 | Charles Gildon - Criticism - 1718 - 490 pages
...Maladies. Dire was the tofling, deep the Groans ; Defpair Tended the Sick, bufy from Couch to Couch j And over them triumphant Death his Dart Shook, but...invok'd With Vows, as their chief Good, and final Hope. Milt. INSECTS. Thus when the Nile from ffiarian Fields is fled, And feeks with ebbing Tides his antient... | |
 | 1739 - 312 pages
...in my laft Saturday's Paper. Dire was the tojpng, deep the Groans. Defpair Tended the Sick, bufyfrom Couch to Couch; And over them triumphant Death his Dart Shook, but delayed tojlrike, though oft invoked With Vows, as their chief Good and final Hope. THE Paffion which... | |
 | 1737 - 324 pages
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 | John Milton - 1746 - 466 pages
...Dire was the coifing ! deep the groans ! DESPAIR Tended the fick, bufieft from couch to couch : 490 And over them triumphant DEATH his dart Shook ; but delay'd to ftrike, though oft invok'd "With vows, as their chief good, and final hope. Sight fo deform what heart of rock... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1750 - 560 pages
...often*. Milton has an exceeding fine one in the Defcription of his LazarHdufe. -- " •-. 'Be/pair 'Tended the Sick, bufieft from Couch to Couch, And...over them triumphant Death his Dart Shook, — but delay 'd tojlrike, &c. Par adife loft, Book II. lin.492. As Shakefpear did not ftudy Verification fo... | |
 | English essays - 1753 - 336 pages
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 | Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - Poets, English - 1753 - 366 pages
...afthmas, and joint-racking rheums; Dire was the toiling ! deep the groans ! defpair Tended the fick, bufieft from couch to couch : And over them, triumphant death his dart Shook. PL b. xi. 1. 477. OHN GOWER FLourifhed in the reign of Edward III, and Richard II. He was-cotemporary... | |
 | John Milton - 1754 - 246 pages
...Afthma's, and joint-racking theum*. Pire was the toffing ! deep the groan« ! Befpair Tended the ilck, bufieft from couch to couch : And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook ; but delay'd to ftrike , though oft invokM ,With vows, as their chief good, and final hope. Sight fo deform what heart of... | |
 | English essays - 1799 - 352 pages
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Dire was the tossing, deep the groans : Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invoked With vows, as their chief good, and final hope. 
