 How shocking must thy summons be, O Death ! To him that is at ease in his possessions! Who counting on long years of pleasure here, Is quite unfurnish'd for the world to come ! In that dread moment, how the frantic soul Raves round the walls of her clay...  The Grave: A Poem - Page 15by Robert Blair - 1903 - 44 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...coinings-in? Aye, now you've made the rich man poor indeed ! Rabb'd of his gods, what has he left behind? Oh, cursed lust of gold ! when for thy sake, The fool...him that is at ease in his possessions! Who counting our long years of pleasure here, Is quite unfurnish'd for that world to come ! In that dread moment,... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 pages
...repairs. But, ah! where are his rents, his comings in ? Aye! now you have made the rich man poor indeed t Robb'd of his gods, what has he left behind ? O cursed...Death! To him that is at ease in his possessions! \Vho,. counting on long years of pleasure here,, Is quite unfurnish'd for that world to corne! In that... | |
 | William Giles - Christian life - 1804 - 280 pages
...exclaim, in the terrours of despair, ' The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and I am not saved !' ' How shocking must thy summons be, O Death ', To him...that world to come ! In that dread moment, how the frantick soul Jlaves round the wall of her clay tenement, Runs to each avenue, and shrieks for help,... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...you've made the rich man poor indeed ! Robb'd of his gods, what has he left behind ? 227 Oh, cursed last of gold ! when for thy sake, The fool throws up his...that is at ease in his possessions ! Who counting our long years of pleasure here, Is quite imfurnish'd for that world to come ! In that dread moment,... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 pages
...in ? Ay! now you've made the rich man poor indeed ^ Rob'd of his gods, what has he left behind ? Oh, cursed lust of gold ! when for thy sake, The fool...counting on long years of pleasure here, Is quite unfutnish'd for that world to come ? In that dread moment, how the frantic soul Raves round the walls... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...worlds, First stan ''din this, thendamird in that to come. I How-shocking must thy summons be.ODcath! JgL v x:J T K A Ԍ^Tt- ; -h}TD*bkc S ; 7 "8.Wn { O HdF9 (Ҿ zl @$[ f8 dri-.id moment, how the frantic soul Rnes round the walls of her clay tenement, Runs to each avenue,... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pages
...? Aye, now you've made the rich man poor indeed ! Kobb'd of his gods, what has he left behind ? Ob, cursed lust of gold ! when for thy sake. The fool...him that is at ease in his possessions! Who counting our long years of pleasure here, Is quite unfurnish'd for that werld to come ! In that dread moment,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 682 pages
...what has he left behind? Oh, cursed lust of gold ! when for thy sake, The fool throws up his int'rest in both worlds: First starv'd in this, then damn'd...counting on long years of pleasure here, Is quite unfumish'd for that world to come ! In that dread moment, how the frantic soul Haves round the walls... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 686 pages
...world«: First starv'd in this, th/'n damn'd in that to come. How shocking mu<t thy summons be, О Death, To him that is at ease in his possessions;...counting on long years of pleasure here, Is quite unfumish'd for that world to come! In that dread moment, how the frantic sonl Raves round the walls... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 680 pages
...this, then damn'd in that to come. How shock-in? must thy summons be,O Death, To him that is at case in his possessions; Who counting on long years of pleasure here, Is quite unfurnish d for that world to come! In that dread moment, how the frantic soul Raves round the walls... | |
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