| sir Thomas Browne - 1754 - 420 pages
...as.aftive vigour run My courfe, as doth the nimble fun. Sleep is a death ; 0 make me try, By fleecing, -what it is to die. And as gently lay my head On my grave, as now my bed. How e're Ircfl, great God, let me Awake again, at la ft, ivith tbee. And thus affur'd,... | |
| English essays - 1746 - 734 pages
...active vigour run My courfe, as doth the nimble fun. Sleep it a death, O make me try, By fleeping, what it is to die : And as gently lay my head On my grave, as now my bed. Howe'er I reft, great God, let me Awake again at laft with thee. And thus aflur'd, behold... | |
| 1803 - 490 pages
...such as Jacob's temples blest. While I doe rest my soul advance, Make my sleepe a holy trance, That I may, my rest being wrought^ Awake into some holy thought. And with as active vigour rur.ne My course, as doth the nimble sunns. £leepe is a death, O make me try, By bleeping what it... | |
| James Plumptre - Songs, English - 1811 - 486 pages
...Jacob's- temples blest. 3 While I do rest, my soul advance, And make my sleep a holy trance ; That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some holy thought; And, with an active vigour, run My course, as doth the nimble sun. 4 Sleep is a death, O make me try, By sleeping,... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1821 - 444 pages
...such as Jacob's temples blest : While I do rest, my soul advance, Make my sleep a holy trance, That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some holy thought,...to die ; And as gently lay my head On my grave, as now my bed. Howe'er I rest, great God, let me Awake again, at last, with thee ; And, thus assured,... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1822 - 362 pages
...such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance, Make my sleep a holy trance: That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some holy thought....to die; And as gently lay my head, On my grave, as now my bed. Howe'er I rest, great God, let me Awake again at least with thee. And thus assur'd, behold... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1822 - 372 pages
...such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance, Make my sleep a holy trance : That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some holy thought. And with as active vigour run My course as dotb the nimble sun. Sleep is a death, O make me try, By sleeping, what it is to die; . . And as gently... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1822 - 366 pages
...such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance, Make my sleep a holy trance : That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some holy thought. And with as active vigour run • i . My course as doth the nimble sun. ;. .. .; Sleep is a death, O make me try, . - « }.. . By... | |
| 1824 - 588 pages
...such as Jacob's temples blest. While I do rest, my soul advance ; Make my sleep a holy trance, That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some holy thought;...And as gently lay my head On my grave, as on my bed! Howe'cr I rest, great God, let me Awake again, at last, with Tbee; And, thus assured, behold I lie... | |
| Human heart - 1824 - 398 pages
...a sordid boon ! How seldom do we meet with the man that can feel such lines as these ; " Sleep i» a death : O make me try By sleeping, what it is to die ! And as gently lay my head On my grave as now my bed. Hpwe'er I rest, great God ! let me Awake again, at least with thee ! And thus assured,... | |
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