 But what means This stinted charity ? 'Tis but lame kindness That does its work by halves. Why might you not Tell us what 'tis to die ? Do the strict laws Of your society forbid your speaking Upon a point so nice ? I'll...  The Grave: A Poem - Page 17by Robert Blair - 1903 - 44 pagesFull view - About this book
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...blab it out, What 'tis you are, and we muft (hortly be. I've heard, that fouls departed have fomctimcs Forewarn'd men of their death : 'twas kindly done To knock and give th'alarum. But what means This (tinted charity? 'tis but lame kindnefs That does its work by halves.... | |
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...What 'tis you are, and we mufl fliortly be. I've heard, that fouls departed have fometimes Forwarn'd men of their death : 'twas kindly done To knock and give th' alarm. But what meana This flinted charity ? 'tis but lame kindnefs That does its work by halves. Why might you not... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pages
...blab it out, What 'tis ye are, and we muft fhortly be ! I've heard, that fouls departed have fometimes Forewarn'd men of their death :—'twas kindly done To knock and give the alarm. But what means This itinted charity ? 'Tis but lame kindnefs That does its work by halves.... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...pityTo those you left behind, disclose the secret ? O that some courteous ghost would blab it out, What 'tis you are, and we must shortly be! I've heard,...death : 'twas kindly done, To knock, and give th' alarum. But what means This stinted chanty? 'Tts but lame kindness That does its work by halves. Why... | |
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...disclose the secret? Oh ! that some courteous ghost would blab it out ; What 'tis you are, and we rmist shortly be. I've heard, that souls departed, have...their death : — 'Twas kindly done To knock, and give the alarm. — But what means This stinted charity? — 'Tis but lame kindness That does its work by... | |
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...pity To those you ic.it behind disclose the secret I O ! that some courteous ghoSt would blab it ouf,. "What 'tis you are, and we must shortly be. I've heard, that souls departed have sometimes Forewarn 'd men of their death : 'twas kindly done To knock and give th' alarum. But what means This... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1804 - 714 pages
...blab it out What 'tis you are, and we muft fhortly be. I've heard that fouls departed have fometimes Forewarn'd men of their death — 'twas kindly done To knock and give the alarm — Cut what means This Minted charity — 'Tis but lame kindnefs, That does its work by... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...pity To those you left behind, disclose the secret? O that some courteous ghost would blab it out, What 'tis you are, and we must shortly be ! I've heard,...death : 'twas kindly done, To knock, and give th' alarum. But what means This stinted charity? 'Tis but lame kindness That does its work by halves. Why... | |
 | 1806 - 184 pages
...pity To those you left behind, disclose the secret ? O ! that some courteous ghost would blab it out, What 'tis you are, and we must shortly be. I've heard,...their death : 'twas kindly done To knock and give the alarm. But what means This stinted charity ? 'tis but lame kindness That does its work by halves.... | |
 | William Harrod - Market Harborough (England) - 1808 - 144 pages
...What 'tis you are, and we muft fliortly be. I've heard' that fouls departed have fometimes Forewarned men of their death : 'twas kindly done . To knock and give th' alarum. But what means This ftin. ted chaiity ? 'tis but lame kindnefs That does it's work by halves.... | |
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