 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 - Seite 795von James Boswell - 1817Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...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,... | |
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...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... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 Seiten
...was firm, his pow'rs were bright, * Though now his eightieth year was nigh. 9 ' Then with no throb of fiery pain, ' No cold gradations of decay, ' Death broke at once the vital chain, * And freed his foul the neareft way.' About the middle of June 1783, his conftitution fuftained a feverer fhock than... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 Seiten
...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 freed his foul the neareft way. EPI. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 367 EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 Seiten
...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 freed his foul the neareft way. EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. pHILLIPS! whofe touch harmonious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 Seiten
...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 freed his foul the neareft way. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 367 EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*.... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 Seiten
...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... | |
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...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... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 Seiten
...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 once the vital chain. And freed his foul the neareft way. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, An Itinerant Mufician *. T) HILLIPS ! whofe touch... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 Seiten
...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 freed his foul the neareft way. « EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. PHILLIPS! whofe touch... | |
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