 | 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal matter found The fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were tright» Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. *Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 370 Seiten
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal Mafter found The fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided...by ; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. E 4 Then Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 Seiten
...Labour fteals an hour to die." But he afterwards altered it to the prefent reading. « The " The bufy day, the peaceful night, " Unfelt, uncounted, glided...Death broke at once the vital chain, " And freed his foul the neareft way." In one of his regifters of this year, there occurs the following curious paflage:... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 Seiten
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal Mafter found The fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided...by ; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay,... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - 1794 - 564 Seiten
...pavife, nor left a void, And fure th' eternal mafter found The fingle talent well employ'd, The bufy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided...by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay,... | |
 | 1800 - 632 Seiten
...paufe, nor left a void ; Andfure th' Eternal Mader found The fingle talent well employ 'd. The bufy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His 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,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 632 Seiten
...paufe, nor left a void } And fare th' Eternal Matter found The tingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by } His 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,... | |
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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 fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain,... 
