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" Dire was the tossing, deep the groans ; Despair Tended the sick, busiest from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to strike, though oft invoked With vows, as their chief good, and final hope. "
The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the Time of Dean Swift - Page 20
by Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - 1753
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The virgin muse. Being a collection of poems from our most celebrated ...

Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...Afthma's, and Joint racking Rheums*. Dire was the tofling, deep the Groans, Defpair Tended the Sick bufieft from Couch to Couch •, And over them triumphant Death his Dart Shook, but delay'd to ftrike, tho' oft invok'd .With Vows, as their chief Good, and final Hope. Mltoit Paradtfe...
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The Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Volume 1

Francis Beaumont - 1750 - 560 pages
...has an exceeding fine one in the Defcription of his LazarHdufe. -- " •-. 'Be/pair 'Tended the Sick, bufieft from Couch to Couch, And over them triumphant Death his Dart Shook, — but delay 'd tojlrike, &c. Par adife loft, Book II. lin.492. As Shakefpear did not ftudy Verification...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books, Volume 2

John Milton - Plagiarism - 1750 - 716 pages
...and wide-wafting peftilence, Dropfies, and afthma's, and joint-racking rheums. Dire was the tofiing, deep the groans; Defpair Tended the fick bufieft from couch to couch; 490 And paper ! The paffion, which Hkewife Marafraas, and wide-wafting peftiri(es in Adam on this occafion,...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Last Edition. The Author John Milton

John Milton - 1754 - 244 pages
...Afthma's, and joint-racking theum*. Pire was the toffing ! deep the groan« ! Befpair Tended the ilck, bufieft from couch to couch : And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook ; but delay'd to ftrike , though oft invokM ,With vows, as their chief good, and final hope. Sight...
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Paradise Lost: A Poem, in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. From the ...

John Milton - Epic poetry, English - 1759 - 608 pages
...and wide-wafting peftilence, Dropfies, and afthma's, and joint-racking rheums. Dire was the toffing, deep the groans; Defpair Tended the fick bufieft from couch to couch; 490 And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay 'd to ftrike, though oft invok'd With...
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Rhetoric; Or, A View of Its Principal Tropes and Figures, in Their Origin ...

Thomas Gibbons - English language - 1767 - 540 pages
...J." In like mannerD^^V is reprefented as a per-, fon by the fame great Poet ; Dire was the toffing, deep the groans ; Defpair Tended the fick bufieft from couch to couch ||. «• »••.» f • f. & 9 • • ? 3* * farafife Lojl, book iii. line 68 1. •{• Ibid,...
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The History of English Poetry: From the Close of the Eleventh to the ...

Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1774 - 654 pages
...afthma, and joint-racking rheum. Dire was the Toiling ! Deep the groans ! DESPAIR Tended the fick, bufy from couch to couch ; And over them triumphant DEATH his dart Shook, but delay'd to ftrike, &c. At length FORTUNE or PRIDE fends forth a numerous army led by LUST, to attack...
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The Fool of Quality: Or, the History of Henry, Earl of Moreland, Volume 4

Henry Brooke - 1777 - 254 pages
...afth.nas, and joint.racking rheuma*. Dire wa& the. tolfing, deep the groan — Defpair. Tended the fu.k, bufieft from couch to couch, And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delayed to. ilrike, thougfi oft invok'di With vo,vs, as thtir chief good. MJLTON.. Mr Fenton led...
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

David Hume - Religion - 1779 - 272 pages
...pining atrophy, Maraftnus, and wide-wafting peftilence. Dire wds the toffing, deep the groans : DESPAIR Tended the fick, bufieft from couch to couch. And over them triumphant DEATH his dart Shook; btt delay'd to ftrike, tho' oft invok'd With vows, as their chief good and final hope. THE diforders...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volumes 3-5

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 890 pages
...and wide-wafting peftilence, Dropfies, and afthmas, and joint-racking rheums. Dire was the tofling, deep the groans; Defpair Tended the fick bufieft from couch to couch; 49^ And over them triumphant Death his dart Shook, but delay'd to ftrike, though oft invok'd With vows,...
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