 Dire was the tossing, deep the groans : Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invoked With vows, as their chief good, and final hope.  The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ... - Pagina 2031809Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Warton - 1774 - 654 pagina’s
...afthma, and joint-racking rheum. Dire was the Toiling ! Deep the groans ! DESPAIR Tended the fick, bufy from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant DEATH his dart Shook, but delay'd to ftrike, &c. At length FORTUNE or PRIDE fends forth a numerous army led by LUST, to attack CONSCIENCE.... | |
 | 1776 - 478 pagina’s
...pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide.wasting pestilent*, Dropsies, and asthmas, and joint-nicking rheums. Dire was the tossing, deep the groans; Despair Tended the sick busiest from couch to couchl .499 And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invok'd... | |
 | Henry Brooke - 1777 - 254 pagina’s
...joint.racking rheuma*. Dire wa& the. tolfing, deep the groan — Defpair. Tended the fu.k, bufieft from couch to couch, And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delayed to. ilrike, thougfi oft invok'di With vo,vs, as thtir chief good. MJLTON.. Mr Fenton led his... | |
 | 1778 - 336 pagina’s
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 | David Hume - 1779 - 272 pagina’s
...and wide-wafting peftilence. Dire wds the toffing, deep the groans : DESPAIR Tended the fick, bufieft from couch to couch. And over them triumphant DEATH his dart Shook; btt delay'd to ftrike, tho' oft invok'd With vows, as their chief good and final hope. THE diforders... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1780 - 288 pagina’s
...Milion has an exceeding fine one in the defcription of his La2ar-houfc. Defpair Tended the fick, bufieft from couch to couch, And over them triumphant death his dart Shook— but delay'd to ftrike, &V. Par. Lnfl, B. II. v. 490. As Shakefpear did not ftudy verjifieaiim, fo much as thefe poett... | |
 | Several Hands - 1782 - 586 pagina’s
...decent ilcps a filver wand fDire was the tofiing, deep the groans; DESPAIR Tended the fick, bufiell from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to Itiike J. From his flsck hind the garland, wrcath'd for Eve, Down dropt, and all the faded rofes (hed... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1782 - 588 pagina’s
...decent fteps a filver wand f. Dire was the tolling, deep the groans; DFJPAIR Tended the fick, buGeft from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to ltiike|. From his flack hand the garland, wreath'd for Eve, Down dropt, and all the faded rofes Ihed... | |
 | David Hume - 1788 - 600 pagina’s
...and wide-wailing peftilence. Dire was the tofling, deep the groans : DESPAIR Tended the fick, buficft from couch to couch. And over them triumphant DEATH his dart Shook ; but delayM to ftrike, tho' oft invok'd \Vith vows, as their chief good and final hope. I i 3 The The diforders... | |
 | Philip Neve - 1789 - 164 pagina’s
...be illustrated by a paufe, Dire was the toffing, deep the groans, Defpair Tended the fick, bufieft from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook~ but delay'd to ftrike. ' or by an accent, Gambol'd before them ; th' wmvieldy elephant, or by a burthen of the verfe,... | |
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