 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 238 pagina’s
...bands, And fwords in vain-are trufted-to our hands. •Oh! death! thou pJeafmg end of human woe, 961 Thou cure for life, thou greateft good below ; Still...flave, And thy foft flumbers only blefs the brave. Nor war's pernicious God lefs havock yields, y6r Where fwarthy Libya fpreads her fun-burnt fiekls.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 218 pagina’s
...bands, And fwords in vain are trufted to our hands. Oh ! death I thou pleafing end of human woe, 961 Thou cure for life, thou greateft good below ; Still...may'ft thou fly the coward and the flave, And thy foft (lumbers only blefs the brave. Nor war's pernicious God lefs havock yields, 9S j Where fwarthy Libya... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 236 pagina’s
...bands, And fwords in vain are trufted to our hands. Oh 1 death' thou pleafing end of human woe, 961 Thou cure for life, thou greateft good below ; Still may'ft thou fly the coward and the Have, And thy foft llumbers only blefs the brave. . Nor war's pernicious God lefs havock yields, jfij... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 224 pagina’s
...death' thou {deafing end of human woe, 961 Thou cure for life, thou greateft good below ; Still may'A thou fly the coward and the flave, And thy foft flumbers only blefs the brave. Nor war's pernicious God lefs havock yields, 965 Where fwarthy Libya fpreads her- fun-burnt fields.... | |
 | George Wright (author of The rural Christian.) - 1788 - 326 pagina’s
...thou pleafing end to human woe \ Thou cure for life ! thou-greatoft good bt low ! Still may'i! thon fly the coward and the flave, And thy foft flumbers only blefs the brave. Thus, by an aft of fflf-murdef, or of maJae/s, * young lady, in the zjd year of her age, in the full... | |
 | Charles Moore - 1790 - 472 pagina’s
...left the following lines in her window on. the morning of her felf-murder. 'c O Death, thou pleafing end of human woe ! " Thou cure for life ! thou greateft good below ! " Still mayeft thou fly the coward and the flave,, " And thy foft flumbcrs only blefs the brave." On reading... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1794 - 568 pagina’s
...of his children. In her window were found written the following lines: O Death! thou pleating end to human woe! Thou cure for life ! thou greateft good...flave, And thy foft flumbers only blefs the brave. Thus, by an act offelf-murder, or of madncfs, a young lady, in the 23d year of her age, in the full... | |
 | Mr. Addison - 1794 - 254 pagina’s
...following lines: O Death! thou pleafing end to human woe! Thou cure for life! thou greateft good below I Still may'ft thou fly the coward and the flave, And thy foft flumbers only blefs the brave. Thus, by an act offelf-murder, or of madnefs, a young lady, in the 23d year of her age, in the full... | |
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I thou pleafing end of human woe, 961 Thou cure for life, thou greateft good below ; Still may'ft thou fly the coward and the flave, And thy foft (lumbers only blefs the brave. 