 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 222 pages
...dying! Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife. And let me languish into life. Hark! they whisper, angels say, Sister spirit, come away. What is this absorbs...draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul! can this be death ? The world recedes, it disappears! With sounds seraphic ring: Heav'n opens on my eyes! my ears Lend,... | |
 | 1828 - 134 pages
...Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. Hark ! they whisper — angels say, " Sister spirit, come away." What is this absorbs...shuts my sight, Drowns my spirit, draws my breath I Tell me my soul can this be death '. The world recedes, it disappears, Heav'n opens on my eyes, my... | |
 | 1828 - 76 pages
...Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. 2. Hark! they whisper; angels say, Sister spirit, come away ! What is this absorbs...quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ?— Tell me, my soul, can this he death ? 3. The world recedes; it disappears!... | |
 | 1828 - 398 pages
...Cease, fond Nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life ! Hark ! they whisper ; angels say. * Sister spirit, come away !' What is this absorbs...quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? — Tell me, my soul, can this be Death ? The world recedes, it disappears... | |
 | Extracts - 1828 - 786 pages
...hopes accomplished, my happiness completed ; for now I come to thee." Hark ! they whisper : angels say, Sister spirit, come away ! What is this absorbs...quite; Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? The world recedes—it disappears... | |
 | 1828 - 198 pages
...Cease, fond nature! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life ! Z Hark, they whisper — angels say, "Sister spirit, come away!" What is this absorbs...quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath? — Tell me, my soul! — can this be death? 3 The world recedes ! — it... | |
 | Thomas Cotterill - 1829 - 292 pages
...Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. 2 Hark I they whisper, angels say, " Sister spirit, come away !" What is this absorbs...The world recedes ; it disappears; Heaven opens to my eyes : my ears With sounds seraphic ring ; Lend, lend your wing% I mount, I fly; O grave ! where... | |
 | 1829 - 442 pages
...strife, And let me languish into life. 3 Hark ! they whisper ! angels say, Pister spirit, come away Í. What is this absorbs me quite — Steals my senses,...3 The world recedes, it disappears ! Heaven opens on my eyes ! my eats With sounds seraphic ring! LeJid, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! О grave, where... | |
 | Sebastian Streeter, Russell Streeter - 1829 - 424 pages
...Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life ! 2 Hark ! they whisper ! Angels say, Sister spirit, come away : What is this absorbs...quite, Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? 3 The world recedes ; it disappears... | |
 | John Adey - 1830 - 260 pages
...fond naturei cease thy strife ; And let me languish into life ! ! Hark ! they whisper ; — angels say, " Sister Spirit, come away!" — What is this...death? — 3 The world recedes ! — it disappears! — Heav'n opens on my eyes! — my ears With sounds seraphic ring : Lend, lend your wings ! I mount... | |
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Hark! they whisper; Angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath? 
