| John Milton - 1750 - 682 pages
...and ihall to duft return : 77» О welcome hour whenever ! why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fix'd on this day ? why do I overlive, Why...would I meet 775 Mortality my fentence, and be earth Infcnfible, how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? there I ihould reft And ileep fecure... | |
| William Laudér - Literary forgeries and mystifications - 1750 - 210 pages
...to hide them from the prefence of their offended judge. • Why delays His hand to execute, what his decree Fix'd on this day? why do I over-live? Why...lengthen'd out To deathlefs pain ? how gladly would I meet Mortality my fentence, and be earth Infenfible ! how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap !... | |
| John Milton - 1754 - 244 pages
...am , and «hall to duft return. О weltome hour whenever 1 Why delay* His hand to execute , what His decree Fix'd on this day ? Why do I over-live ? Why am I Tnock'd with death , and lengthen'd out To deathlefs pain ? How gladly would I mtet Mortality my fcntence... | |
| English essays - 1799 - 352 pages
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| John Milton, William Dodd - 1762 - 284 pages
...the Death which is threatned him may be inflicted on him. -Why delays His Hand to execute ttihat his Decree Fix'd on this Day ? Why do I overlive ? Why am I mock'd with Death, and lengthen'd oat To deathlefs Pain ? Huw gladly snouldlmett Mortality my Sentence, and bo Earth Infenftble ! How... | |
| John Milton - 1767 - 448 pages
...am, and fhall to duft return. 770 O welcome hour whenever ! why delays His hand to execute what his decree Fix'd on this day'? why do I overlive? Why...would I meet 775 Mortality my fentence, and be earth Ir.fenfible ? how glad would lay me down As in my mother's lap ? there I fhould reft And fleep feeure;... | |
| English poetry - 1776 - 478 pages
...shall to dust r.turn: 770 0 weicome hour whenever! why delays ' .' » His hand to execute what his decree Fix'd on this day ? why do I overlive, Why am I mock'd with dqath, and lengthe.i'd out To deathless pain ? how gladly would I meet Mortality my sentence, and be... | |
| 1778 - 336 pages
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| 1786 - 670 pages
...death which is threatened him may be indicted on him. • ' Why delays ' His hand to execute what hit decree ' Fix'd on this day? why do I overlive? ' Why am I mock'd with death, and length' en'd out « TodeathleCspain? howgladly would I meet ' Mortality my Centence, and be earth '... | |
| John Milton - 1795 - 282 pages
...his will. Be' it so, for I submit; his doom is fair, That dust I am, and shall to dust return: 770 Fix'd on this day ? Why do I overlive, Why am I mock'd with death, and lengttien'd out To deathless pain ? How gladly would 1 meet Mortality my sentence, and be earth Insensible,... | |
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