 As when some great and gracious monarch dies, Soft whispers, first, and mournful murmurs rise Among the sad attendants ; then the sound Soon gathers voice, and spreads the news around, Through town and country, till the dreadful blast Is blown to distant...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 418by Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1743 - 352 pages
...News around, Through Town and Country, 'till the dreadful blaft Is blown to diftant Colonies at laft ; Who, then, perhaps, were offering Vows in vain, For his long Life, and for his happy Reign : So flowly, by Degrees, unwilling Fame Did Matchlefs Eleonoras Fate proclaim, 'Till publick as the... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 488 pages
...news around, Thro town and country, till the dreadful blaft Is blown to diftant colonies at laft j Who, then, perhaps, were offering vows in vain, For his long life, and for his happy reign : So flowly, by degrees, unwilling fame Did matchlefs Eleonora's fate proclaim, Till public as the... | |
 | John Dryden - 1760 - 528 pages
...news around, Thro town and country, till the dreadful blaft Is blown to diftant colonies at laft ; Who, then, perhaps, were offering vows in vain, , For his long life, and for his happy reign : So Howly, by degrees, unwilling fame Did matchlefs Eleonora's fate proclaim, Till public as the lofs... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1767 - 388 pages
...news around, Thro' town and country, till the dreadful blaft Is blown to diftant colonies at laft; Who, then, perhaps, were offering vows in vain, For his long life, and for his happy reign: So flowly, by degrees, unwilling fame J Did matchlefs Eleonora's fate proclaim, > Till public as the... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...o N . ns when some great and gracious monarch dies, Soft whispers first, and mournful murmurs rise Among the sad attendants; then the sound Soon gathers voice, and spreads the news around, Thro' town and country, till the dreadful blast g h blown to distant colonies at last; Who, then, perhaps,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 328 pages
...news abound, Through town and country, till the dreadful blaft Is blown to diftant colonies at laft ; Who, then, perhaps, were offering vows in vain, For his long life, and for his happy reign j So (lowly, by degrees, unwilling Fame Did matchlefs Eleonora's fate proclaim, Till public as the lofs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 364 pages
...news around, Thro' town and country, till the dreadful blaft Is blown to diftant colonies at laft ; Who, then, perhaps, were offering vows in vain, For his long life, and for his happy reign : . . So flowly by degrees, unwilling fame Did matchlefs Eleonora's fate proclaim, Till public as the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 614 pages
...news around, Through town and country, till the dreadful blall Is blown to diftant colonies at laft ; Who, then, perhaps, were offering vows in vain, For his long life, and for his happy reign : So flowly, by degrees, unwilling Fame T Did matchlefs Eleonora's fate proclaim, > Till public as... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 326 pages
...country, till the dreadful blaft Is blown to difant colonies at laft ; Who, then, perhaps, were oifering vows in vain, For his long life, and for his happy reign : So (lowly, by degrees, unwilling Fame Did matchlefs Elconora's fate- proclaim, Till public as the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 484 pages
...news around, Through town and country, till the dreadful blaft Is blown to diftant colonies at laft ; Who, then, perhaps, were offering vows in vain, For his long life, and for his happy reign : So (lowly by degrees, unwilling fame Did matchlefs Eleonora's fate proclaim, Till publick as the... | |
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