh, « Then t.-r;. . * c c c 9 Then with no throb of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, c And freed his foul the neareft way.' About the middle of June 1783,^5 conftitution fuftained a feverer... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 sivua
...firm— his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at...the vital chain, And freed his foul the neareft way. EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. pHILLIPS! whofe touch harmonious could remove The... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 sivua
...firm— -his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at...the vital chain, And freed his foul the neareft way. EPI. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 367 EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. "CHILLI PS! whofe... | |
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