 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
 | Henry Elliot Shepherd - Elegiac poetry, English - 1908 - 162 pages
...thyself." From Sackville, author of The Induction To The Mirror For Magistrates, poem entitled Sleep — " By him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and still as any stone." Other examples may be gathered from Shakespeare and Sir Thomas Browne. LXIX The poet unfolds another... | |
 | John William Cunliffe, James Francis Augustin Pyre, Karl Young, James Francis Augustine Pyre - English literature - 1910 - 656 pages
...disgnise The fair bright day, yet ccaseth he no while, Rut hath his candles to prolong his toil. 280 By him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground, and still as any stone", Л very corpse, save yielding forth a breath: Small keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom... | |
 | William Macneile Dixon - Literary Criticism - 1912 - 368 pages
...and described, so Spenser. Take these stanzas, and there will be no further need of witnesses — " 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.... | |
 | Charles Crawford - English poetry - 1913 - 614 pages
...felt, 15 His garment short, and girded with a belt. SIH 1522 By care lay heauie sleepe, the couzen 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 frownd on, Or whom she lifted... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1915 - 852 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...he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne 285 Of high renown, but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath.... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1915 - 858 pages
...while, But hath his candles to prolong his toil. 280 By him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Fíat k with marineres That come from a far countree. *v>...hath a cushion plump: 520 It is the moss that wholly into the throne 285 Of high renown, but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath.... | |
 | English poetry - 1916 - 792 pages
...disguise The fair bright day, yet ceaseth he no while, But hath his candles to prolong his toil. 380 ND HORN I. In Scotland there was a babie born, Lill...our king That he was in love with his daughter Je into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath.... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English literature - 1916 - 806 pages
...disguise The fair bright day, yet ceaseth he no while, But hath his candles to prolong his toil. .280 ߀ 0 ˒ 0 Ѐ 0 苀 肀 ٮ 1 took he whom Fortune frowned on Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English literature - 1916 - 828 pages
...disguise The fair bright day, yet ceaseth he no while, But hath his candles to prolong his toil. 280 h the unhappy endeavourer in that way, the farther off his wishes. Such an actor kedp' took he whom Fortune frowned on Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown; but as... | |
 | William Thomas Young - English poetry - 1923 - 328 pages
...peeping in our eyes, When he is up, and to his work yrun : But let the night's black misty mantles rise, And with foul dark never so much disguise The...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.... | |
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