O eloquent, just, and mighty Death \ whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded ; what none hath dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world and despised ; thou hast drawn together all the far-stretched... Readings in English literature, prose - Page 38by English literature - 1874Full view - About this book
| Henry Redhead Yorke - 1804 - 416 pages
...and exclaim with that masterly genius, genius*, " O eloquent, just, and mighty death! whom none have dared ; thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath...together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man ; and covered it all over with these too narrow words — Hie JACET!"... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...rottenness, and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty death ! whom none could advise, thou Last persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done ;...together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, " Hicjacet,"* SIR... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1812 - 572 pages
...know himself. O eloquent, just, and mighty death ! Whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : whaf none hath dared, thou hast done : and, whom all the...flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world, and dbspised. Thou hast drawn together all the far-fetched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 624 pages
...their deformity and rottenness; and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : what none...together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow wordf, Hicjacet," * Of... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 pages
...their deformity and rottenness; and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : what none...together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two narrow word?, Hicjacet." by Milton*... | |
| 1842 - 590 pages
...O eloquent, just, and mightie Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded ; what none hatli dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath...world and despised ; thou hast drawn together all the farrestretched greatness, all the pride, crueltie, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with... | |
| Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pages
...whom none could advise, Ihou hast persuaded ! u 2 what none hath dared, thou hast done ! and, whom aU the world hath flattered, thou, only, hast cast out...together all the far-stretched greatness ; all the pride, cruelty, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two naiTOw words, Hie JACET !"* SIR... | |
| 1824 - 552 pages
...could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none have dared, thou hast done; and whom, all the world has flattered thou only hast cast out of the world and despised. Thou hast drawn together all the tar-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty and amhition of man, and covered it all over with these... | |
| Thomas Amory - 1825 - 1092 pages
...rottenness ; and they acknowledge it. Whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : what none have dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath...together all the far-stretched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition, of man ; all the powerful charms of beauty; and covered it all over will) these... | |
| Thomas Amory - 1825 - 350 pages
...rottenness ; and they acknowledge it. Whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : what none have dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath...together all the far-stretched greatness^ all the pride, cruelty, and ambition, of man ; all the powerful charms of beauty ; and covered it all over with these... | |
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