Thou givest salvation even for alms ; Not with a bribed lawyer's palms. And this is mine eternal plea To Him that made heaven, earth, and sea, That, since my flesh must die so soon, And want a head to dine next noon, Just at the stroke, when my veins... Œuvres: Opuscules 26-29 - Page 94by Lucian (of Samosata.) - 1812Full view - About this book
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...fpready Set on my Soul an everlafting Head. Then am I ready, like a Palmer fit, To tread thofe bleft Paths which before I writ. Of Death and Judgment, Heaven and Hell ; Who oft doth think, muft needs die well. Verfes found in bis Eible in tke Gatehoufe at Weft-- . . minfter. EVen... | |
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...eternal plea To him that made heav'n, earth, and sea; That, since my flesh must die so soon, And want a head to dine next noon, Just at the stroke, when...veins start and spread. Set on my soul an everlasting hoad! .Then am 1 ready, like a palmer fit, To trend those bk'ss'd paths which before I writ. Of death... | |
| Robert Southey - 1812 - 364 pages
...eternal plea To him that made heaven- earth, and gea } That since my flesh must die so soon, And v. ant a head to dine next noon, Just at the stroke,...spread, Set on my soul an everlasting head ! Then am 1 ready, like a palmer fit, To tread those bles/d paths which before 1 writ. Of death and judgment,... | |
| Robert Southey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge - English literature - 1812 - 362 pages
...sea ; That since my flesh must die so soon, And'want ahead todine next noon, Jnst at the stroke, wuen my veins start and spread, Set on my soul an everlasting head ! Then am I ready, like a palmer lit, To tread those bless'd paths which before 1 v, Hi. Of death and judgment, heaven and hell, Who... | |
| 1822 - 962 pages
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| James Grahame - United States - 1827 - 562 pages
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