 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - Death - 1759 - 60 pages
...friend, no refuge near j. All, all, is falfe and treacherous around, All that they touch, or tafte, or breathe, is DEATH. But ah ! what means that ruinous roar ? why fail Thefe tott'ring feet ? — Earth to its centre feels The Godhead's power, and trembling at his touch.... | |
 | University of Cambridge - College verse - 1772 - 352 pages
...friend, no refuge near ; v • All, all is falfe and treacherous around, All that they touch, or tafte, or breathe, is Death. But ah ! what means that ruinous roar ? Why fail Thefe tottering feet ? - . Earth to its centre feels The Godhead's power, and trembling at his touch... | |
 | Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - Death - 1772 - 72 pages
...friend, no refuge near; С i8 ] All, all, is falfe and treacherous around, All that they touch, or tafte, or breathe, is DEATH. But ah ! what means that ruinous roar ? why fail Thefe tott'ring feet ? Earth to its centre feels The Godhead's power, and trembling at his touch Through... | |
 | Beilby Porteus - Death - 1803 - 68 pages
...behind, taints all her steps With pois'nous dew ; no smiting hand is seen, 2G.5 No sound is heard, but soon her secret path Is mark'd with desolation...that they touch, or taste," or breathe, is Death. 2/o But ah ! what means that ruinous roar ? why fail These tott'ring feet ? Earth to its centre feels... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...Contagion close behind taints all her steps With poisonous dewj no smiting hand is seen, No sound is heard, but soon her secret path Is mark'd with desolation;...refuge near; All, all is false and treacherous around ; AH that ihey touch, or taste, or breathe, is Death. But ah! what means that ruinous roar? why fail... | |
 | 1806 - 184 pages
...close hehind taints all her steps With poisonous dew ; no smiting hand is seen, No sound is heard ; hut soon her secret path, Is mark'd with desolation ;...near ; All, all, is false and treacherous around; Ail that they touch, or taste, or hreathe, is Peatb. But ah ! what means that ruinous roar ? why fail... | |
 | College verse, English - 1808 - 348 pages
...close behind taints all her steps With poisonous dew ; no smiting hand is seen. No sound is heard; but soon her secret path Is mark'd with desolation...ah ! what means that ruinous roar ? Why fail These tottering feet?' Earth to its centre feels The Godhead's power, and trembling at His touch Through... | |
 | Beilby Porteus - Apologetics - 1808 - 162 pages
...close behind taints all her steps With pois'nous dew ; no smiting hand is seen, No sound is heard ; but soon her secret path Is mark'd with desolation...around, All that they touch, or taste, or breathe, is DKATH. But ah ! What means that ruinous roar ? Why fail These tott'ring feet ? — Eartn to its centre... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...close behind taints all her steps With poisonous dew; no smiting hand is seen, No sound is heard ; but soon her secret path Is mark'd with desolation...ah! what means that ruinous roar ? Why fail These tottering feet ?—Earth to its centre feels The Godhead's power, and trembling at his touch Through... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 314 pages
...close behind taints all her steps With poisonous dew ; no smiting hand is seen, No sound is heard : but soon her secret path Is mark'd with desolation ; heaps on heaps Promiscuous drop ; BO friend, no refuge near ; All, all is false and treacherous around, All that they touch, or taste,... | |
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At dead of night, In sullen silence stalks forth Pestilence : Contagion close behind taints all her steps With poisonous dew; no smiting hand is seen, No sound is heard ; but soon her secret path Is mark'd with desolation ; heaps on heaps Promiscuous... 
