 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 pagina’s
...frugal Crone, whom praying priefts attend, Still ftrives to fave the hallow'd taper's end, Collefts her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. 245 H 4 " Odious! " Odious * in woollen ! 'twould a faint provoke, (Were the laft words that poor Narcifla... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 414 pagina’s
...frugal Crone, whom praying priefts attend, Still ftrives to fave the hallow'd taper's end, Collefts her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. z45 H 4 " Odious! " Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a faint provoke, (Were the laft words that poor Narciffa... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pagina’s
...frugal Crone, whom praying priefts attend, Still ftrives to fave the hallow'd taper's end, Collefts her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. " Odious! in woollen'. 'twoutd a faint provoke,** (Were the laft words that poor Narciffa fpoke) "... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 pagina’s
...breath as ebbing life retires. For one puff more, and in that puff expires.2 " Odious ! in wollen ! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke)" "No, let a charming chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pagina’s
...bring the jowl." The frugal Crone, whom praying priefts attend, Still ftrives to fave the hallow'd taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. 245 VER. 227. Here hotf-fl Nature ends at (he £e£7»jJ Human nature is here liumorou.'ly culled kwfl,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pagina’s
...frugal Crone, whom praying priefts attend, Still ftrives to fave the hallow'd taper's end, Collefts her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. 24; II 4 " Odious ! " Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a faint provoke,. (Were the laft words that poor... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pagina’s
...frugal crone, whom praying priefts attest Still ftriyes to fave the hallow'd taper's cacti Collefts her breath as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a faint provoke i (Were the laft words that poor Narciffa fpoke) '... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pagina’s
...frugal Crone, whom praying priefts attenu. Still drives to lave the hallow'd taper's end, Cólicas her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expiren. " Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a faint provoke1, (Were the laft words that poor NarcilTa... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pagina’s
...frugal Crone, whom praying prieftilttteJ, Still ftrives to fave the hallow'd taper's end, Colled» her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff erpire«. " Odious : in woollen ! 'twould a faint provole, (Weie the laft words that poor Narcifla... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pagina’s
...frugal crone, whom praying pricfts attend, Still ftrives to fave the hallow'd taper's end, Collefts her breath as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expire». " Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a faint provoke, (Were the lad words that poor Narcifla fpoke)... | |
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twould a Saint provoke, (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke) No, let a charming Chintz, and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — «<• And— Betty— give this... 
