 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 throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And...  Addresses and Messages to the General Court, Proclamations, Official ... - Page 71by Massachusetts. Governor - 1861Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1805 - 238 pages
...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...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, An Itinerant Musician. PHILLIPS! whose touch harmonious could remove The... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 328 pages
...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...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILIPS, • AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN *. A HILIPS! whose touch harmoniouscouldremove... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1806 - 350 pages
...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, And freed his soul the nearest waj. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. PHILLIPS ! whose touch harmonious could remove... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 436 pages
...firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was night. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his foul the neareft way. •r . 344 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...firm, his powers were bright, " Though now his eightieth year was nigh. " Then, with no throbs of firy pain, " No cold gradations of decay, " Death broke...vital chain, " And freed his soul the nearest way.'' In one of Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs the following curious passage : " Jan. 20.... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 498 pages
...Untelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Then with no throb of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay ; Death broke at...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. FRIENDSHIP. FRIENDSHIP, peculiar boon of Heaven, The noble minds' delight and pride, To men and Angels... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...day, the peaceful night, " 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 soul the nearest way." In one of Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs the following curious passage : " Jan. 20.... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. ' IX. Then with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. CURIOUS ANECDOTES OF A POPULAR PERFORMER. Prom Jtyley's Itinerant, or, the Memoir» of an Actor. COOK... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. IX. Then with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. CURIOUS ANECDOTES OF A POPULAR PERFORMER. From Hyley's Itinerant ; or, the Memoirs of an Actor. COOK... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...firm.. ...his powers were brigBt, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN.* i PHILLIPS ! whose touch harmonious could remove... | |
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