 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 642 pages
...eightieth year was nigh. Then ' Then with no throb of fiery pain, ' No cold gradations of decay, 4 Death broke at once the vital chain, ' And freed his foul the neareft way.' About the middle of June 1783, his conftitution fuftained a feverer fhock than it had ever before felt... | |
 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 636 pages
...bright, « Though now his eightieth year was nigh, « Then t.-r;. . * c c c 9 Then with no throb of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, c And freed his foul the neareft way.' About the middle of June 1783,^5 conftitution fuftained a feverer... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...firm, his pow'rs were bright, * Though now his eightieth year was nigh. 9 1 Then with no throb of fiery pain, ' No cold gradations of decay, ' Death broke at once the vital chain, 1 And freed his foul the neareft way.' About the middle of June 1783, his conftitution fuftained a... | |
 | John Hawkins - Authors, English - 1787 - 632 pages
...were bright, * Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then 9 ' Then with no throb of fiery pain, c No cold gradations of decay, ' Death broke at once the vital chain, c And freed his foul the neareft way.' About the middle of June 1783, his conftitution fuftained a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1789 - 248 pages
...uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were tright» Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. *Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations...of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareft way. EPITAPHIUM 1 N THOMAM HANMER, BARONETTUM. Honorabilis admodum THOMAS... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1791 - 608 pages
...firm, his powers were bright, " Though now his eightieth year was nigh. " Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, " No cold gradations of decay, " Death broke...vital chain, " And freed his foul the neareft way." In one of his regifters of this year, there occurs the following curious paflage: " Jan. 20. The miniftry... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 652 pages
...uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations...neareft way. « EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. PHILLIPS! whofe touch harmonious could remove The pangs of guilty pow'r, and haplefs love.... | |
 | Addison (pseud.) - Anecdotes - 1794 - 564 pages
...uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations...decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, . And forc'd his foul the near«ftway. AN ANECDOTE. A DEAN of Canterbury, remarkable for hold**• ing a... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1800 - 632 pages
...was firm, his powers were bright. Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareft way. FAREWELL to BATH. By Ladj MW MONTAGU. TO all you ladies now at Rath,... | |
 | History - 1800 - 632 pages
...was firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now hi» eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareft way. FAREWELL to BAT H. / Bj Lady MW MONTAGU. ' "** * •* i • TO all... | |
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The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain,... 
