God abhorr'd, with violence rude to break The thread of life, ere half its length was run, And rob a wretched brother of his being. With joy Ambition saw, and soon improved The execrable deed. 'Twas not enough, By subtle Fraud, to snatch a single life,... Death: A Seatonian Prize Poem - الصفحة 18بواسطة Beilby Porteus - 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 66عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1759 - عدد الصفحات: 60
...Men To make a Death which Nature never made, 12 DEATH: And God abhorr'd, with violence rude to break The thread of life ere half its length was run, And...a wretched brother of his being. With joy Ambition faw, and foon improv'd The execrable deed. — 'Twas not enough By fubtle fraud to fnatch a fmgle life,... | |
| University of Cambridge - 1772 - عدد الصفحات: 352
...Sons of Men To make a Death which Nature never made, And God abhorr'd, with violence rude to break The thread of life ere half its length was run, And...a wretched brother of his being. With joy Ambition faw, and foon improv'd The execrable deed. 'Twas not enough By fubtle fraud to fnatch a fingle life,... | |
| Beilby Porteus (bp. of London.) - 1772 - عدد الصفحات: 72
...Sons of Men To make a Death which Nature never made, And God abhorr'd ; with violence rude to break The thread of life ere half its length was run, And...a wretched brother of his being. With joy Ambition faw, and foon improv'd The execrable deed. 'Twas not enough By fubtle fraud to fnatch a lingle life,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - عدد الصفحات: 510
...Sons of Men To make a Death which Nature never made, And God abhorr'd; with violence rude to break The thread of life ere half its length was run, And...a wretched brother of his being. With joy Ambition faw, and foon improv'd The execrable deed. 'Twas not enough Ну fubtlc fraud {o (natch a (ingle life... | |
| 1795 - عدد الصفحات: 432
...the sons of rrier^ Td make a death which nature never made,' And God abhorr'd ; with violence rude to The thread of life ere half its length was run, And rob a wretched brother of his beirigl ; '* With joy Ambition saw, and soon improv'd The execrable deed. 'Twas not enough By subtle... | |
| 1803 - عدد الصفحات: 250
...fons of men To make a death which nature never made, And God abhorr'd ; with violence rude to break The thread of life ere half its length was run, And rob a wretched brother of his being, With joy Ambitioa faw, and foon improf 'd The execrable Heed. 'Twas not enough By fubtle fraud to fnatch a fingle... | |
| Robert Blair - 1804 - عدد الصفحات: 132
...Sons of Men To make a Death which Nature never marie. And God abhorr'd ; with violence rude to break The thread of life ere half its length was run, And...brother of his being. With joy Ambition saw, and soon tmprov'J The execrable deed. 'l^vas not enough By subtle fraud to snatch a single life, Puny impiety... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 1054
...To make a Death which Nature never made, And God abhorr'd; with violence rude to break The thie..d of life ere half its length was run, And rob a wretched brother of his being. VV'ith joy Ambition faw, and (bon improv'd The execrable deed. 'Twas not enough By fub'.le fraud to... | |
| 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 348
...Sons of Men To make a Death which Nature never made, And God abhorr'd; with violence rude to break The thread of life 'ere half its length was run, And...not enough By subtle fraud to snatch a single life, Puny impiety ! whole kingdoms fell To sate the lust of power ; more horrid still, The foulest stain... | |
| Beilby Porteus - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 162
...sons of men To make a DEATH which Nature never made, And GOD abhorr'd, with violence rude to break The thread of life ere half its length was run, And...improv'd; The execrable deed. 'Twas not enough By subtile fraud to snatch a single life. Tuny impiety ! Whole kingdgms fell SQ-2 r To site the lust of... | |
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