 | Thomas Warton - 1781 - 620 pages
...; Small keep took he, whom fortune frowned on, Or whom me lifted up into the throne Of high renown, but, as a living death, So, dead alive, of life he drew the breath ; The The body's reft, the quiet of the heart, The travel's eafe, the ftill night's feer was he, And of our... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1787 - 212 pages
...very corps, fave yeelding forth a breath* Small keepe tooke he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom fhe lifted up into the throne Of high renowne, but as...The bodies reft, the quiet of the hart, The traviles eafe, the ftill nights teere was heAnd of our life in earth the better part, Rever of fight, and yet... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1809 - 914 pages
...Small keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on; Or whom she lifted up unto the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath. The body's rest, the quiet of the heart, The travel's ease, the still night's seer was hej And of our life... | |
 | Henry Headley - 1810 - 246 pages
...breath. Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown, but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath. The body's rest, the quiet of the heart, The travaihs ease, the still night's feere was he*. And of our... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 354 pages
...Small keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on ; Or whom she lifted up unto the throne Of high renown; but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath. The body's rest, the quiet of the heart, The travel's ease, the still night's seer was.he; And of our life... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 350 pages
...keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on ; Or whom she lifted up unto the throne Of high renown ; hut as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath. The body's rest, the quiet of the heart, The travel's ease, the still night's seer was he; And of our life... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 434 pages
...keep took he, whom Fortune frowned on ; Or whom she lifted up unto the throne Of high renown ; hut as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath-. The body's rest, the quiet of the heart, The travel's ease, the still night's seer was he ; And of our... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pages
...Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath.) ' And next in order sad Old Age we found, His beard all boar, his eyes hollow and blind ; With drooping... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pages
...Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death, So dead alive, of life he drew the breath.) ***** ' And next in order sad Old Age we found, His beard all hoar, his eyes hollow and blind ; With... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 432 pages
...Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on, Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown : but as a living death, So dead, alive, of life he drew the breath. The body's rest, the quiet of the heart, The travail's ease, the still night's fere was he ; And of our... | |
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By him lay heavy Sleep, the cousin of Death, Flat on the ground and still as any stone, A very corpse, save yielding forth a breath. Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown; but as a living death,... 
