 | 1735 - 682 pages
...his powers were bright, Though now hi] eightieth year was nigh, Then with no throbs of fiery pain t No cold gradations of decay : Death broke at once the vital chain, And frec'd his foul the neareft way. STANZAS ON FRIENDSHIP. Occifioncd by the Author's receiving a Poetical... | |
 | John Wesley - 1791 - 716 pages
...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' heart,... | |
 | 1783 - 424 pages
...Mafterfouud The fingle talent well employ'd ! The bufy 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 throbbing fiery pain", No cold gradations of decay, Peach broke at once the vital chain, 'And forc'd... | |
 | 1783 - 1276 pages
...Mafler fuand The fingle talent well employ'd ! The bnfy day, the peaceful night, UnfeJt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright....Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital euaio, And iorc'd... | |
 | 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 now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death oioke at once the vital chain, And tbrc'd... | |
 | 1783 - 586 pages
...firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth yeir was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery piin, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the nearcft •way. IMITATION of tin Song, O Nancy, fcc.iur.Vitn by tbt Bijhif o/DaoMORE.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 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 fiery,...throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death bioke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareft way. EPITAPH. IUM IN THOMAM HANMER,... | |
 | John Almon - 1786 - 440 pages
...was firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And fbrc'd his foul the neareft way. ON A PINCUSHION. OF all the trinkets that the toilet grace, The Pincufliion... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 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 fiery...Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his foul the neareft way. EPI. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 367 EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by j His frame was firm— his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery...Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his foul the neareft way. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 367 EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*.... | |
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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,... 
