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... Selections from Various Sources - Page 137by Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1863 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Hamilton - 1854 - 988 pages
...hast persuaded ; what none have dared, thou hast done ; and whom all have flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised. Thou hast drawn...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hie jacet." Raleigh contemplated a second... | |
| Charles Selby - 1854 - 338 pages
...; what none hath dared thon hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered thon alone hast cost out of the world, and despised. Thou hast drawn together...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with those twa narrow words — Hiclacet.'' 'whom he exhorted to bear... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1854 - 468 pages
...what none have dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world have flattered, thou only hast cast out and despised ; thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched...greatness, all the pride, cruelty and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hicjacet. —Raleigh. (5) Among the most... | |
| British history - 1855 - 482 pages
...persuaded ; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou alone hast cast out of the world, and despised. Thou hast drawn...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, — Hie jacet." The day of execution arrived,... | |
| 1855 - 552 pages
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| 1855 - 668 pages
...and despised. Thou hast drawne together all the furre stretched greatnesse, all the pride, crueltie, and ambition of men, and covered it all over with these two narrow words — 'Hicjacet.' " These are powerful words of that most wondrous of wondrous men : and never, sure,... | |
| New Plymouth Colony - 1859 - 270 pages
...persuaded ; what none have 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 greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with... | |
| Clement Carlyon - 1856 - 500 pages
...persuaded ; what none have dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised ; thou hast drawn...ambition of men, and covered it all over with these two words, 'Hie jacet.'"* " Hie jacet" are, indeed, words of fearful import. They lead to the inquiry —... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1856 - 602 pages
...persuaded, what none has dared thou hast done, and whom all the world hath flattered thou hast only cast out and despised; thou hast drawn together all the farstretched...greatness — all the pride, cruelty and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, ЧГiс jaceU " The Duke's tastes, like every... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 pages
...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...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it over with these two narrow words—Hie JACET. Besides his great work, Sir Walter... | |
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