 By him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corpse, save yielding forth a breath : Small keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but, as a living...  The Ruminator: Containing a Series of Moral, Critical, and Sentimental Essays - Page 51by Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813Full view - About this book
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 704 pages
...cheer, and looks thrown to the sky, Wishing for death, and yet she could not die. VOL. XX.— 2 Near by lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Flat on the...a breath ; Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned en Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but, as a living death, So dead alive, of... | |
 | Edward Arber - English poetry - 1899 - 336 pages
...disguise The fair bright day; yet ceaseth he no while! But hath his candles to prolong his toil. 86 By him, lay heavy SLEEP, the cousin of DEATH, Flat...he, whom FORTUNE frowned on ; Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown; but as a living death, So dead-alive, of life he drew the breath! The... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1899 - 626 pages
...And tell them this from me that tried it true : Who reckless rules, right soon may hap to rue. SLEEP. By him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Flat...he, whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown : but as a living death, So, dead alive, of life he drew the breath.... | |
 | Robert Chambers, David Patrick - Authors, English - 1901 - 862 pages
...ceaseth hee no while, But hath his candéis to prolong his toyle. Ну him lay heavy Sleepe, the cosin pen, and a' babbled of green fields. Henry V. completed the corps, save yielding forth a breath ; Small keepe took hee whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom shee lifted... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English essays - 1902 - 442 pages
...an idea of the merit of this old poem, which was published in 1563. ' By him lay heauie Sleepe cosin of Death Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corps, saue yeelding forth a breath. Small keepe tooke he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1902 - 868 pages
...ceaseth hee no while, But hath his candéis to prolong his toyle. By him lay heavy Sleepe, the cosin e me, cousin ! Ah, dear Juliet, Why art thou yet so fair ? s corps, save yielding forth a breath ; Small keepe took hee whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom shee lifted... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1903 - 542 pages
...as place that vengeance brought ; So was her mind continually in fear, THE SPECTRE OF SLEEP. Near by lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Flat on the...took he whom Fortune frowned on Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but, as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath.... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English poetry - 1907 - 616 pages
...disguise The fair bright day, yet ceaseth he no while, But hath his candles to prolong his toil. 280 By him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death Flat on...took he whom Fortune frowned on Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown; but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath. 287... | |
 | William Stanley Braithwaite - English poetry - 1907 - 892 pages
...grace, thou shalt in me, Livelier than elsewhere, Stella's image see. 586. Sleep Sir P. Sidney "DY him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, •'-' Flat...breath : Small keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on, 592 Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown: but as a living death, So, dead live, of... | |
 | Walter Jerrold - Kent (England) - 1907 - 494 pages
...hard colde grounde. To this poore life was Miserie ybound. . . . F1y him lay heavy Slepe the cosin of death Flat on the ground, and still as any stone, A very corps, save yelding forth a breath. Small kepe took he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted... | |
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