Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so, For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures... Sonnets of Three Centuries: A Selection Including Many Examples Hitherto ... - Pagina 30geredigeerd door - 1882 - 331 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Edward Farr - 1847 - 416 pagina’s
...weake enough to suffer woe. VII. Death, be not proud ; thou some have called thee Mighty and dreadfull, for thou art not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not, poore Death, nor yet canst thou kill mee : From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee, Much pleasure,... | |
| Edward Farr - 1847 - 412 pagina’s
...Die not, poore Death, nor yet canst thou kill mee : From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee, Much pleasure, then from thee much more, must flow, And soonest our best men with thee doe goe — Rest of their bones, and soules' deliverie. Thou art slave to fate, chance, kings,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 pagina’s
...me how to repent ; for that's as good As if Thou hadst sealed my pardon with thy blood. IV. DEATH, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty...dreadful, for thou art not so ; For those whom thou thinkest thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death ; nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep,... | |
| Bradford Kinney Peirce - 1851 - 512 pagina’s
...forth his soul without any apparent struggle." " Death, be not proud, though some have called thea ^ Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so ; For those whom thou thinkest thou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death ; nor yet canst thou kill me From rest and sleep,... | |
| Bradford Kinney Peirce - 1852 - 516 pagina’s
...my soul.' And with these words he breathed forth his soul without any apparent struggle." " Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty...dreadful, for thou art not so ; For those whom thou thinkest tliou dost overthrow, Die not, poor Death ; nor yet canst thou kill me From rest .and sleep,... | |
| Christian year - 1855 - 364 pagina’s
...HEMANS. BURIAL OF THE DEAD. I. Con. xv. 26.— The la»t enemy that shall be destroyed is death. DEATH be not proud ; though some have called thee Mighty...kill me — • From rest and sleep which but thy picture be, Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 676 pagina’s
...remember them, some claim as debt ; l think it merey, if thou wilt forget. N. — Death, be not prmid, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful,...canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure ; thcu from thee much more must flow : And soonest our best men with thee... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 444 pagina’s
...debt ; 1 think it mercy, if thou wilt forget. X. — Death, bo not proud, though some have called thce Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so ; For those,...canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure ; then from thee much more must flow : And soonest our best men with thee... | |
| George Gilfillan - 1860 - 396 pagina’s
...memory : That thou remember them some claim as debt, 1 think it mercy if thou wilt forget ! 'x. Death! be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty...canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure, then, from thee much more must flow; And soonest our best men with thee... | |
| Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 pagina’s
...how to repent ; for that's as good As if Thou hadst sealed my pardon with Thy blood. DEATH. DEATH, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty...from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best njon with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. Thou art slave to fete, chance, kings,... | |
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