 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
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1826 - 444 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 at once the vital chain. And freed is soul the nearest way p. In one of Johnson's registers of this year there occurs the following curious... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...firm—bin power* wcre bright, Though now his eightieth year wan niuh. Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his soul the nearest way. VANITY OP HUMAN WISHES. WHERE then shall hope and fear their objects... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1827 - 622 pages
...hU eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of вегу pain, N«) cold gradation» of decav, lation was unshaken ; his learning preserved his principles; he grew firs In one of Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs the following curious passage : " Jan. 20.... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 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 at once the vital chair,, And freed his soul the nearest way." In one of Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1831 - 600 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 at...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way 3. " "TO MRS. STKAHAN. " 4th February, 1782. " DEAR MADAM, — Mrs. Williams showed me your kind letter.... | |
 | James Boswell - Hebrides (Scotland) - 1831 - 570 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 at...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way 3." "TO MRS. STRAHAN. " 4th February, 1782. " DEAR MADAM, — Mrs. Williams showed me your kind letter.... | |
 | 1850 - 772 pages
...mightier, until this world was too low, too narrow a sphere of action, and " Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed hi* sool the nearest way." Mr. Calhoun was not a learned man, in the ordinary acceptation of the term,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 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 at...vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way." LETTKR 4O7. TO MRS. STRAHAN. " Feb. 4. 1782. " DEAR MADAM, — Mrs. Williams showed me your kind letter.... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 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. PROM THE VANITY OP HUMAN WISHES. " ENLARGE my life with multitude of days !" In health, in sickness,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 362 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. PROM THE VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES. " ENLARGE my life with multitude of days !" In health, in sickness,... | |
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