 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 Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Seite 558von John Hawkins - 1787 - 602 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 Seiten
...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 soul the nearest way. JAMES MERRICK. (1720-1769.) THE CAMELEON. OKT has it been my lot to mark A proud,... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1870 - 466 Seiten
...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, j5 And freed his soul the nearest way. Samuel Johnson. CLXIX HIGHLAND MARY. Ye banks and braes and... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 Seiten
...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 soul the nearest way. XII. OLD POETS. ROBERT HERRICK—GEORGE WITHER. NOTHING seems stranger in the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1872 - 524 Seiten
...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 forred his soul the nearest way. ON THE DEATH OF STEPHEN GKEY, FKS THE ELECTRICIAN.1 LONG hast thou... | |
 | James Boswell - 1874 - 584 Seiten
...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 soul the nearest way." In one of his registers of this year, there occurs the following curious passage:... | |
 | ALEXANDER MAIN - 1874 - 484 Seiten
...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 soul the nearest way." A sweeter tribute never was paid to the memory of a man. Wordsworth is right:... | |
 | Alexander Main - 1874 - 482 Seiten
...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 soul the nearest way." A sweeter tribute never was paid to the memory of a man. Wordsworth is right... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 Seiten
...well employ'd. Stan2a 7. 1 Var. His ready help was always nigh. Then with no throbs of fiery pain,1 No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. Verses on Robert Level. Stay That saw the manners in the face. Lines on the Death... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 Seiten
...eternal Master found His single talent well employ'd. Stanta 7. Then with no throbs of fiery pain,1 No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. Stanza 9. 1 Var. His ready help was always nigh. 2 Var. Then with no fiery throbbing... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 Seiten
...summer — man a flower — He dies, alas ! how soon he dies ! Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. DR. S. JOHNSON : on Robert Levett. This world death's region is, the other life's;... | |
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