 by reason of my death.' Milton (" Paradise Lost," Book x.) has expressed a similar thought : " How gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible ! how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap !" 25. TRISTIA, V. viii. 11-18. "...  Selections from Ovid - Seite 190von Ovid - 1897 - 444 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1800 - 322 Seiten
...on this day ? why do I overlive, Why am I mock'd with death, and lengthen'd out To deathless pain ? how gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and...how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap! there I should rest And sleep secure ; His dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears, no fear... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 600 Seiten
...? Why do I overlive ? Why am I murk'dwiih death, and lengthened out To dcathles? pain ? How gindly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible...how glad would lay me down, As in my mother's lap ! There should I reit And sleep secure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears : no fear... | |
 | 1804 - 952 Seiten
...on this day ? Why do I overlive ? Why am I mock'd with death, and lengthen'd out To deathless pain ? How gladly would I meet Mortality, my sentence, and...How glad would lay me down, As in my mother's lap ! there should I rest And sleep secure: his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears ; no fear... | |
 | William Hayley - 1810 - 484 Seiten
...this day ? Why -do I overlive ? Why am I mock'd with death, and Icngthcn'd out To deathless pain ? How gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and...! How glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ! There I should rest, And sleep secure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears; no fear... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 388 Seiten
...on this day ? Why do I over-live! Why am I mock'd with death, and lengthened out To deathless pain ? How gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and...earth Insensible! how glad would lay me down, As in my mother s lap! There should I rest And sleep secure; his dreadful ?oice no more Would thunder in my... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 Seiten
...on this day ? why do I overlive, Why am I mock'd with death, and Icngthen'd out To deathless pain ? how gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible ! how glad would lay me down c As in my mother's lap ! there I should rest And sleep secure! Hb dreadful voice no more Would thunder... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 564 Seiten
...on this day ? Why do I overlive? [out Why am 1 mock'd with death, and lcngthen'd To deathless pain ? How gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible ! Hew glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap '.-There 1 should rest And sleep secure ; his dreadful... | |
 | John Milton - 1817 - 214 Seiten
...tliis day ? Why do I overlive ? Why am I mock'd with death, and lengthen'd out To deathless pain ? How gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and...How glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap! There I should rest, And sleep secure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears; no fear... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1819 - 464 Seiten
...on this day ? Why do I overlive ? Why am I mock'd with death, and lengthen'd out To deathless pain ? How gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and...! How glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ! There I should rest, And sleep secure; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears ; no fear... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 376 Seiten
...on this day ? Why do I over-live ? Why am Imock,d with death, and lengthened out To deathless pain ? How gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible! how glad would lay uie down, As iu HIV mother,s lap ! There should 1 rest And sleep secure; his dreadful voice no more... | |
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