| Henry Redhead Yorke - France - 1804 - 416 pages
...and exclaim with that masterly genius, genius*, " O eloquent, just, and mighty death! whom none have dared ; thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath...ambition of man ; and covered it all over with these too narrow words — Hie JACET!" I have more than once had occasion to animadvert on the facilities... | |
| Ancient learning - 1812 - 322 pages
...rottenness, and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty death ! whom none could advise, thou Last persuaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done ;...and covered it all over with these two narrow words, " Hicjacet,"* SIR WALTER RALEGH. IT is the greatest glory of a christian to die daily, in conquering,... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1812 - 572 pages
...know himself. O eloquent, just, and mighty death ! Whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : whaf none hath dared, thou hast done : and, whom all the...flattered, thou only hast cast out of the world, and dbspised. Thou hast drawn together all the far-fetched greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 616 pages
...most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity and rottenness; and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could...man, and covered it all over with these two narrow word?, Hicjacet." by Milton* in 8vo., 1668. Of all of them, as well as of his MS. Remains, scattered... | |
| Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 624 pages
...most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity and rottenness; and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just, and mighty Death ! whom none could...man, and covered it all over with these two narrow wordf, Hicjacet," * Of these, perhaps, his ' Instructions to his Son and to Posterity' deserve a distinct... | |
| English literature - 1842 - 590 pages
...O eloquent, just, and mightie Death ! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded ; what none hatli dared, thou hast done ; and whom all the world hath...world and despised ; thou hast drawn together all the farrestretched greatness, all the pride, crueltie, and ambition of man, and covered it all over with... | |
| Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pages
...whom none could advise, Ihou hast persuaded ! u 2 what none hath dared, thou hast done ! and, whom aU the world hath flattered, thou, only, hast cast out...ambition of man, and covered it all over with these two naiTOw words, Hie JACET !"* SIR JOHN HARINGTON. This agreeable beau of Elizabeth's court does not make... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1824 - 552 pages
...most beautiful, and makes them see therein their deformity and rottenness, and they acknowledge it. O eloquent, just and mighty death! whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded; what none have dared, thou hast done; and whom, all the world has flattered thou only hast cast out of the world... | |
| Thomas Amory - 1825 - 350 pages
...rottenness ; and they acknowledge it. Whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : what none have dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath...greatness^ all the pride, cruelty, and ambition, of man ; all the powerful charms of beauty ; and covered it all over with these two narrow words, • Hie... | |
| Thomas Amory - 1825 - 1092 pages
...rottenness ; and they acknowledge it. Whom none could advise, thou hast persuaded : what none have dared, thou hast done : and whom all the world hath...greatness, all the pride, cruelty, and ambition, of man ; all the powerful charms of beauty; and covered it all over will) these two narrow words, ' Hie jacet.'... | |
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