 | 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;...brightening to the last, " His Heaven commences ere this world be past." " In adopting the form of a dialogue passing between eminent men of the same period,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 482 pages
...; 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 unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'ning to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 236 pages
...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...the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past ! Sweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,... | |
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...; 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...resignation gently slopes the way ; And all his prospects bright'ning to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be past ! JOHNSON. VANITY OF HUMAN WISHES.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1821 - 446 pages
...meet his latter end, Angels aromid befriending virtue's friend ; Sinks to the grave with unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And,...to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be pastSweet was the sound, when oft, at evening's close, Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; •... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...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 unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects bright'ning to... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Bible - 1822 - 194 pages
...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...to the last, His heaven commences ere the world be pass'd. Sweet was the sound, when oft at evening's close Up yonder hill the village murmur rose ; There,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 296 pages
...deep; 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...to the last, His Heaven commences ere the world be pass'd. Sweet was the sound, when oft atevening's close Up yonder hill the village murmur rose; There,... | |
 | William Jillard Hort - English literature - 1822 - 234 pages
...; No surly porter stands in haughty 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 unperceiv'd decay, While resignation gently slopes the way ; And, all his prospects brightening to... | |
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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. 
