 | 1824 - 452 pages
...clear, And words of peace the spirit cheer, And visioned glories half appear, Tis joy, 'tis triumph then TO DIE ! When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films slow gathering dim the sight, And clouds obscure the mortal light, Tis Nature's precious boon TO DIE ! Barbauld. Among the worthies... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1826 - 558 pages
...And friend from friend is snatched forlorn. And man is left alone to mourn, — Ah then, how easy 't is to die ! When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films, slow gathering, dim the sight, And clouds obscure the mental light, — 'T is nature's precious boon to die. p. 188. The second volume... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Francis William Pitt Greenwood - Unitarianism - 1828 - 332 pages
...And words of peace the spirit cheer, And vision'd glories half appear, Tis joy, 'tis triumph, then to die. When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films, slow gathering, dim the sight, And clouds obscure the mental light, 'Tis nature's precious boon to djrf CHRISTIAN MONITOR. No. XXIX.]... | |
 | 1822 - 502 pages
...And friend from friend is snatched forlorn, And man is left alone to mourn, Ah ! then how easy 'tis to die ! When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films slow gathering dim the sight, And clouds obscure the mental light, 'Tis nature's precious boon to die ! When faith is strong, and... | |
 | Noah Worcester, Henry Ware - 1822 - 506 pages
...frien'l from friend is snatch'd forlorn, And man is left alone to mourn, Ah 1 then how easy 'tis to die I When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films slow gathering dim the sight, And clouds obscure the mental light, 'Tis nature's precious boon to die .' When faith is strong, and... | |
 | Samuel Putnam Waldo - Presidents - 1823 - 418 pages
...know not, is death an evil ? When one by one our ties are torn, And friend from friend is snatch'd forlorn ; When man is left alone to mourn, Oh, then,...And films slow gathering dim the sight ; When clouds secure the mental light, 'Tis nature's kindest boon to die '. " I really think so. I have ever dreaded... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1823 - 778 pages
...Î When one by one our ties are torn, And friend from friend is soatch'd for. lorn ; Win n roan i* left alone to mourn, Oh ! then, how sweet it is to...trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films slow gath'ring dim the sight ; When clouds obscure the mental light, "fis nature's kindest boon to die t... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1823 - 836 pages
...ties are torn, Aud friend from friend is siiatch'd forlorn ; When in; ni is left alone to mourn, oli ! then, how sweet it is to die ! When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films slow galh'ring dim the sight ; When clouds obscure the mental light, Tis nature's kindest boon to die !... | |
 | 1823 - 836 pages
...we know not, is death au evil f Wheu one by one our ties are torn, And friend from friend a suatch'd forlorn; When man is left alone to mourn, Oh ! then, how sweet ¡tk to die ! When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films slow gathering dim the sight ; When... | |
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia), Lucy Aikin - 1825 - 434 pages
...And words of peace the spirit cheer, And visioned glories half appear, — Tis joy, 'tis triumph then to die. When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films, slow gathering, dim the sight, And clouds obscure the mental light, — 'Tis nature's precious boon to die. STANZAS: IN THE MANNER... | |
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When one by one our ties are torn, And friend from friend is snatched forlorn, When man is left alone to mourn, Oh ! then how sweet it is to die ! When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films slow gathering dim the sight. When clouds obscure the... 
