 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 σελίδες
...guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from his gate, But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently Hopes the way ; And all his profpefts brightening to the la!l, His heaven commences... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 44 σελίδες
...guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from his gate, But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his profpecls brightening to the la/1, His Heaven commences... | |
 | T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 σελίδες
...ftate, 105 To fpurn imploring famine from the gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way; HO And, all his profpcrts brightening to the laft, His heaven commences... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 σελίδες
...guilty state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the...to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be pass'd ! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose... | |
 | sir Thomas Bernard (bart.) - 1813 - 214 σελίδες
...age and infirmity, to the poorest and humblest Christian, — who Sinks to the grave by unpercelv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaTen commences 'ere this world be past. IN adopting the form of a dialogue passing between eminent... | |
 | 1814 - 310 σελίδες
...state, To spurn imploring famine from the gate ; •But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the...the last, His Heaven commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 640 σελίδες
...compose and satisfy a quiet, faithful, sweet old age. " For on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Sinks to the...last, His heaven commences ere the world be past." We have mentioned that in autumn the ivy blossoms. The bright yellowish-green flowers, emblems of truth... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 σελίδες
...meet bis latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way, And...last, His heaven commences ere the world be past! Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose : There, as... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 1874 - 608 σελίδες
...Sinks to the grave with unperceived demy, While resignation gently slopes the way ; 1 Isaiah xlL 19. And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past." The main design and purpose of Divine prophecy is not to give vain inquirers a foreknowledge of what... | |
 | John Nichols, John Bowyer Nichols - 1817 - 882 σελίδες
...repose. Thus, to proceed in the language of the Poet, he prepares himself to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend, Sinks to the grave...decay, While resignation gently slopes the way, And all bis prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences, ere the world be past. This envied portion... | |
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Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While Resignation gently slopes the way; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. 
