 O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded ; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised ; thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched...  The Life of John Buncle, Esq: By Thomas Amory... - Page 226by Thomas Amory - 1825Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Amory - 1766 - 572 pages
...haft caft .out of the world, -and defpifed. Thou haft drawn together all the far.ftretched greatnefs, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition, of man; all...powerful charms of beauty; and covered it all over with thefe two narrow words, Hie jacet. Nor is this all, mighty death !• It is thou, •that leadeft to... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1766 - 558 pages
...haft caft out of the world, and defpifed. Thou haft drawn together all the far-ftretched greatnefs, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition, of man; all the powerful charms of beauty j and covered it all over with thefe two narrow words, Hie jacet. tions, by rapine, oppreffion, and... | |
 | Henry Redhead Yorke - 1804 - 416 pages
...greatness, and exclaim with that masterly genius, genius*, " O eloquent, just, and mighty death! whom none have dared ; thou hast done ; and whom all the...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man ; and covered it all over with these too narrow words — Hie JACET!" I have more than once had occasion... | |
 | Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...it. O eloquent, just, and mighty death ! whom none could advise, thou Last persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, " Hicjacet,"* SIR WALTER RALEGH. IT is the greatest... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pages
...it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : what none hath dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow word?, Hicjacet." by Milton* in 8vo., 1668. Of all of... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pages
...it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : what none hath dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow wordf, Hicjacet," * Of these, perhaps, his ' Instructions... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pages
...whom none could advise, Ihou hast persuaded ! u 2 what none hath dared, thou hast done ! and, whom aU the world hath flattered, thou, only, hast cast out...greatness ; all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two naiTOw words, Hie JACET !"* SIR JOHN HARINGTON. This agreeable... | |
 | Thomas Amory - 1825 - 1092 pages
...which fills his mouth. It is death holds a glass before the eyes of the most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity and rottenness ; and they...powerful charms of beauty; and covered it all over will) these two narrow words, ' Hie jacet.' Nor is this all, mighty Death ! It is thou that leadest... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 668 pages
...therein their deformity and rottenness, and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hicjacet. Lastly, whereas this book, by the title... | |
 | Sir Walter Raleigh - 1829 - 510 pages
...it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded ; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hie jacet ! Lastly, whereas this book, by the... | |
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