 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, And...  The life of Samuel Johnson. [With] The principal corrections and additions ... - 149. oldalszerző: James Boswell - 1807Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | James Boswell - 1826 - 444 oldal
...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. And freed is soul the nearest way p. In one of Johnson's registers of this year there occurs the following curious... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 oldal
...hU eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of вегу pain, N«) cold gradation» of decav, lation was unshaken ; his learning preserved his principles;...that I am not able to name a man of equal knowledge. • See an account of him in " The Gentleman's Magazinr, Feb. 1785. * In both editions of Sir John... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 oldal
...firm—bin power* wcre bright, Though now his eightieth year wan niuh. Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his soul the nearest way. VANITY OP HUMAN WISHES. WHERE then shall hope and fear their objects... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 oldal
...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 chair,, And freed his soul the nearest way." In one of Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 600 oldal
...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...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way 3. " "TO MRS. STKAHAN. " 4th February, 1782. " DEAR MADAM, — Mrs. Williams showed me your kind letter.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 570 oldal
...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...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way 3." "TO MRS. STRAHAN. " 4th February, 1782. " DEAR MADAM, — Mrs. Williams showed me your kind letter.... | |
 | 1850 - 772 oldal
...mightier, until this world was too low, too narrow a sphere of action, and " Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed hi* sool the nearest way." Mr. Calhoun was not a learned man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 oldal
...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...vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way." LETTKR 4O7. TO MRS. STRAHAN. " Feb. 4. 1782. " DEAR MADAM, — Mrs. Williams showed me your kind letter.... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 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 soul the nearest way. PROM THE VANITY OP HUMAN WISHES. " ENLARGE my life with multitude of days !" In health, in sickness,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 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 soul the nearest way. PROM THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES. " ENLARGE my life with multitude of days !" In health, in sickness,... | |
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