| 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 make no noise; No winds-sighs, or tear-floods... | |
| Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1817 - 822 pages
...away, And whisper to their souls to go, While tame of their sad friend* do say, The breath goes now; and some say— No : So let us melt and make no noise ; No wind-sighs or tear-floods u* move : 'Twere profanation of our joys, To tell the laity cur lore. Movings... | |
| 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, and make no noise, No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests... | |
| 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 us melt, and make no noise, No tear-floods,... | |
| Izaak Walton - Fore-edge paintings - 1824 - 422 pages
...say, that none of the Greek or Latin poets did ever equal them. A VALEDICTION, FORBIDDING TO MOURN. 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 wind-sighs or tear-floods... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1832 - 348 pages
...say, that none of the Greek or Latin poets did ever equal them. "A VALEDICTION, FORBIDDING TO MOURN. " 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 wind-sighs or tear-floods... | |
| English literature - 1832 - 336 pages
...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...to go, , Whilst some of their sad friends do say, , ' The hreath goes now ; ' and some say, ' No : ' " So let us melt and make no noise ; No wind-sighs... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...faith and lore are two. Sad faith ! "1'i- loss Indeed, the loss of faith. JOHN DONNE. THE FAKE WELL. AB virtuous men pass mildly away, And whisper to their...souls to go; Whilst some of their sad friends do say, The breatli goes now — and some say, no; So let us melt and make no noise, ISo tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests... | |
| Izaak Walton - 1832 - 330 pages
...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 wind-sighs or tear-floods us move, 'T were profanation of our joys To tell the laity our love. " Movings... | |
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