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. - 550. oldalszerző: Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 602 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 oldal
...glided by: ' His frame was firm, his pow'rs were bright, * Though now his eightieth year was nigh. 9 1 Then with no throb of fiery pain, ' No cold gradations of decay, ' Death broke at once the vital chain, 1 And freed his foul the neareft way.' About the middle of June 1783, his conftitution fuftained a... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1789 - 248 oldal
...firm — his powers were tright» Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. *Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareft way. EPITAPHIUM 1 N THOMAM HANMER, BARONETTUM. Honorabilis admodum THOMAS... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 370 oldal
...his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. E 4 Then 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 Mufician *. T) HILLIPS ! whofe touch harmonious could re-.... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 oldal
...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...vital chain, " And freed his foul the neareft way." In one of his regifters of this year, there occurs the following curious paflage: " Jan. 20. The miniftry... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 oldal
...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... | |
| Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 oldal
...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 once the vital chain, . And forc'd his foul the near«ftway. AN ANECDOTE. A DEAN of Canterbury, remarkable for hold**• ing a... | |
| 1800 - 632 oldal
...frame was firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now hi» eightieth year was 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. FAREWELL to BAT H. / Bj Lady MW MONTAGU. ' "** * •* i • TO all... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1800 - 632 oldal
...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 forc'd his foul the neareft way. FAREWELL to BATH. By Ladj MW MONTAGU. TO all you ladies now at Rath,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 416 oldal
...— his powers were bright^ Though 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. L EPIEPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. .rHILIPS ! whofe touch harmonious could remove... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 422 oldal
...firm — his powers were bright, Though 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*. x HILIPS ! whofe touch harmonious could remove... | |
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