 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 368 pages
...Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. i 17 EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN.* PHILIPS ! whose touch harmonious could remove... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 pages
...liis powers were bright, Though now bis eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery p»in, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. In one of Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs the following curious passage: Jan. 20. The... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was" firm—his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year...throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death bjroke at once the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. JOHN ARMSTRONG. J OHN ARMSTRONG,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 378 pages
...Master found His single talent well employ'd. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm, his powers were bright,...Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And freed his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 pages
...firm, his powers were bright, " Though now his eightieth year was nigh. " Then, with no throbs of fiery pain, " No cold gradations of decay, " Death broke...vital chain, " And freed his soul the nearest way." In one of Johnson's registers of this year, there occurs the following curious passage : " Jan. 20.... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 320 pages
...Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm, his powers were bright,...Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no firry, throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forced... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1822 - 252 pages
...glided by ; His frame was firm — his pow'rs were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. 9. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations...of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, And forc'd his soul the nearest way. CHAP. XVIII. On Early Rising. 2. rU'-di-ant, a. shining. 3. Lay, s.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 pages
...Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were...gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, Iv ' . - I EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. PHILLIPS ! whose touch harmonious could... | |
 | 1832 - 586 pages
...day the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm his powera were bright, Tho' now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery...the vital chain, And freed his soul the nearest way. A MINIATURE SKETCH OF RURAL LIFE IN THE HIGHER CIRCLES. E3SAT III. " I made me gardens and orchards,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 426 pages
...Master found The single talent well employ'd. The busy day — the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by ; His frame was firm — his powers were...gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain, EPITAPH ON CLAUDE PHILLIPS, AN ITINERANT MUSICIAN*. PHILLIPS ! whose touch harmonious could remove... | |
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The busy day, the peaceful night, Unfelt, uncounted, glided by; His frame was firm — his powers were bright, Though now his eightieth year was nigh. Then with no fiery throbbing pain, No cold gradations of decay, Death broke at once the vital chain,... 
