 As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls, to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now, and some say, No : So let us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move ; 'Twere profanation of our...  Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George ... - Page 36by Izaak Walton - 1888 - 283 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1799 - 402 pages
...wish, and adore, But after one such love can love no more. Jo 33 A VALEDICTION, FoRRIDDING MOURNING. As virtuous men pass mildly' away, And whisper to their souls to go, VVhiUt some of their sad friends do say Now his breath goes, and some say No : So let us melt, and... | |
 | Christian biography - 1810 - 594 pages
...say, that none of the Greek or Latin poets did ever equal A VALEA VALEDICTORT, FORBIDDING TO MOUKN'. As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now, and some say no : So let us melt, and... | |
 | William Godwin - Great Britain - 1817 - 342 pages
...without a groan, or a sigh. It exactly realised those beautiful lines of Donne : Thus — vertuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to...friends do say, The breath goes now ; and some say, No. Audley Mandeville was certainly not the most useful of mankind. He was engaged in no illustrious acts,... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1823 - 402 pages
...poet. Perhaps the piece itself will explain better what we mean, than any thing we could say of it. " As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go ; Whilst some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now — and some say, no ; So let us melt,... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1823 - 398 pages
...poet. Perhaps the piece itself will explain better what we mean, than any thing we could say of it. " As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go ; Whilst some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now — and some say, no ; * • So let... | |
 | Izaak Walton - Fore-edge paintings - 1824 - 418 pages
...conclude mine with commending to his view a copy of verses given by Mr. Donne to his wife at the time that he then parted from her. And I beg leave to tell,...pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now, and some say no : So let us melt, and... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1825 - 564 pages
...verily believe he that told it me, did himself believe it to be true. I forbear the Reader's farther trouble, as to the relation, and what concerns it;...pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls, to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, The breath goes now, and some say, No : So let us melt, and... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1832 - 348 pages
...mine with commending to his view a copy of verses, given by Mr. Donne to his wife at the time that he then parted from her; and I beg leave to tell,...pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, ' The breath goes now;' and some say, ' No:' " So let us melt... | |
 | English literature - 1832 - 336 pages
...poetry, say, that none of the Greek or Latin poets did ever equal them. "A VALEDICTION, FORBIDDINO TO MOURN. " As virtuous men pass mildly' away, And whisper to their souls to go, , Whilst some of their sad friends do say, , ' The hreath goes now ; ' and some say, ' No : ' " So... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1832 - 330 pages
...say, that none of the Greek or Latin poets did ever equal them. "A VALEDICTION, FORBIDDING TO MODKN. " As virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their souls to go, Whilst some of their sad friends do say, ' The breath goes now;' and some say, ' No:' " So let us melt... | |
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