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" But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend; 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... "
Complete Works - Page 276
by William Makepeace Thackeray - 1886
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Poems by Goldsmith and Parnell

Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects...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...
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Spurinna; or, The comforts of old age. [by sir T. Bernard].

sir Thomas Bernard (bart.) - 1813 - 214 pages
...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...
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Elegant poems. Pope's Essay on man, Blair's Grave, Gray's Elegy, Goldsmith's ...

Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way, And all his prospects...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...
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Beauties of Poetry: Consisting of Elegant Selections from the Works of Pope ...

1814 - 310 pages
...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay. While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects...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,...
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The Intellectual repository for the New Church. (July/Sept. 1817 ..., Volume 27

New Church gen. confer - 640 pages
...latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While Resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his prospects...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...
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The Intellectual repository for the New Church. (July/Sept. 1817 ...

New Church gen. confer - 1874 - 608 pages
...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...
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The poems and plays of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend— Bends to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And all his prospects...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...
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Comforts of Old Age

Sir Thomas Bernard - 1818 - 292 pages
...infirmity, to the poorest and humblest Christian, — who Sinks to the grave by unperceiv'd decay While resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his prospects...brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere this world be past. IN adopting the form of a dialogue passing between eminent men of the same period,...
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The Annual biography and obituary, Volume 3

1819 - 554 pages
...to the poorest and humblest Christian, who —- " Sinks to the grave by unperceiv'd decay, " While resignation gently slopes the way; " And all his prospects...brightening to the last, " His Heaven commences ere this world be past." " In adopting the form of a dialogue passing between eminent men of the same period,...
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The Works of the Rev. Thomas Zouch ... With a Memoir of His Life ..., Volume 2

Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - 1820 - 466 pages
...latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way : And all his prospects...last, His heaven commences, ere the world be past. This envied portion of human felicity was not granted to Mr. Clarke. The evening of his day was overcast...
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