 His hand to execute what his decree Fix'd on this day \ Why do I overlive ? Why am I mock'd with death, and lengthen'd out To deathless pain \ How gladly would I meet Mortality, my sentence, and be earth Insensible ! How glad would lay me down, As in...  Prolusiones - Page 8by Marlborough coll - 1860Full view - About this book
 | 1739 - 312 pages
...Infenjible ! bovj glad would lay me dovjn, As in my Mother's Lap ? there Jhoud I reft And fleep fecure j his dreadful Voice no more Would thunder in my Ears: no fear oftvor/e To me and to my Offspring, would1 torment me With cruel Expectation -- THIS whole Speech is... | |
 | John Milton - Plagiarism - 1750 - 716 pages
...Infenfible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? there I mould reft And fleep fecure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears, no fear of worfe 78* To me and to my ofspring would torment me With cruel expectation. Yet one doubt Purfues me... | |
 | John Milton - 1750 - 682 pages
...out To deathlefs pain ? how gladly would I meet 775 Mortality my fentence, and be earth Infcnfible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? there I ihould reft And ileep fecure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my cars, no fear of worfe... | |
 | William Laudér - Literary forgeries and mystifications - 1750 - 210 pages
...lengthen'd out To deathlefs pain ? how gladly would I meet Mortality my fentence, and be earth Infenfible ! how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ! there I mould reft And fleep fecure : his dreadful voice no more * The word ulularuntt ufed by Virgil^ is ufed,... | |
 | John Milton - 1754 - 244 pages
...lengthen'd out To deathlefs pain ? How gladly would I mtet Mortality my fcntence , and be earth Infenlible ! How glad would lay me down , As in my mother's lap ! There 1 should reft , And deep fecute : His dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears : no fear of... | |
 | John Milton - Epic poetry, English - 1759 - 608 pages
...out To deathlefs pain? how gladly would I meet 775 Mortality my fentence, and be earth Infenfible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap? there I fhould reft And fleep fecure; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears, no fear of worfe,... | |
 | William Dodd, Joseph Addison - 1762 - 264 pages
...lengthen'd out To deathlefs Pain ? Haw gladly would I meet Mortality my Sentence, and he Earth Infenfible ! How glad would lay me down As in my Mother's Lap ? there foould I reft, And/Seep fecure ; his dreadful Voice no more Would thunder in my Ears ; no Fear ofworfe... | |
 | English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...and lengthe.i'd out To deathless pain ? how gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth i Insensible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap .' there I should reit . i' '. N itj And sleep secure; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears, no fear of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 890 pages
...Infenfible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? there I mould reft And fleep fecure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears, no fear of worfe 780 To me and to my offspring would torment me With cruel expeftation. Yet one doubt Purfues... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 262 pages
...out To deathlefs pain ? how gladly would I meet 775 Mortality my fentence, and be earth Infenfible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? there I fhould reft And fleep fecure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears, no fear of wort... | |
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