Hark! they whisper; angels say, Sister spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite ? Steals my senses, shuts my sight, Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? The world recedes; it disappears! In Memoriam: Ellen, Sarah and Alberta - Page 166by Georgina Winter - 1879 - 182 pagesFull view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 464 pages
...Spirit, come away ! What is this abforbs me quite, Steals my fenfes, rtluts my fight, Drowns my fpirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my Soul, can this be Death ? The world recedes ; it difappears ! Heav'n opens on my eyes ! my ears With founds feraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings! I... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Spirit, come away ! What is thi*. abibrbs me quite, Steak ray fen Cos, (huts my light, Drowns my fpirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my Soul, can this be Death ? The world recedes, it difappears ' Hcav'n opens on my eyes ! my ears With founds feraphic ring ! Lend, lend your wings !... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...come away ! What is this abfolbs me quite ? Steals my fenfes, fhuts In y figlit, Drowns my fpirits, draws my breath • Tell me, my Soul, can this be Death» The world recedes; it difappcars ! Heav'n opens on my eyes ! my ean With (bunds feraphic ring: Lend, lend your wings ! I... | |
| English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...the bliss of dying! Cease, fond Nature ! cease thy strife, f And let me languish into lite. , . II. Hark! they whisper; angels say, ' Sister Spirit, come...absorbs me quite ! Steals my senses, shuts my sight, 10 Drowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my Soul ! can this be Death ? III. The world recedes... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...spark of heav'nly flame ! Quit, oh quit, this mortal frame ! Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying.; Oh the pain, the bliss of dying ! Cease, fond Nature! cease thy strife, .... f And let me languish into Hie. .IL Hark! they whisper; angels say, ' Sister Spirit, come away.'... | |
| Herbert Mends - 1801 - 432 pages
...VITAL spark of heav'nly flame ! Quit, Oh quit this mortal frame : Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying, Oh the pain, the bliss of dying ! Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. n. Hark ! they' whisper ; angels say, Sister spirit, come away, What is this absorbs me quite ? Steals... | |
| Abner Kneeland - Theology, Doctrinal - 1804 - 416 pages
...spark of heav'nly flame ! Quit, Oh quit this mortal frame : Trembling, .hoping, ling'ring, flying* Oh the pain, the bliss of dying ! Cease, fond Nature,...me languish into life. Hark, they whisper ; Angels say,Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite ? Steals my senses shuts my sight, Drowns... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...spark of heav'nly flame ! Quit, oh quit this mortal frame ! Trembling, hoping, ling'ring, flying ; Oh the pain, the bliss of dying ! Cease, fond Nature...! cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. i II. Hark ! they whisper ; angels say, Sister Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite ! Steals... | |
| Abner Kneeland - Theology, Doctrinal - 1804 - 462 pages
...Cease, fond Nature, cease thy strife, And let me languish into life. Hark, they whisper ; Angels sa}% Sister .Spirit, come away. What is this absorbs me quite ? Steals my senses shuts my sight, t)rowns my spirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my soul, can this be death ? The world recedes ; it... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...fpirit, come away! What is this aWorbs me quite, Steals my lenfes, (huts my fight, Drowns my fpirits, draws my breath ? Tell me, my Soul, can this be Death ? The world recedes, it difappears ! Heav'n opens on my eves ! my ears With lounds feraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings ! I... | |
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