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,... The British Magazine and Review, Or, Universal Miscellany - Seite 1271783Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...The single talent well employed. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; fiery throbbing pain, No cold г~ "'1л**""а nf л*.*«.. Death broke at once the vital chain, And... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...The single talent well employed. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; erbal asperity, those ill-natured neighbour» of his who visited his dunghill to fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 Seiten
...found, His single talent well employed. 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 freed his... | |
| James Boswell - 1851 - 322 Seiten
...found His single talent well employ'd. 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 cf fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 Seiten
...The single talent well employed. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; voice had called The ardent youth to fields of honour far Bey nvjh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital... | |
| Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 Seiten
...The single talent well employ'd. 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, And freed his... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 580 Seiten
...found, His single talent well employed. The tusy 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 freed his... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 276 Seiten
...single talent well employ'd. -., ~ 8 The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, unclouded, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, ' Though now his eightieth year was nigh. \ 9 Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1855 - 272 Seiten
...single talent well employ'd. 8 The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, unclouded, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. 9 Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain,... | |
| English poets - 1862 - 622 Seiten
...The single talent well employed. 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, And freed his... | |
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