 tis hard to combat, learns to fly! For him no wretches, born to work and weep, Explore the mine, or tempt the dangerous 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...  Hydriotaphia - Page 139by Sir Thomas Browne - 1922 - 146 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1770 - 604 pages
...the dangerous deep ; No furly porter Hands in 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... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1771 - 590 pages
...dangerous deep, j No ftfrly portt-r ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate, Bat on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around...befriending virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay* While resignation gently flopes the way ; And all his profpefts brightening to the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1774 - 70 pages
...the dangerous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate To fpurn imploring famine from the gate ; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around...befriending Virtue's friend ; Bends to the grave with unperceived decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ; And all his profpedls brightening to the... | |
 | 1785 - 320 pages
...the dang'rous deep; No furly porter flands in guilty flate, 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 unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently dopes the way ; And all his profpefts... | |
 | 1787 - 430 pages
...dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands., in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around...; Bends to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way, And all his profpefts, brrght'ning to the laft, His heav'n commences... | |
 | 1791 - 302 pages
...dang'rous deep ; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, To fpurn imploring famine from his gate : But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend; Ģinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way ;_ And all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1791 - 206 pages
...the dangerous deep; No furly porter Hands in 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 unperceiv'd decay, While refiguation gently Hopes the way ; And all his... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 308 pages
...dang'rous deepf No fui-ly porter ftands, in 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 unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently flopes the way; And all his profpefts... | |
 | 1792 - 112 pages
...clangorous deep; No furly porter ftands in guilty ftate, 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 unperceiv'd decay, While refignation gently ffopes the way; And, all his profpects... | |
 | James Roach - 1792 - 284 pages
...the dang'rou* deep ; No furly poner Rands in guilty flate, To fpurn imploring famine from the gatel; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend j Sinks to the grave with unpereeiv'd decay, "While refignation gently flopes the way j And, all his... | |
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