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" 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, Death broke at once the vital chain, And... "
The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original Treatises on ... - Page 167
by John Wesley - 1791
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London Magazine: Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer..., Volume 1

1735 - 682 pages
...his powers were bright, Though now hi] eightieth year was nigh, Then with no throbs of fiery pain t No cold gradations of decay : Death broke at once the vital chain, And frec'd his foul the neareft way. STANZAS ON FRIENDSHIP. Occifioncd by the Author's receiving a Poetical...
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The Weekly entertainer; or agreeable and instructive repository ..., Volumes 1-2

1783 - 1276 pages
...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, Death broke at once the vital euaio, And iorc'd his foul the ncarefl way. For the WEEKLY Es TER TAINE a. OK FRIENDSHIP. HAIL, facred...
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Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 53

1783 - 594 pages
...firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth yeir was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery piin, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the nearcft •way. IMITATION of tin Song, O Nancy, fcc.iur.Vitn by tbt Bijhif o/DaoMORE. Si' f. 605. JMttfltd...
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The British Magazine and Review, Or, Universal Miscellany, Volume 1

1783 - 524 pages
...uncounte.l, glided by t 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, Death oioke at once the vital chain, And tbrc'd his foul the neareft way. VERSES, *DD»ISSIp TO MR. WRIGHT...
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The British Magazine and Review: Or, Universaal Miscellany of Arts ..., Volume 3

1783 - 424 pages
...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, Peach broke at once the vital chain, 'And forc'd his foul the neareft way. VERSES, ADDRESSED TO MR....
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 59

Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 504 pages
...which he has blamed in others. The concluding lines, on the Death of Dr. Lever, are exceptionable, ' Death broke at once the 'vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareji tuay.' Since it is the foul which gives life, the chain that confines the foul is corporeal...
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Annual Register, Volume 26

Edmund Burke - 1785 - 652 pages
...uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no throbbing fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, l)eath broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareft way. FAREWELL to BATH. By Lady...
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The Poetical Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Now First Collected in One Volume

Samuel Johnson - 1785 - 222 pages
...eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death bioke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his foul the neareft way. EPITAPH. IUM IN THOMAM HANMER, BARONETTUM. Honorabilis admodum THOMAS HANMER, Baronettus, Wilheluii...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Sir John Hawkins - 1787 - 634 pages
...was firm, his pow'rs were bright, * Though now his eightieth year was nigh. 9 ' Then with no throb of fiery pain, ' No cold gradations of decay, ' Death broke at once the vital chain, * And freed his foul the neareft way.' About the middle of June 1783, his conftitution fuftained a feverer...
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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. The vision of Theodore. The ...

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 534 pages
...firm— his powers were bright, Tho' 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 foul the neareft way. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 367 EPITAPH on CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*....
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