 | 1714 - 528 pages
...Blac. P. Arth. In vain we think that free-will'd Man has Pow'r To hatten or protraft the pointed Hour : Our Term of Life depends not on our Deed : Before our Birth our F un'ral was decreed. Not aw'd by Forelight, not milled by Chance, Imperious Death direfls the Ebon... | |
 | Horace - 1717 - 392 pages
...hoary Age ? j In vain we know that frec-will'd Man has Pow'r, To haft.n or protract th' appointed How. Our Term of Life depends not on our Deed : Before our Birth our Funeral was decreed. Nor aw'd by Forefight, nor mif-led by Chance, -y Imperious Death directs the Ebon Lance; \ Peoples great Henry's... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1718 - 566 pages
...A ./ . 4 y In vain We think that free-wiH'd Man has Pow'r To haften or protra6t th'appointed Hour. Our Term of Life depends not on our Deed : Before our Birth our Funeral was decreed. Nor aw'd by Forefight, nor mif-led by Chance, Imperious Death direfts His Ebon Lance ; rr\ II _r Peoples great... | |
 | 1740 - 684 pages
...DEATH. IN vain -we think that frtc-wlll'd man bai pow'r To büßen or protra£l th' appointed hour ; Our term of life depends not on our deed : Before our birth our fun' ral -was decreed. Nor aw'd by foreßght, nor mi/led by chance, Imperious Death direfls the ebon... | |
 | John Wesley - 1787 - 726 pages
...age ? ) In vain we think that free-willed man has power, To haften or protraft the1 appointed hour. Our term of life depends not on our deed : Before our birth our fundral was decreed.* Nor awed by Forefight, nor mifled by Chance, •j Imperious death direfts his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 322 pages
...hoary age ? J In vain we think that free-will'd man has power To haften or protraft th' appointed hour. Our term of life depends not on our deed : Before our birth our funeral was decreed. Nor aw'd by forefight, nor mifled by chance, ^ Imperious Death dire&s his ebon lance ; I Peoples great Henry's... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 480 pages
...hoary age? In vain we think that free-will'd man has power To haften or protraft th' appointed hour. Our term of life depends not on our deed : Before our birth our funeral was decreed. Nor aw'd by forefight, nor mifled by chance, Imperious Death directs his ebon lance ; Peoples great Henry's tombs,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1028 pages
...hoary age ? In vain we think that free-will'd man has power To haften or protraft th' appointed hour. Our term of life depends not on our deed : Before our birth our funeral was decreed. Nor avv'd by forefight, npr mifled by chance, •> Imperious Death direfts his ebon lance ; j Peoples great... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 326 pages
...hoary age i In vain we think that free-will'd man has power To haften or protraft th' appointed hour. Our term of life depends not on our deed : Before our birth our funeral was decreed. Nor aw'd by forefight, nor mided by chance, Imperious Death direfts his ebon lance ; Peoples great Henry's tombs,... | |
 | 1795 - 846 pages
...age ? 3 In vain we think that free-will'd man has power. To haften or protraä th' appointed hour. Our term of life depends not on our deed : Before our birth our funeral was decreed. Nor aw'd by forefight, nor unified by chance, "4 Imperious death directs his ebon lance ; / Peoples great Henry's... | |
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Bellona's rage ; And Anna's bounty crown her soldier's hoary age? In vain we think that free-will'd man has power To hasten or protract th' appointed hour. Our term of life depends not on our deed : Before our birth our funeral was decreed. Nor aw'd by... 
