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,... English Lyric in the Age of Reason - Page 292de Oswald Doughty - 1922 - 461 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| John Wesley - 1791 - 716 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' eternal mafter found The fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day, the peaceful night Unfelt, uncounted, glided...pow'rs were bright, Though now his eightieth year drew nigh. Then, with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay ; Death broke at once the... | |
| 1783 - 424 pages
...paufe, nor left a void; And fure th' Eternal Mafterfouud The fingle talent well employ'd ! The bufy 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 throbbing fiery pain", No... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1785 - 652 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal Matter found The fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal matter found The Jingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, 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... | |
| John Almon - 1786 - 440 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal Mafler found His fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold... | |
| John Hawkins - 1787 - 652 pages
...nor left a void ; f And fure the eternal Mafter found f The fingle talent well employ'd. $ ' The bufy day, the peaceful night, ' Unfelt, uncounted, glided...bright, * Though now his eightieth year was nigh. 9 f Then with no throb of fiery pain, c No cold gradations of decay, ' Death broke at once the vital... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 640 pages
...nor left a void ; * And fure the eternal Mafter found * The fingle talent well employ'd. * The bufy day, the peaceful night, ' Unfelt, uncounted, glided...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... | |
| Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 546 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th" Eternal mafter found The fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, 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... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 370 pages
...paufe, nor left a void ; And fure th' Eternal Mafter found The fingle talent well employ'd. The bufy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. E 4 Then Then with no fiery throbbing pain,... | |
| James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...Labour fteals an hour to die." But he afterwards altered it to the prefent reading. « The " The bufy 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 throbs of fiery pain,... | |
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