 Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way.  Annual Register - Page 158edited by - 1785Full view - About this book
 | James Boswell - 1887
...sure the Eternal Master found His single talent well eirlploy'd. The busy day, the peaceful night4, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh5. ' ' Content thyself to be obscurely ful care ' ; I. 28, '... | |
 | James Boswell - 1887
...sure the Eternal Master found His single talent well employ'd. The busy day, the peaceful night 4 , Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh 5 . ' ' Content thyself to be obscurely good.' Addison's Cato,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1888 - 323 pages
...pause, nor left a void ; And sure 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 were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay,... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1889 - 415 pages
...pause, nor left a void ; And sure the Eternal Master found The single talent well employed. " The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. '' Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of... | |
 | Robert Atwan, Laurance Wieder - 1993 - 432 pages
...pause, nor left a void; And sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employed. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay,... | |
 | Wayne J. Urban - 2000 - 304 pages
...pause, nor left a void; And sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employed. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by: His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay,... | |
 | Kevin Hart - 1999 - 244 pages
...pause, nor left a void; And sure th'Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided...were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. (Yale, v1, 314-15) Nine times out of ten people are curious about Robert Levett only because they think... | |
 | Robert Atwan, Laurance Wieder - 2000 - 512 pages
...pause, nor left a void; And sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employed. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain,... | |
 | Richard Jacobs - 2001 - 481 pages
...sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employed. The busy day, the peaceful night, 30 Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay,... | |
 | Sarah Jordan - 2003 - 298 pages
...pause, nor left a void; And sure th' Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided...with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of delay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And free'd his soul the nearest way. 121 Levet, though... | |
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