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... Death's Arrest would gain , Shepard would have been Death - proof , and secure From that All conquering Hand , I'm very sure . 24 If Holy Life , and Deeds of Charity , If Grace illustrious , and Virtue tried , 140 If modest Carriage ...
... Death's Arrest would gain , Shepard would have been Death - proof , and secure From that All conquering Hand , I'm very sure . 24 If Holy Life , and Deeds of Charity , If Grace illustrious , and Virtue tried , 140 If modest Carriage ...
Page 765
... Death strode stately , while the victims groan'd ; Of leaky decks I heard them long complain , Drown'd as they were ... ( death heavy on his eyes ) And art thou come to these abodes , " he cries ; " Why didst thou leave the Scorpion's dark ...
... Death strode stately , while the victims groan'd ; Of leaky decks I heard them long complain , Drown'd as they were ... ( death heavy on his eyes ) And art thou come to these abodes , " he cries ; " Why didst thou leave the Scorpion's dark ...
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... Death . For the purposes of poetry he is here personified , and represented as on his dying bed . The scene is laid at a solitary palace , ( the time midnight ) which , tho ' before beauti- ful and joyous , is now become sad and gloomy ...
... Death . For the purposes of poetry he is here personified , and represented as on his dying bed . The scene is laid at a solitary palace , ( the time midnight ) which , tho ' before beauti- ful and joyous , is now become sad and gloomy ...
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