 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, LL.D. - Strona 557autor: John Hawkins - 1787 - Liczba stron: 605Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Samuel Johnson, Francis William Blagdon - 1811 - Liczba stron: 250
...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 forc'd his soul the nearest way. EPITAPHS. ON SIR THOMAS HANMER, BART. THOU who survey'st these... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - Liczba stron: 154
...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 soul the nearest way. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, An itinerant [Musician. PHILLIPS, whose... | |
 | James Boswell - 1817 - Liczba stron: 536
...frame wasfirm, hi» powers wire bright, Though now Mi eightieth year wa« 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 Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs the following... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - Liczba stron: 368
...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 soul the nearest way. i 17 EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN.* PHILIPS... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - Liczba stron: 550
...liis powers were bright, Though now bis eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery p»in, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. In one of Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs the following... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - Liczba stron: 380
...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 soul the nearest way." In one of Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs the following... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - Liczba stron: 252
...firm — his pow'rs were bright, Tho' 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, And forc'd his soul the nearest way. CHAP. XVIII. On Early Rising. 2. rU'-di-ant, a. shining. 3. Lay,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - Liczba stron: 320
...firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no firry, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forced his soul the nearest way. DEATH OF STEPHEN GREY, FRS THE ELECTRICIAN'. LONG hast thou borne... | |
 | 1832 - Liczba stron: 586
...was firm his powera 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 soul the nearest way. A MINIATURE SKETCH OF RURAL LIFE IN THE HIGHER CIRCLES. E3SAT III.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - Liczba stron: 508
...Drake's Literary Life of Johnson ; and Boswell, i. ii. iii. iv. — Eii. 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. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN1. PHILLIPS !... | |
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