| James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...the eternal Master found His single talent well employ'd. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm, his powers...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 his... | |
| William Pinnock - Readers (Elementary) - 1822 - 252 pages
...glided by ; His frame was firm — his pow'rs were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. 9. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations...vital chain, And forc'd his soul the nearest way. CHAP. XVIII. On Early Rising. 2. rU'-di-ant, a. shining. 3. Lay, s. a song. 4. Dew'-y, a. moist with... | |
| James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 506 pages
...eternal Master found " His single talent well employ'd. " The busy day, the peaceful night, " Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; " His frame was firm, his powers...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... | |
| Classical poetry - 1822 - 292 pages
...the' Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm, his powers...Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no riery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forced... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 320 pages
...frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no firry, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forced his soul the nearest way. DEATH OF STEPHEN GREY, FRS THE ELECTRICIAN'. LONG hast thou borne... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 pages
...the Etemal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his...gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, Iv ' . - I EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. PHILLIPS ! whose touch harmonious could... | |
| 1832 - 586 pages
...day the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm his powera were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery...of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. A MINIATURE SKETCH OF RURAL LIFE IN THE HIGHER CIRCLES. E3SAT III.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 426 pages
...Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his...gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. PHILLIPS ! whose touch harmonious could remove... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 728 pages
...Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his...of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN.* PHILLIPS ! whose... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his...nigh. Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold [initiations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forced his soul the nearest way. PROLOGUES,... | |
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