 | John Milton - 1789 - 278 pages
...reft And fleep fccure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ear ; no fear of worfe 7^° To me and to my offspring would torment me With cruel expectation. Yet one doubt Purfues me ftill, left all I cannot die ; I.ell that pure breath of life, the fp'rit of man, Which... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 258 pages
...Infenfible ! how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? there I fhould reft And deep fecure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my ears, no fear of worfe 780 To me and to my offspring would torment me With cruel expeftation. Yet one doubt Purfues... | |
 | John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...How gladly would 1 meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? There I should rest And sleep...no more Would thunder in my ears, no fear of worse 78* To me and to my offspring would torment me With cruel expeftation. Yet one doubt Pursues me still,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...fhould reft And fleep fecure ; his dreadful voice no more Would thunder in my cars, no fear of worfe To me and to my offspring would torment me With cruel expectation. Vet one doubt Purfues me dill, left all I cannot die, Left that pure breath of life, the i'p'rit of... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...gladly would I meet Mortality, my sentence, and be earth 776 Insensible ! How glad would lay me down, As in my mother's lap ! There I should rest, And sleep...all I cannot die; Lest that pure breath of life, the sp'rit of Man Which God inspir'd, cannot together perish 785 With this corporeal clod ! then in the... | |
 | John Milton - 1800 - 300 pages
...Mortality my sentence, and he eanh lnsensihle? how ;flad would Iay me down, A, in my mother's lap? there l should rest And sleep secure; his dreadful voice no...offspring would torment me With cruel expectation. Yet one douht Pursues me still, lest all I cannot die; >stthat pure hreath of life, the sp'rit of man, iVhich... | |
 | John Milton - 1801 - 396 pages
...gladly woald I meet 775 Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? There I should rest And sleep...no more Would thunder in my ears, no fear of worse 780 To me and to my offspring would torment me With cruel expectation. Yet one doubt DD 3 . Pursues... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 600 pages
...sentence, and be earth Insensible ! how glad would lay me down, As in my mother's lap ! There should I reit And sleep secure ; his dreadful voice no more Would...offspring, would torment me With cruel expectation ' This whole speech is full of the like emotion, and varied with all those sentiments which we may... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 578 pages
...How gladly would I meet Mortality, my sentence, and be earth Insensible ; how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap: there I should rest, And sleep...offspring, would torment me With cruel expectation. • This whole speech is full of the like emotion, and varied with all those sentiments which we may... | |
 | John Chappel Woodhouse - 1805 - 696 pages
...As in my mother's lap ! there I should rest, And sletp secure ! — — — — — — — • — yet one doubt Pursues me still, lest all I cannot die ; — Lest Before we leave this passage, let us remark how appropriately the reward of escaping the second death... | |
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His hand to execute what his decree Fix'd on this day? Why do I overlive? Why am I mock'd with death, and lengthen'd out To deathless pain ? How gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible ! How glad would lay me down, As in my... 
