 Hark! they whisper; Angels say. Sister spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath? Tell me, my Soul, can this be Death? The...  The Works of Augustus M. Toplady - Page 126by Augustus Toplady - 1794Full view - About this book
 | 1756 - 724 pages
...fpeechlefs dying, Methinks I hear lome gentle fpirit (ay, Be not fearful, conic away." Pope (ays, " Vital fpark of heav'nly flame, Quit, oh quit this mortal frame : Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, fty.nj, Oh the pain, the blifs of dying! Hark ! they whifper ; angels fay, Sifter ipirit, come away."... | |
 | 1750 - 372 pages
...and peace ; And grant henceforth, that foul debates The dving Chriftian to his foulODE. I. VI TA L fpark of heav'nly flame ! Quit, Oh quit this mortal frame : Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the blifs of dying ! ' Ceafe, fond nature, ceafe thy ftrife, And let me languifh into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 428 pages
...the verfes of Adrian, but the fine fragment of Sappho, &c. The dying Chriftian to his SOU L. ODE. I. Vital fpark of heav'nly flame ! Quit, oh quit this...mortal frame ; Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the blifs of dying ! Ceafe, fond Nature, ceafe thy llrife. And let me languiih into life.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...Author, written at about twelve years old. P. Voi. I. G Th« The dying Chrifiian to his SOUL. OD E»; t VITAL fpark of heav'nly flame ! Quit, oh quit this...mortal frame : Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the blifs of dying ! Ceafe, fond Nature, ceafe thy ftrife, £ And let me languifh into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 310 pages
...verfes of Adrian, but the fine fragment of Sappho, &c. 2 Th« The dying Chriftian to his SOU ODE. * > I. Vital fpark of heav'nly fl.ame ! Quit, oh quit this...mortal frame; Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the blifs of dying ! Ceafe, fond Nature, ceafe thy ftrife, And let me languifh into life.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 pages
...at about twelve years old. P. VOL. I. G The The dying Chrifiian to his So u L. OD E«VITAL fparkof heav'nly flame ! Quit, oh quit this mortal frame : Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the-pain, the blifs of dying \ Ceafe, fond Nature, ceafe thy ftrife, 5 And let me langui(h into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...world, and not a ftone .0 Tell where I lie. '3$ The dying Chriftian to his S ou L. OD E•. I. T 7 IT AL fpark of heav'nly flame : * Quit, oh quit this mortal frame : Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the blifs of dying ! Ceafe, fond Nature, ceafe thy ftrife, j And let me languilh into... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber - 1753 - 406 pages
...Pope's beautiful foliloquy of the dying Chriftian to his foul. The dying CHRISTIAN to his Soul. I. Vital fpark of heav'nly flame ! Quit, oh quit this...mortal frame ; Trembling, hoping, lingr'ing, flying ; Oh the pain, the blifs L . dying ' Ceafe, fond nature, ceafe thy ftrife, And let me languifh into... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...old. . .' . , * • G 4 The dying Chriftian to his So u L , ODE, i. And let me languifh into life. 3 VITAL fpark of heav'nly flame : Quit, oh quit this...mortal frame : Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the blifs of dying ! Ceafe, fond Nature, ceafe thy ftrife, * IT. Hark! theywhifper; Angels... | |
 | Seraph - 1754 - 294 pages
...all being raife, All nature's incenfe rife. The dying CHRIST1 AN tt hit SOUtr. OD E. By thtfamt. I. VITAL fpark of heav'nly flame * Quit, oh quit this...mortal frame : Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying. Oh the pain, the blifs of dying ! Ceafe, fond nature, ceafe thy ftrife, And let we languifh into life.... | |
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