| Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1736 - 64 pages
...muft be verify'd at laft. Behold the fatal Day arive f , I u I' How is the Dean? " He's juf aljve,"Now the departing Pray'r is read ; He hardly breathes.— -The Dean is dead, Before the Faffing-Bell's begun, The News thro' half the TownJias run., I S" 0 " Oh ! may we all for Death prepare... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1739 - 66 pages
...kept ; What gave me Eafe, and how I flept ? And more lament, when I was dead, Than all the Sniv'Ilers round my Bed. MY good Companions, never fear, For though you may miftake a Year ; Though your Prognofticks run too faft, They muft be verify'd at laft. '« BEHOLD the... | |
| Peter Brett - English literature - 1748 - 260 pages
...tel', That, God be prais'd, the Dean is 'wtlU Behold the fatal Day arrive : How is the Dean? He's juft alive. Now the departing Pray'r is read, He hardly breathes. The Dean is Dead. Before the Faffing Bell began, The News thro' half the Town has run : From Dublin, foon to Linden, fpread : 'Tis... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1752 - 524 pages
...faft, They muft be verify'd at laft. " Behold the fatal Day arrive ! <* How is the Dean ? He's juft alive. " Now the departing Pray'r is read : " He hardly breathes. The Dean is dead. «< Before the Paffing-Bell begun, " The News thro' half the Town has run. N " °> VERSES on <c O, may we all for... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 pages
...kept ; What gave me eafe, and how I flept ? And more lament, when I was dead, Than all the fmVlers round my bed. My good companions, never fear; For, though you may miftake a year, Though your prognofticks run too fail, They muft be verify'd at laft. Behold the fatal... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 336 pages
...kept ; What gave me eafe, and how I flept? And more lament, when I was dead, Than all the friiv'lers round my bed. My good companions, never fear; For, though you may miftake a year, Though your prognofticks run too fafl, They muft be verify'd at laft. Behold the fatal... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 pages
...kept ; What gave me eafe, and how I flept ? And more lament, when I was dead, Than all the fniv'lers round my bed. My good companions, never fear ; For though you may miftake a year. Though your prognofticks run too faft, They muft be verify'd at laft. • • , Behold... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1774 - 410 pages
...; What gave me eafe, and how I flept ? 140 And more lament when I was dead, Than all the fniv'lers round my bed. My good companions, never fear ; For though you may miftake a year, Though your prognoflics run too faft, 145 They muft be verify 'd at laft. Behold the... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 422 pages
...faft,v 145They muft be verify'd at laft. Behold the fatal day arrive ! How is the Dean ? He's juft alive. Now the departing pray'r is read ; He hardly breathes The Dean is dead. 150 Before the paffing bell begun, . The news thro' half the town is run. Oh ! may we all for death... | |
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