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" For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me. From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their... "
Glorious Companions: Five Centuries of Anglican Spirituality - Page 54
by Richard H. Schmidt - 2002 - 360 pages
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 23-24

John Bell - English poetry - 1799 - 402 pages
...and sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure, then from thee tm:ch more must flow; And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. [men, Thou'rt slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate And dost with poison, war,...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including ..., Volume 5

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 728 pages
...and sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasorejthen from thee much more must flow: And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. [men, Thou 'rt slave to fete, chance, kings, and desperate And dcct with poison, war,...
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Sacred Poetry of the Seventeenth Century: Including the Whole of ..., Volume 2

Richard Cattermole - Christian poetry, English - 1836 - 436 pages
...rest and sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure, then from thee much more, must And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones,...slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And doth with poison, war, and sickness dwell ; And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well, And better...
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Sacred Poetry of the Seventeenth Century: Including the Whole of ..., Volume 2

Giles Fletcher - English poetry - 1836 - 442 pages
...sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure, then* from thee much more, must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones,...slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And doth with poison, war, and sickness dwell ; And poppy, or charms can make us sleep as well, And better...
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Half-hours with the Best Authors, Volume 3

Charles Knight - Anthologies - 1847 - 580 pages
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Half-hours with the best authors, selected by C. Knight, Volume 3

Half hours - 1847 - 580 pages
...and sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure ; then from thee much more must flow : And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. Thou'rt slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war,...
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The Sacred Poets of England and America: For Three Centuries

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1849 - 578 pages
...and sleep, which but thy picture be, Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow : And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul's delivery. And poppy or charms, can make us sleep as well, And better, than thy stroke ; why...
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The Eminent Dead: Or, The Triumphs of Faith in the Dying Hour

Bradford Kinney Peirce - Christian biography - 1851 - 512 pages
...sleep, which but thy pictures be, Much pleasure, then, from thee, much more must flow: And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and soul-s delivery. Thou 'rt slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,...
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The Eminent Dead, Or, The Triumphs of Faith in the Dying Hour

Bradford Kinney Peirce - Christian biography - 1852 - 516 pages
...And soonest our best men with thee do• go, Rest of their bones, and soul•s delivery. Thou 'let slave to fate, chance, kings, and desperate men, And...sickness dwell, And poppy or charms, can make us sleep as we'l, And better, than thy stroke ; why swellest thou then ? One short sleep past, we wake eternally...
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Dies consecrati: or, A new Christian year with the old poets [compiled by H ...

Christian year - 1855 - 364 pages
...and sleep which but thy picture be, Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee do go, Rest of their bones, and souls delivery — • Thou'rt slave to fate, chance, kings and desp'rate men, And dost with poison, war, and sickness...
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