 | John Wesley - 1791 - 716 pages
...uncounted, glided by : His frame 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'... | |
 | 1783 - 424 pages
...th' Eternal Mafterfouud The fingle talent well employ'd ! The bufy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by: His frame was firm, his powers...throbbing fiery pain", No cold gradations of decay, Peach broke at once the vital chain, 'And forc'd his foul the neareft way. VERSES, ADDRESSED TO MR.... | |
 | 1783 - 524 pages
...The ingle talent well employ'd! The buy day, the peaceful night, ' Ihrel:, uncounte.l, glided by t His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though...throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death oioke at once the vital chain, And tbrc'd his foul the neareft way. VERSES, *DD»ISSIp TO MR. WRIGHT... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1785 - 652 pages
...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, l)eath broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareft way. FAREWELL to BATH. By Lady... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...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... | |
 | John Hawkins - 1787 - 636 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 560 pages
...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!... | |
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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,... 
