 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1804 - 114 pages
...meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be pass'd ! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pages
...meet bis latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way, And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past! Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close, Up yonder... | |
 | New Church gen. confer - 640 pages
...meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While Resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past." We have mentioned that in autumn the ivy blossoms. The bright... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay. While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His Heaven commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder... | |
 | Sir Thomas Bernard - 1818 - 292 pages
...age and infirmity, to the poorest and humblest Christian, — who Sinks to the grave by unperceiv'd decay While resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere this world be past. IN adopting the form of a dialogue passing between eminent... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend— Bends to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way; And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past! Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close Up yonder... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1818 - 724 pages
...meet hislatterentl, Angels themselves befriending Virtue's friend ; Sinks to the earth with ' gradual' decay, While Resignation gently slopes the way And all his prospects brightening at the ... . '«*. [past." His neav n commences ere this world be A cheerful piety, indeed, was the... | |
 | Great Britain - 1819 - 550 pages
...age and infirmity, to the poorest and humblest Christian, who — " Sinks to the grave by unperceiv'd decay, " While resignation gently slopes the way;...And all his prospects brightening to the last, " His Heaven commences ere this world be past." " In adopting the form of a dialogue passing between eminent... | |
 | Thomas Zouch, Francis Wrangham - Theology - 1820 - 466 pages
...meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way : And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences, ere the world be past. This envied portion of human felicity was not granted to Mr.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...meet his latter end, Angels around befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder... | |
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No surly porter stands in guilty state, To spurn imploring Famine from the gate; But on he moves to meet his latter end, Angels around befriending Virtue's friend; Sinks to the grave with unperceived decay, While Resignation gently slopes the way; And,... 
