 TO CONSUMPTION. GENTLY, most gently, on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand ! — let me decay, Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away. And softly go to slumber with the dead.  Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of the Rambler ... - Page 470by Nathan Drake - 1810 - 499 pagesFull view - About this book
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...109 TO CONSUMPTION. GENTLY, most gently, on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand ! — Let me decay, Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And...oft foretell the day Of death, to those good men who fell thy prey, O let the aerial music round my bed, Pissolving sad in dying symphony, Whisper the solemn... | |
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...drink it up." » SONNET. " Gently, most gently, on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand ! Let me decay Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And...what holy men have said, That strains angelic oft foretel the day Of death, to those good men who fall thy prey, O let the aerial music, round my bed,... | |
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...up. TO CONSUMPTION. GENTLY, most gently, on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand !—Let me decay, Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And softly go to slumber with the dead. And if'tis'true what holy men have said, That strains angelic oft foretell the day Of death, to those good... | |
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...admiration. To Consumption. Gently, most gently, on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand!— Let me decay, Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And...day Of death, to those good men who fall thy prey, O iet the aerial music round my bed, Dissolving sad in dying symphony, Whisper the solemn warning in... | |
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...admiration. To Consumption. Gently, most gently, on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand! — -Let me decay* Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And...softly go to slumber with the dead. And if 'tis true wha^ holy men have said, That strains angelic oft foretell the day Of death, to those good men who... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - 1811 - 544 pages
...TO CONSUMPTION. / GENTLY, most gently, on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand ! — let me decay, Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And softly go to slumber wilh the dead. And if 'tis true what holy men have said, That strains angelic oft foretell the day... | |
 | Henry Kirke White - Poets, English - 1813 - 730 pages
...up. TO CONSUMPTION. GENTLY, most gently, on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand ! — let me decay, Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And...day Of death, to those good men who fall thy prey, 0 let the aerial music round my bed, Dissolving sad in dying symphony, Whisper the solemn warning in... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1823 - 406 pages
...man's night. HK WHITE. GENTLY, most gently on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand ! Let me decay Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And...prey, O, let the' aerial music round my bed Dissolving slow in dying symphony Whisper the solemn warning to my ear : That I may bid my weeping friends good... | |
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...man's night. HK WHITE. GENTLY, most gently on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand ! Let me decay Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And...prey, O, let the' aerial music round my bed Dissolving slow in dying symphony Whisper the solemn warning to my ear : That I may bid my weeping friends good... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pages
...man's night. HK WHITE. GENTLY, most gently on thy victim's head, Consumption, lay thine hand ! Let me decay Like the expiring lamp, unseen, away, And...prey, O, let the' aerial music round my bed Dissolving slow in dying symphony Whisper the solemn warning to my ear : That I may bid my weeping friends good... | |
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