 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 276 Seiten
...friend — Bends to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way — no And, all his prospects brightening 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. There... | |
 | 1845 - 614 Seiten
...deep; No surly porter stands in 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 grave with un perceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way j And, all his prospects brightening to... | |
 | Timothy Farrar - 1847 - 106 Seiten
...Christ, he awaits the change, not dismayed by its approach, not impatient of its delay. "But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending...last, His heaven commences ere the world be past" The steps of his declining life are successive approaches toward heaven. A repose pervades his soul,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 290 Seiten
...imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue'p friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay,...the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close,' Up yondej hill the village murmur rose ; There... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 Seiten
...gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, A ngels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks o an eye about me here. I think I know an incendiary's look; for wherever Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, L' p yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 Seiten
...meet his latter mi, Angels around befriending virtue's friend : Bends to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His Heav'n commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close Up yonder... | |
 | Tom Peete Cross, Clement Tyson Goode - 1927 - 1432 Seiten
...the gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend; Bends 110 And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His Heaven commences ere the world be past! Sweet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1928 - 564 Seiten
...to fly ! But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation...last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. 297. Mrs. Thrale (Misc. 1. 151) says this line refers to an incident in the life of Johnson's mother,... | |
 | Fredericus Theodorus Visser - 2002 - 688 Seiten
...Ye intend to ... take your leave of Patrick or he gang (OED). | 1770 Goldsmith, Deserted Vill. 112, And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past. | 1785 Burns, Hey, The Dusty Miller 3, He will win a shilling Or he spend a groat. ) 1785 Idem, The... | |
 | G. S. Rousseau - 1995 - 420 Seiten
...deep; No surly porter stands in guilty state To spurn imploring famine from his gate, But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending...the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past I'1 But this passage, though it is fine, is fanciful. Does he who retires into the country to crown... | |
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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. 
