Our forrow, grown too mighty to fuftain, Now fnatch'd us, fainting, from the fenfe of pain. Together finking in the trance divine, I caught thy fleeting foul, and gave thee mine. O ! bleft oblivion of tormenting care ! O ! why recall'd to life and to... Poems - Page 9by William Dodd - 1767 - 271 pagesFull view - About this book
| Muse - 1757 - 248 pages
...to Life and to Defpair ? The dreadful Summons came, to part — and why? Why not the kinder Summons but to die ? To die together were to part no more, To land in Safety on fome peaceful Shore, Where Love's the Bufmefs of immortal Life, And happy Spirits only guefs... | |
| Francis Fawkes - 1763 - 270 pages
...panting breaft. Our forrow, grown too mighty to fuftain, Now fnatch'd us, fainting, from the fenfe of pain. Together finking in the trance divine, I...of immortal life, And happy fpirits only guefs at ftrife. ". If in fome diftant land my prince fhould find *' Some nymph more fair, you cried,as Zara... | |
| William Dodd - 1767 - 460 pages
...panting breaft. Our forrow, grown too mighty to fufiain, Now fnatch'd us, fainting, from the fenfe of pain. Together finking in the trance divine, I...to part no more, To land in fafety on fome peaceful Ihore, Where love's the bufincfs of immortal life, And happy fpirits only guefs at ftrifc. " If in... | |
| 1781 - 516 pages
...Together finking in the trance divine, I caught thy fleeting foul, and gave thee mine ! f> blefs'd oblivion of tormenting care ! O why recall'd to life...in fafety on fome peaceful fhore, Where love's the bufmifs of immortal life, And happy fpirits only guefs at ftrife. • If in fome didant land my prince... | |
| 1781 - 512 pages
...pain. Together finking in the trance divine, I caught thy fleeting foul, and gave thee mine ! O blefs.d oblivion of tormenting care ! O why recall'd to life,...the kinder fummons, but to die ? To die together, wc-re to part no more, To land in fafety on. fome peaceful more, Where love's the bufmefs of immortal... | |
| G. Pearch, Robert Dodsley - 1783 - 346 pages
...oblivion of tormenting care ! O ! why recall'd to life and to defpair ? ' . , The dreadful fummons cafne, to part— and why? Why not the kinder fummons but...to part no more, To land in fafety on fome peaceful more, Wherfe love's the bufineis. of immortal life, And happy fpirits orily gueis at ftrife. " If in... | |
| John Bell - 1789 - 398 pages
...to life and to despair ? The dreadful summons came, to part—and why ? Why not the kinder summons but to die ? To die together were to part no more, To land in safety on some peaceful shore, Where love's the business of immortal life, And happy spirits only guess... | |
| 1749 - 694 pages
...pain. Together finking in the trance divine, 1 caught thy fleeting foul, and give thee mine. O ! b.'eft oblivion of tormenting care ! O ! why recall'd to...? To die together were to part no more, To land in fifety on fome peaceful (hort, Where love's the bufinefs of immortal lira, And hip-iy fpirits only... | |
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