 | John Wesley - Biography - 1791 - 716 pages
...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' heart,... | |
 | 1783 - 424 pages
...paufe, nor left a void; And fure th' Eternal Mafterfouud The fingle talent well employ'd ! The bufy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided...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
...th' Eternal Mafler fuand The fingle talent well employ'd ! The bnfy day, the peaceful night, UnfeJt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers...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... | |
 | Great Britain - 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1785 - 652 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal Matter found The fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day, 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,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal matter found The Jingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day — 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,... | |
 | John Almon - English literature - 1786 - 440 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal Mafler found His fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day, 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,... | |
 | Sir John Hawkins - Authors, English - 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 a feverer fhock than... | |
 | 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! whofe touch harmonious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th" Eternal mafter found The fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day — 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,... | |
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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,... 
